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Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on 5 April 2016
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Tuesday, 5 April 2016 Source: Latest News
Roundup of labour news on 5 April 2016
In our Tuesday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since midday on Monday, 4 April 2016. Source: Latest News
Striking workers arrested at Glencore’s Wonderfontein coal mine
Fin24 reports that fifty seven striking workers were arrested during a violent strike over wages at a coal mine owned by Glencore, the company and police said on Tuesday. Source: Latest News
Panama Papers cast spotlight on missing Fidentia money
BDLive reports that the whereabouts of cash that the Financial Services Board (FSB) had flagged as having been transferred to offshore bank accounts during the fraud perpetrated by the Fidentia group of companies is close to being identified. Source: Latest News
Amcu says Sibanye Gold strike will underscore its majority claims
EWN reports that according to the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu), its planned strike at Sibanye Gold commencing on Wednesday will prove that it is the majority union at the gold producer. Source: Latest News
Latest steel sector causality could be ArcelorMittal’s Vanderbijlpark plant
Business Report writes that trade union Solidarity believes if urgent steps are not taken to save SA’s struggling steel industry, more jobs could be lost. Source: Latest News
Sibanye digs in as Amcu opts for protected wage strike
Mining Weekly reports that gold producer Sibanye Gold confirmed on Monday that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) had served notice that it would begin a pay strike on Wednesday. Source: Latest News
Reserve Bank says SA faces prolonged breach of inflation target
Bloomberg News reports that according to the SA Reserve Bank (SARB), South Africa faces the prospect of a prolonged breach of the 3% to 6% consumer inflation target, even as growth is slowing. Source: Latest News
Shoprite distribution centre in Centurion hit by strike
ANA reports that outsourced Shoprite workers organised under the #OutsourcingMustFall (OMF) movement on Tuesday went on strike at the retail giant’s largest distribution centre in Gauteng on Olivenhoutbosch Avenue in Centurion. Source: Latest News