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Mining Weekly reports that mining giant Glencore and Umsimbithi Mining on Thursday laid criminal arson charges following the torching of two trucks and offices at the Wonderfontein coal mine. Source: Latest News
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Last year’s strike has made MTN a target for consumer complaints
BDLive reports that MTN SA is still feeling the effects of a prolonged strike by its workers last year, with the telecoms giant notching up the highest number of complaints against any company in SA. Source: Latest News
Ford SA’s R2.5bn plant expansions to create 1,200 jobs
HeraldLive reports that Ford Motor Company South Africa is pumping R2.5-billion into plant expansions in preparation for production of a new range of vehicles. Source: Latest News
Metrorail granted interdict against Western Cape train strike by Satawu
Fin24 reports that an interdict has been granted to avert a train strike led by the SA Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) from going ahead in the Western Cape, Metrorail said on Thursday. Source: Latest News
All Pikitup’s 4,000 defiant employees found guilty of defying interdicts
The Star reports that all 4,000 Pikitup workers have been found guilty of defying two court interdicts declaring their strike unprotected and ordering them back to work. Source: Latest News
Transnet labour rift means Durban petrol stations are drying up
Business Report writes that a two-day-old traffic jam blocking the Bayhead Road entrance to Durban Harbour has prevented fuel tankers from getting in or out to collect and then deliver fuel to service stations in the greater Durban area. Source: Latest News
Trapped Lily Mine workers ‘probably dead’
The New Age writes that the three mineworkers trapped underground at Vantage Goldfields’ Lily Mine in Mpumalanga are probably dead by now. Source: Latest News
‘Really important’ to avoid strikes this year, says Ford SA’s boss
Engineering News reports that the SA automotive industry has “worked hard this labour season”, holding a number of “pre-meetings and indabas”, in an effort to be ready for the triennial negotiations to thrash out a new multiyear wage agreement. Source: Latest News
Joburg hopes for Pikitup strike settlement by end of the week
ANA reports that the City of Johannesburg on Wednesday said it was hoping to reach a settlement with striking workers at its waste-management entity, Pikitup, by the end of this week. Source: Latest News
Amcu opts for further talks with Sibanye instead of planned strike
BDLive reports that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) and Sibanye Gold on Wednesday said the union had agreed to suspend its wage strike, pending further engagement. Source: Latest News