Talks continue with NUM, and other brief reports...

* The Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu) threatened yesterday to boycott SABMiller’s flagship Castle Lager brand in a dispute over jobs. Fawu said it was considering calling a consumer boycott against Castle because the company had refused to reinstate workers as instructed by a court ruling pending an application for leave to appeal likely to be heard in November. – Business Day * Officials from the Justice Department are considering setting up a special court in the Westville Medium B prison where a group of five prison escapees will appear on charges of escaping from lawful custody, armed robbery, kidnapping and the possession of unlicensed firearms. – Daily Dispatch * Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula has assured land owners in SA that there will be no land grabs in the country and those who attack farmers will face the full force of justice. – Volksblad