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Bloomberg reports that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) started a strike at Kroondal platinum mine, which Sibanye bought last month, on Thursday. Source: Latest News
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Cosatu slams government’s ‘ineffectiveness” over economic woes
The Star reports that Cosatu has accused the government of being ineffective in handling South Africa’s jobs and economic crisis, warning that the country is effectively in a recession. Source: Latest News
Solidarity won’t be in new workers’ federation
Pretoria News reports that Solidarity does not want a part in moves to form a new workers’ federation, the trade union has indicated. Source: Latest News
Fitch: High national minimum wage will cost SA
TimesLive reports that ratings agency Fitch has warned the ANC to avoid introducing populist measures such as a national minimum wage in the run-up to local elections. Source: Latest News
Meeting on fate of Bay metro police protesters postponed
HeraldLive reports that a meeting to decide on the fate of 26 Nelson Mandela Bay safety and security officers who disrupted the metro police launch two weeks ago was postponed on Thursday. Source: Latest News
Cape Town’s MyCiti bus service severely disrupted
eNCA reports that bus drivers left thousands of Capetonian commuters stranded on Thursday when they embarked on an unprotected strike. The strike was undertaken by a group of bus drivers employed by Kidrogen, a MyCiTi vehicle operating company. Source: Latest News
Dismissed Satawu members at Metrorail in Western Cape won’t be allowed back
EWN reports that Metrorail in the Western Cape says more than 130 workers affiliated with the South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) who have been dismissed will not be allowed to return to work. Source: Latest News
Implats miner still missing underground in Rustenburg
ANA reports that a North West miner has not yet been located, more than a week after he went missing following a rock fall incident on 17 May at Impala Platinum’s (Implats’) 1 Shaft near Rustenburg. Source: Latest News
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on 26 May 2016
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Thursday, 26 May 2016 Source: Latest News
Labour threatens mass action to revive Nedlac national minimum wage talks
BDLive reports that unions are gearing up for mass action after national minimum wage talks at the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) effectively collapsed. Source: Latest News