The Witness writes that Howick residents have been left in the lurch by protesting uMngeni municipal staff who downed tools last week.   Source: Latest News

BDLive reports that car manufacturers have rejected the National Union of Metalworkers of SA’s (Numsa’s) demand for a one-year wage agreement, forcing the union to go back to the drawing board.   Source: Latest News

Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Wednesday, 25 May 2016 Source: Latest News

In our Wednesday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since midday on Tuesday, 24 May 2016. Source: Latest News

Business Report writes that the Netcare Hospital Group’s shares declined 1.57% on Tuesday following it informing Solidarity of a plan to restructure the credit control divisions of six of its hospitals in Gauteng, owing to the economic climate.   Source: Latest News

Trade union Solidarity reports that, after week-long negotiations, it has reached an agreement with the Lily Mine business rescue practitioner on retrenchment packages for workers who have applied for them.   Source: Latest News

TMG Digital reports that the SA National Defence Union (Sandu) has welcomed what it calls a “massive climb-down” by the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) in recalling to duty the more than 500 members who had been on special leave since 2009.   Source: Latest News

News24 reports that Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant said on Tuesday that about 500,000 workers were risking their lives on construction sites that did not comply with health and safety laws.   Source: Latest News

The Star reports that talks on a national minimum wage for South Africa have effectively deadlocked, dashing hopes of its implementation this year.   Source: Latest News

ANA reports that a man posing as a patient shot dead a security guard at a Durban clinic before shooting dead a policeman tasked with finding the guard’s killer.   Source: Latest News