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SABC News writes that some North West local municipalities do not comply with Health & Safety Regulations, often with devastating consequences for some of their employees. Source: Latest News
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Judge to rule soon whether Transnet class action pension fund case can proceed
Netwerk24 reports that the judge in the case in which thousands of former employees of Transnet have taken the logistics company and its pension funds to court over their meagre pensions could rule in the next two weeks. Source: Latest News
‘Optimistic scenario’ for return of damaged Cape Town rail carriages is 6 to 12 months
Cape Times reports that nearly 500 Cape Town trains were cancelled this week, and the Metrorail service will continue to be delayed for as long as it takes to repair damaged carriages. Source: Latest News
NUM demands resumption of Lily Mine rescue mission
ANA reports that National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on Thursday called for an immediate resumption of the rescue mission to recover three workers that were still trapped underground at Lily Gold Mine in Mpumalanga. Source: Latest News
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on 5 May 2016
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Thursday, 5 May 2016 Source: Latest News
Only 1% of workers on strike, says SA Post Office
ANA reports that the SA Post Office (Sapo) said on Thursday that less than 1% of staff stayed away from work on the first day of a strike by members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU). Source: Latest News
Working on Fire member drowns in freak Sabie River accident
News24 reports that a young Working on Fire member, Andile Prince Nkosi, drowned in the Sabie River in Mpumalanga, a spokesperson for the organisation said on Thursday. Source: Latest News
‘Massive’ Lily Mine protest on Thursday over unpaid salaries
News24 reports that failure to pay workers at Mpumalanga’s collapsed Lily Mine resulted in a massive protest involving local residents and more than 700 disgruntled miners on Thursday morning. Source: Latest News
Buffalo City Metro mayor forced to flee workers’ memorial service
DispatchLive reports that Buffalo City Metro mayor Alfred Mtsi, his deputy and the acting municipal manager on Tuesday had to flee a memorial service for five city employees killed in an accident last week. Source: Latest News
Post Office staff down tools, strike gets underway
EWN reports that as SA Post Office (Sapo) employees affiliated to the Communication Workers Union (CWU) start their strike around the country on Thursday, Gauteng staff are preparing to picket outside offices. Source: Latest News