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Rasimone Platinum mineworker succumbs to injuries
ANA reports that Royal Bafokeng Platinum on Monday announced that a mineworker who was injured last week during a mining accident at its Rasimone Platinum Mine in Rustenburg has since died. Source: Latest News
Amcu to start consultations with members on platinum pay demands
Reuters reports that members of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) will on Thursday begin meetings to decide on pay demands for platinum producers as wage talks loom. Source: Latest News
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on 16 May 2016
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Monday, 16 May 2016 Source: Latest News
Roundup of labour news on 16 May 2016
In our Monday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since midday on Friday, 13 May 2016. Source: Latest News
Uneasy calm at Richards Bay Minerals’ mine after violent protests over jobs
City Press reports that an uneasy sense of calm has returned to Rio Tinto’s Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) mine on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast, which resumed operations this week after violent community protests forced a shutdown last week. Source: Latest News
Lily Mine’s business rescue practitioner aims to get operations restarted
BDLive reports that Lily Mine’s business rescue practitioner, Rob Devereux, says a plan for the mine will be delivered on Monday, including the development of a new shaft to restore operations and help recovery efforts for trapped mine workers. Source: Latest News
FMF challenge to collective bargaining law racist, says Numsa’s Irvin Jim
Irvin Jim, general secretary of the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa), comments on the recent high court ruling that dismissed the Free Market Foundation’s (FMF’s) challenge to section 32 of the Labour Relations Act (LRA). Source: Latest News
Aurora directors lose appeal application and must pay up
City Press reports that last week, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) turned down a request by the directors of Aurora Empowerment Systems for leave to appeal a judgment ruling them negligent. Source: Latest News
Bill to reform garnishee order abuses submitted to Parliament
The New Age reports that a Bill that, if passed, will protect the public from shoddy garnishee orders was formally tabled in Parliament on Friday. Source: Latest News