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In our Thursday morning roundup, see summaries of our selection of recent South African labour-related reports. Source: Latest News
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Mantashe expresses regret, as state participates in Marikana commemoration event for first time in nine years
Business Report writes that on Tuesday the government participated in the Marikana commemoration for the first time after nine years, as conceded by Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe. Source: Latest News
Solidarity threatens legal action against basic education department if October school holiday is cancelled
On Wednesday, Solidarity indicated that its legal team was investigating the possibility of litigation against the Department of Basic Education (DBE) following the department’s announcement that the October school holidays for 2021 could be scrapped. Source: Latest News
Move of Clover cheese factory to KZN gathers steam as North West government failed to act
SowetanLive reports that the North West government has failed in two months to convince one of the province’s biggest employers and largest cheese factory to halt its planned relocation from a town paralysed by poor service delivery and factional battles for power. Source: Latest News
Amcu rejects Sibanye-Stillwater’s R250 wage increase offer
The Star reports that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) has criticised a proposed wage increase at Sibanye-Stillwater in the gold wage talks, describing it as even less than the government’s grant to the unemployed affected by Covid-19. Source: Latest News
Cape Town worker drowned on Tuesday after falling into the water at cruise liner terminal
News24 reports that a Cape Town man drowned on Tuesday at the Port of Table Bay after he fell into the water while working. Source: Latest News
Solidarity says consumer price data show state must reduce fuel tax
Following the release on Wednesday of July consumer price index (CPI) data, trade union Solidarity spoke out against the high tax rate levied on fuel. Source: Latest News
Unvaccinated Curro teachers could face retrenchment
Fin24 reports private education provider Curro will require all staff to be vaccinated by the end of the year. Source: Latest News
UCT analysis shows Covid-19 impacting informal, lower paying jobs the most
Engineering News reports that using data from the National Income Dynamic Study’s Coronavirus rapid mobile surveys (NIDS-CRAM), the University of Cape Town (UCT) Liberty Institute of Strategic Marketing has examined the impact on jobs and income across the economic spectrum. Source: Latest News
Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman defends Ramaphosa over Marikana
BL Premium reports that Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman has come out in defence of President Cyril Ramaphosa, who has been threatened with legal action from mineworkers over his role in the Marikana massacre. Source: Latest News