TMG Digital reports that striking South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) members employed by Teti Traffic will hand over a memorandum of wage demands at the offices of the SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) on Friday. Source: Latest News
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Mines impact on health delivery in Bojanala district, says North West MEC
ANN7 reports that North West Health MEC, Dr Magome Masike, says the high number of mines in the Bojanala district impacts on health service delivery. Source: Latest News
Protesting students tell VUT staff to stay away for their own safety
The Citizen reports that staff members from the Vaal University of Technology (VUT) in Vanderbjilpark were warned not to report for duty on Thursday morning. Source: Latest News
VAT hike would be no good solution to budget deficit, says Fedusa
BDLive reports that the Federation of Unions of SA (Fedusa) on Wednesday opposed suggestions that value-added tax (VAT) be increased, saying it would burden the poor. Source: Latest News
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on 11 May 2016
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Wednesday, 11 May 2016 Source: Latest News
SAA denies deadlock in wage negotiations with four unions
BDLive reports that South African Airways (SAA) insists that there is no deadlock in wage negotiations with four unions, despite fresh comments intimating that the national carrier is not in a financial crisis. Source: Latest News
SAA provides clarification in respect of Myeni and suspension of HR boss
eNCA reports that South African Airways (SAA) on Wednesday labelled “misleading” reports that its general manager of human resources, Thuli Mpshe, has been placed on precautionary suspension by the chairperson of the board of directors, Dudu Myeni. Source: Latest News
Roundup of labour news on 11 May 2016
In our Wednesday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since midday on Tuesday, 10 May 2016. Source: Latest News
Cosatu calls for urgent jobs summit
The New Age reports that after President Jacob Zuma led discussions between the government, business and labour in Pretoria on Monday, Sdumo Dlamini, president of labour federation Cosatu, expressed grave concern over recent unemployment statistics. Source: Latest News
DMR’s negligence in Glencore court case cost taxpayers R700 000
Fin24 reports that the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) wasted close to R700,000 in taxpayers’ money because it failed to follow up on a court case. Source: Latest News




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