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NUM: Eskom wage increase illegal

The National Union of Mineworkers is fighting what it calls illegal decisions by Eskom.

The power utility is implementing a one-point-five percent conditional basic wage increase but the NUM says this is an abuse of power, because workers can’t embark on a protest.

The union is now threatening to take legal action.

It says Eskom isn’t managing its finances properly.

Source: eNCA

In other news – Dineo Ranaka under fire for allegedly calling a listener stupid on radio

Metro FM’s Dineo Ranaka has denied calling a listener “stupid” live on air after inviting listeners to call in and weigh in on her show’s wildly popular #AskAMan segment.

Dineo Ranaka

An anonymous woman called in to the station to lament her situation with her cheating husband in the show’s advice segment. Judging from his timeline, Twitter user @leboganglethuba can’t get enough of #AskAMan as he tunes in regularly and shares his opinion on the callers’ situations. Learn More

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