Business Report writes that Cosatu says urgent action needs to be taken to put an end to the violence that continues to haunt the mining industry.   Source: Latest News

In our Friday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since midday on Thursday, 9 June 2016. Source: Latest News

David McKay writes about the latest blow-up between the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and its rival the Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union (Amcu), sparked by the situation at Northam Platinum.   Source: Latest News

SABC News reports that the continuing unprotected strike by SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) members in Phalaborwa, Limpopo, is affecting the provision of essential services.   Source: Latest News

TMG Digital reports that the spate of public violence that erupted this week in Marikana has caused damage worth more than R1-million‚ according to the police.   Source: Latest News

TimesLive reports that the Communication Workers Union (CWU) has accused the Gupta-owned ANN7 news channel of targeting staff members who belong to the union.   Source: Latest News

Reuters reports that members of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) will decide whether or not to return to work at Northam Platinum’s Zondereinde mine on Tuesday, which is when the police and the company are due to report back to the union.   Source: Latest News

Daily News reports that four paramedics were attacked on Wednesday in KwaMashu, Durban, and in Roodepoort, Johannesburg.   Source: Latest News

The New Age reports that Gauteng Premier David Makhura on Wednesday promised that five million jobs would be created in Gauteng in the next 14 years from a massive R1.3 trillion capital investment in social and economic infrastructure.   Source: Latest News

BDLive writes that SA’s coal producers could be the next to face a wave of litigation from workers with lung diseases, after successes against gold companies by workers who contracted silicosis.   Source: Latest News