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TMG Digital reported on Sunday that an ambulance from the Eastern Cape Department of Health was attacked and the crew robbed after their assailants led them into an ambush by pretending to be their escorts. Source: Latest News
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Zama zamas link to Lily Mine tragedy in February
The Citizen reports that in the weeks leading up to the Lily Mine disaster in February, illegal mining activities became a serious concern for management and various plans were put in place to address the issue. Source: Latest News
Metrorail delays expected after two trains go up in flames at Cape Town station
Cape Argus reports that Metrorail commuters in Cape Town should expect delays of up to an hour on Monday after 10 carriages were destroyed in a blaze, at the weekend, in an alleged arson attack. Source: Latest News
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted from 8 April to 10 April 2016
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet from Friday, 8 April to Sunday, 10 April 2016 Source: Latest News
Amcu accepts Sibanye’s new wage offer and calls off strike
Reuters reports that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) said on Sunday it had agreed to accept a new wage offer from Sibanye Gold and had called off a strike. Source: Latest News
Strike at Joburg waste removal agency Pikitup comes to an end
eNCA reports that the City of Johannesburg’s Matshidiso Mfekoe the announced on Sunday that the month-long strike at waste removal agency Pikitup has finally come to an end. Source: Latest News
Pikitup negotiations at CCMA deadlock on Friday; strike continues
ANA reports that the strike at Johannesburg waste management company Pikitup continues despite the city’s attempts to reach a settlement with the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation, and Arbitration (CCMA) on Friday afternoon. Source: Latest News
Roundup of labour news on 8 April 2016
In our Friday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since midday on Thursday, 7 April 2016. Source: Latest News
PIC uses its shareholder votes to red card firms’ executive pay policies
Bloomberg reports that the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), which oversees the bulk of the SA government’s pension money, voted against pay policies at more than one third of the annual general meetings it attended between July and September last year. Source: Latest News
Steel industry at the brink, but Solidarity not convinced of government’s sense of urgency
Mail & Guardian writes that the domestic steel industry is bleeding and stakeholders fear its death unless emergency protections are introduced soon. Source: Latest News