TimesLIVE reports on a submission made by Mashudu Ramulumo of the SA Principals’ Association at a SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) hearing in Limpopo on bullying, corporal punishment and sex between educators and pupils in schools in the province. Source: Latest News
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Treasury outflanked by ANC MPs on DA’s pensions amendment bill to allow fund savings to be used as security for loans
BL Premium reports that the Treasury was outflanked by ANC MPs on Wednesday over the possibility of salvaging a Democratic Alliance (DA) bill proposing that up to 75% of the value of pension fund savings could be used as security for loans. Source: Latest News
As Covid-19 lockdowns bit, Liberty’s claims showed a six-fold increase in retrenchments
TimesLIVE reports that insurance group Liberty’s retrenchment claim statistics for 2020, released on Wednesday, give an indication of just how many people lost their jobs in the formal sector as a result of Covid-19. Source: Latest News
Negotiations for new metals and engineering wage agreement to start in June
Engineering News reports that with the current wage and working conditions agreement in the metals and engineering sector close to expiration, it was agreed at the Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council management committee meeting on May 18 that negotiations will formally get under way on 3 and 4 June...
Gauteng MEC Mamabolo calls on City of JHB to intervene in dispute between Metrobus and union Demawusa
EWN reports that Gauteng Transport MEC Jacob Mamabolo on Thursday said it was time that government stepped in and mediated the dispute between Metrobus and Demawusa. Source: Latest News
Two former Durban cops handed jail time for taking R7,500 bribe to release a suspect
News24 reports that two former Durban police officers have been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment each for corruption after they were found to have taken a R7,500 bribe to release a suspect. Source: Latest News
Transport of farmworkers under scrutiny in the Western Cape
News24 reports that the Western Cape government is looking at ways of ensuring that farmworkers in the province are transported in a safe and dignified manner. Source: Latest News
Emotional officer testifies under cross-examination at Marikana trial
News24 reports that a police officer struggled to contain himself at the Marikana trial in the North West High Court on Wednesday when he testified about the death of one of his colleagues on 13 August 2012 at Lonmin’s K3 shaft. Source: Latest News
Gauteng Health MEC Nomathemba Mokgethi, who was vaccinated in February, tests positive for Covid-19
News24 reports that Gauteng Health MEC Nomathemba Mokgethi has tested positive for Covid-19 and is currently in self-isolation. Source: Latest News
Samwu revises its demands in effort to reach a new wage deal
BusinessLive reports that the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) has revised its wage demands as it seeks to hammer out a new wage deal without having to resort to strike action. Source: Latest News




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