This news aggregator site highlights South African labour news from a wide range of internet and print sources. Each posting has a synopsis of the source article, together with a link or reference to the original. Postings cover the range of labour related matters from industrial relations to generalist human resources.
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Thursday, 15 June and Friday, 16 June 2017.
Chronological with most recent web postings at the top
Friday (16 June)
Unemployment has placed youth in hopeless situation, says DA – SABC News
Transport union UNTU wants armed response after violent incidents at train stations - EWN
New Mining Charter sows more investor uncertainty, says law firm - Fin24
Mining Charter: NUM says it wants higher black ownership targets - IOL News
SAHRC says KZN health dept. has violated human rights over oncology services – TimesLive
City of Joburg suspends two officials at City Power for alleged corruption - TimesLive
Agreement signed to avert strike at Home Affairs - IOL News
Strike by Home Affairs employees averted – TimesLive
Youth unemployment a ticking time bomb, says Sanco - The Citizen
Work experience shouldn’t be prerequisite to obtain employment‚ says NYDA chairman – TimesLive
Staking begin Maandag by binnelandse sake - Netwerk24 (limit on access)
North West youth expect Zuma to address unemployment in the province – SABC News
ANC worried about Mining Charter’s impact on jobs, wants urgent meeting with Zwane – Fin24
Fourth industrial revolution is about empowering people, not rise of the machines - EWN
Nuwe VS-hospitaal in Trompsburg kry sterk Kubaanse geur - Netwerk24 (limit on access)
NUM to challenge clause in new Mining Charter - The Citizen
Joblessness casts a shadow – The Star
Pupil abuse drives teacher out of school – The Star
Santaco threatens national strike if renegotiation with SA Taxi Finance unsuccessful - The Citizen
Unemployment woes for SA youth – The Star
Santaco taxi owners say after strike that offer of 3% cut in interest on Quantums too little – BusinessLive
Fewer youth are hopeful of a good career in SA – BusinessLive
SA film sector creates 21,000 jobs, contributes R5.4bn to GDP – Fin24
Bal aan die rol gesit om staatsdiens se pensioenfondse te beskerm - Maroela Media
Gauteng government won't give permission for another taxi protest, for now - EWN
Gauteng MEC lashes Santaco over conduct during taxi strike - EWN
NUM happy with some policies in new Mining Charter - EWN
Zwane’s radical Mining Charter in the firing line - Daily Maverick
Thursday (15 June)
Sekswerkers betoog wyl Cyril praat – Netwerk24 (limit on access)
New mining charter legally flawed, lawyer reckons – Fin24
Eskom not opposing Brian Molefe's court challenge – IOL News
Gigaba calls on Zwane to deal with outcry over new Mining Charter – Cape Times
Skills vacuum: Only one clinical psychologist left in SAPS - eNCA
DA says new Mining Charter will dry up investment, jobs in industry - EWN
Sibanye sacks more than 1,500 workers over wildcat strike - Moneyweb
Sibanye dismisses 1,514 striking workers at Cooke operations - Mining Weekly
Gigaba aan Zwane: Praat dringend met mynbedryf – Netwerk24 (limit on access)
Metrorail train goes up in flames, twice - IOL News
‘Maak jeugdiges 40% van werkmag’ – Netwerk24 (limit on access)
Trade unions, employers reach deadlock in metal and engineering wage talks – Engineering News
Chamber of Mines will go to court over Mining Charter ‘negotiated in bad faith’ - BusinessLive
58,000 HIV positive teachers in SA – Daily News
Gauteng taxi strike called off after agreement reached - The Citizen
Minister of Transport slams Thursday’s taxi protest in Gauteng - Engineering News
Military medical officers deployed to help at mortuaries in Gauteng - TimesLive
Mangaung’s mayor says strike is over, even though employees aren’t back at work - SA Labour News
Workman killed after falling down Bloemfontein building shaft – IOL News
New mining charter calls for black ownership to be increased from 26% to 30% - BusinessLive
Vodacom CEO scores massive salary for 2017 - BusinessTech
Taxi strike sees Tshwane buses attacked, service suspended - IOL News
'Exorbitant pricing' of Quantum at centre of taxi strike - Fin24
Trucks hijacked during Joburg taxi strike – TimesLive
Motsoeneng’s lawyer unaware of SIU probe into SABC bonus - EWN
Chaos as taxi strike shuts down Gauteng highways - IOL News
Youth unemployment still a major challenge - SABC News
Joburg taxi drivers block N1 in protest over vehicle payments - EWN
Solidariteit boikot óók Zwane se groot dag - Netwerk24 (limit on access)
'Schools are so violent teachers live in fear' - TimesLive
Number of police in Western Cape declining - GroundUp
Youth Day: Alarm over rising unemployment, mental health issues - Cape Times
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