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In our Thursday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since midday on Wednesday, 23 March 2016. Source: Latest News
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Two Pikitup trucks fired upon, no one injured
ANA reports that while waste management agency Pikitup is still battling to clear piling waste in the midst of a strike by thousands of workers, the City of Johannesburg on Thursday condemned the shooting of two Pikitup trucks. Source: Latest News
Telkom ‘waging war’ against its employees, says Solidarity
BusinessTech reports that Solidarity has accused Telkom of waging a war against its own employees amid four different labour processes currently underway at the telecoms company. Source: Latest News
Task team set up after storming of eThekwini exco meeting by VIP protection officers
ANA reports that Durban’s mayor James Nxumalo announced on Wednesday that a special task team would be set up to speed up the eThekwini Metro Municipality’s staff regrading process. Source: Latest News
Employment in formal nonagricultural sector inches up 0.5% in fourth quarter
Engineering News reports that employment in the formal nonagricultural sector of the SA economy edged up marginally during 2015, with increases recorded over the past three quarters, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) revealed on Wednesday. Source: Latest News
Cosatu calls for arrest of business managers implicated in electricity theft
TMG Digital writes that labour federation Cosatu has called for a thorough investigation and “stern action against all those businesses‚ which are found to have tampered with their electricity connections to avoid paying large amounts on their electricity bills”. Source: Latest News
Solidarity seeks interdict on use of national demographics in police hiring
BDLive reports that Solidarity has approached the Labour Court in Johannesburg to interdict the use of national demographics in the police’s employment equity plan (EEP). Source: Latest News
SA inflation could hit 8.1%, says Nomura economist
News24Wire reports that emerging markets economist Peter Attard Montalto of Nomura said on Wednesday that consumer inflation in SA could peak at 8.1% in December this year. Source: Latest News
Bojanala bus strike leaves Rustenburg commuters stranded
SABC News reported on Wednesday that Bojanala Bus Services in Rustenburg, North West, had come to a halt, with drivers on strike for a second day demanding better wages and fair labour practices, among other things. Source: Latest News
NUM blames mine management and Amcu for Lily Mine disaster
ANA reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on Wednesday leveled serious allegations against rival union, the Association of Construction and Mineworkers Union (Amcu), and Lily Mine management. Source: Latest News