National Union of Mineworkers chief negotiator Peter Bailey has confirmed that NUM will give coal companies a 48-hour strike notice, following the collapse of wage talks.

**Minister in the Presidency, Jeff Radebe, says he is not upset by the hostile reception he received when receiving a memorandum from anti-corruption groups at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.

**The Automobile Association says the Western Cape high court ruling that stopped SANRAL's plans to toll sections of the N1 and N2 in the Cape Winelands, sends a clear message to the road agency and the Department of Transport that the motoring public is not prepared to accept this mechanism for road improvement funding.

**The University of Cape Town has committed itself to financially support first year students from disadvantaged backgrounds in 2016. SUDISHA