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Sunday Times reports that women in the informal sector could in future be in a better position in regard to maternity benefits thanks to a proposal to extend those benefits to them. Source: Latest News
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Government accused of having abandoned Marikana victims
BusinessLive reports that questions about whether the government has done enough to acknowledge its central role in the 2012 Marikana massacre and make amends to the victims and their families took centre stage on Monday as nine years were marked since the atrocity. Source: Latest News
CFO of National Health Laboratory Service and company director in court over PPE tender fraud
TimesLIVE reports that the CFO at the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) and a company director appeared in court on Monday on alleged personal protective equipment (PPE) tender fraud amounting to more than R14m. Source: Latest News
'Bogus' doctor, charged in Mpumalanga with practising without a licence, released on R5,000 bail
News24 reports that a Congolese national has been released on R5,000 bail after he was arrested in Mpumalanga for allegedly practising medicine without a licence. Source: Latest News
Restaurants call for end to Covid restrictions as 1,100 eateries close, leaving tens of thousands jobless
BL Premium reports that the Restaurant Association of SA (Rasa) is calling for the cabinet to end restrictions on eateries after an estimated 1,100 restaurants shut down during the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Source: Latest News
Roundup on Monday, 16 August 2021 of weekend labour reports
In our roundup of weekend news, see summaries of our selection of South African labour-related stories that appeared since Friday, 13 August 2021. Source: Latest News
Inmate charged in connection with murder of Leeuwkop prison official
The Citizen reports that the department of justice and correctional services confirmed on Friday in a statement that an inmate had been charged for the murder of an official at the Leeuwkop correctional centre in Tshwane. Source: Latest News
Covid-19 third wave sees more under-59s hospitalised
Sunday Times reports that patients younger than 59 have been admitted to hospital in greater numbers during the Delta-driven third wave, according to clinicians on the frontline of the war against Covid-19. Source: Latest News
SERI calls for 16 August to be a national holiday as sign of respect to 34 Marikana miners
The Star reports that as SA marks the ninth anniversary of the Marikana killings on Monday, there have been calls for 16 August to be made a national holiday as a sign of respect to the miners who died in the country’s first post-apartheid massacre. Source: Latest News
Pro-jab message drowned out by disinformation
Saturday Citizen writes that with SA showing signs of some people being reluctant to vaccinate against Covid, government’s communications strategy appears not to be strong enough to counter the growing wave of massive disinformation on social media. Source: Latest News