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Cuban engineers are not taking local jobs, Lindiwe Sisulu asserts
News24 reports that Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has lashed out at those who have questioned a skills transfer programme involving Cuban engineers. Source: Latest News
Cosatu believes state unlikely to have capacity to ensure women’s statutory security of tenure
BL Premium reports that trade union federation Cosatu is deeply sceptical of the capacity of the government to implement a new law meant to protect the rights of women to independently own property. Source: Latest News
Foreign doctors targeted by fake ’Hawks’ official who threatens to have them arrested, struck off the roll
Independent Media reports that a man purporting to be a Hawks official is allegedly approaching foreign doctors, accusing them of crimes and demanding that they pay him so they don’t get arrested and struck off the Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) roll. Source: Latest News
In wake of more than 10 recent arrests, Mpumalanga community safety MEC vows to crack down on corrupt traffic officers
News24 reports that Mpumalanga Community Safety, Security and Liaison MEC Vusi Shongwe has vowed to crack down on corruption in traffic law enforcement agencies. Shongwe called for an investigation after the arrest of more than 10 provincial traffic officers and traffic department employees since last year. Source: Latest News
Spokesperson for Lily Mine families in hiding for fear of his life
The Citizen reports that continued attacks on the settlement outside of Lily Mine where the families of the three dead miners whose bodies are still trapped in a container underground have forced the official spokesperson for the three families into hiding for fear of his life. Source: Latest News
As accidents rise, Uber pledges to boost safety for SA drivers
Reuters reports that Uber South Africa pledged to increase safety campaigns for food delivery drivers and review the insurance they provided following an expose about the mounting risks faced by drivers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Source: Latest News
Former Eastern Cape manager sentenced to 15 years in jail without option of a fine for stealing R2.3m from employer
TimesLIVE reports that an Eastern Cape woman will spend the next 15 years behind bars for stealing more than R2m from her employer. The Mthatha Regional Court sentenced Vuyokazi Kati, 37, on Monday. Source: Latest News
With salaries in the balance again, managers at SAA Technical question competence of executives in internal petition
Fin24 reports that some managers at SAA Technical (SAAT) have drafted a petition questioning the competence of the executives running the subsidiary of state-owned airline South African Airways (SAA). Source: Latest News
Samwu warns City of Cape Town against firing more than 500 firefighters over illegal strike in 2019
EWN reports that the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) on Monday again warned City of Cape Town bosses against firing more than 500 firefighters who took part in an illegal strike in 2019. Source: Latest News