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Weekend Argus reports that staff at the University of Cape Town (UCT), both academic and non-academic, could face retrenchment if the institution’s savings target of R120 million to attain sustainability is not achieved. Source: Latest News
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Report of long-awaited schools ‘jobs-for-cash’ probe finally out
The Citizen reports that the long-awaited Department of Basic Education’s (DBE’s) so called ‘jobs-for-cash’ report was released late on Friday, revealing the flawed process to appoint educators in some provinces. Source: Latest News
Free State Health urges student nurses to be patient about deployment
The New Age reports that two hundred student nurses in the Free State say they are still unemployed despite the provincial Department of Health’s promises to give them jobs. Source: Latest News
With talks scheduled for next week, NUM still open to wage talks with Eskom
Reuters reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Friday that it was still open to wage talks with power utility Eskom after rejecting a 5% pay rise. Source: Latest News
Implats still searching for remaining missing miner
Mining Weekly reported on Friday that the body of Tanki Samuel Lepitikoe, one of the two Impala Platinum (Implats) employees who went missing in a fall-of-ground incident on 17 May 2016, has been found and brought to surface. Source: Latest News
SABC and CWU agree on 7% wage increase and 2016 moratorium on retrenchments
SABC News reports that the national broadcaster and the Communications Workers Union (CWU) have concluded their salary increment and substantive negotiations for the current financial year. Source: Latest News
Angry municipal union Samwu ‘declares war’ on Nelson Mandela Bay metro force
Weekend Post reports that just days after the unveiling of Nelson Mandela Bay’s specialist crime-fighting metro police force, it is beset by infighting, training glitches and questions over combat-readiness. Source: Latest News
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on 20 May 2016
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Friday, 20 May 2016 Source: Latest News
Roundup of labour news on 20 May 2016
In our Friday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since midday on Thursday, 19 May 2016. Source: Latest News
Marikana house invasion case postponed
ANA reports that a case in which houses in Marikana were illegally occupied was postponed in the North West High Court on Thursday to allow the occupants to file their heads of argument. Source: Latest News