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Reuters reports that, after a spate of murders, workers at Northam Platinum’s Zondereinde mine said on Tuesday they would not return to work until management and police provided them with safety guarantees. Source: Latest News
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Satawu claims Teti Traffic to fire 105 workers over strike in May
Business Report writes that the SA Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) says 105 of its members employed by Teti Traffic Services will be without jobs as of Thursday. Source: Latest News
Claws out for cop killers‚ Hawks boss warns
TMG Digital reports that Hawks (Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation) boss Lieutenant General Mthandazo Ntlemeza has warned that the team investigating the killing of police officers will stop at nothing in its quest to bring the killers to book. Source: Latest News
Nehawu halts strike at Free State University for further discussions
Netwerk24 reports that Nehawu members at the University of Free State’s (UFS’s) Bloemfontein and Qwaqwa campuses on Tuesday halted their strike so that new proposals can be discussed between the university and the union. Source: Latest News
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 7 June 2016
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Tuesday, 7 June 2016 Source: Latest News
AB InBev improves terms of employee-share scheme in effort to satisfy Fawu
Bloomberg reports that Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) has proposed enhancing an employee-share programme after the Food and Allied Workers’ Union (Fawu) threatened to protest regulatory consent of its takeover of fellow brewer SABMiller. Source: Latest News
Northam asks Zondereinde mine employees to return to work
Mining Weekly reports that Northam Platinum on Tuesday called on employees at its Zondereinde mine to return to work now that calm has been restored. Source: Latest News
Roundup of labour news on 7 June 2016
In our Tuesday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since midday on Monday, 6 June 2016. Source: Latest News
Non-politically aligned trade union is the solution, says Vavi
SABC News reports that former Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says a non-politically aligned trade union could be a solution to adequately deal with workers’ issues. Source: Latest News
Lily Mine managers agree with employees on new pay date
EWN reports that, after a meeting with mineworkers on Monday, managers at Vantage Goldfields’ Lily Mine in Barberton gave an assurance that salaries would be paid between Wednesday and Friday. Source: Latest News