Business Times reports that business, labour and the government have reached agreement at Nedlac on workplace Covid vaccine guidelines that will ensure workers are encouraged to be vaccinated, and are given paid time off to do so, but cannot be dismissed for declining the jab. Source: Latest News
The Citizen reports that the City of Johannesburg’s Metrobus service has promised that commuters would be credited for trips they were unable to take and were forfeited because of the ongoing bus strike, which started on 10 May. Source: Latest News
News24 reports that the Western Cape transport department is in talks with taxi operators in Nyanga in connection with the ongoing attacks on Golden Arrow buses. Source: Latest News
TimesLIVE reports that Solidarity said on Friday it had agreed with the water and sanitation department to remove its court case over the employment of Cuban engineers in SA from the urgent court roll. Source: Latest News
Moneyweb reports that Tsogo Sun Hotels slashed 1,000 staff members from its workforce last year amid the Covid-19 financial fallout. The group is SA’s largest hotel operator with 112 properties. Source: Latest News
BL Premium reports that Solly Tshitangano, the Eskom procurement chief charged with misconduct who in turn had accused CEO André de Ruyter of racism, has been dismissed from his job. Source: Latest News
BL Premium reports that the government is considering stricter lockdown measures, including an earlier curfew and further limits on gatherings, which may be announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the weekend. Source: Latest News
News24 reports that a blaze destroyed eight buses, worth R12 million, belonging to the Algoa Bus Company at the firm’s Motherwell depot on Wednesday night. No injuries were sustained. Source: Latest News
In our morning roundup, see summaries of our selection of recent South African labour- labour-related reports. Source: Latest News
Business Report writes that Eskom chief executive Andre de Ruyter on Wednesday again dismissed suggestions that the unbundling process under way at the power utility would make way for the privatisation of the electricity supplier. Source: Latest News
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