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In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Tuesday, 13 April 2021. Source: Latest News
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Security guard killed in explosion to blast open safe in cash-in-transit heist in Gugulethu on Monday
EWN reports that a security guard has died in a cash-in-transit heist in Gugulethu, Cape Town. On Monday, robbers targeted a cash van in the area. Source: Latest News
Security guard injured, passengers unscathed after Cape Town commuter train caught fire on Monday
News24 reports that a security guard was injured after a passenger train caught alight in Cape Town on Monday. The T2520 train from Kraaifontein to Cape Town caught alight at around 16:00, causing delays of around an hour after the northern line trains were temporarily suspended. Source: Latest News
GEPF definitively tells members that use of their pensions as security for loans is not permissible
BL Premium reports that the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) has informed its more than 1-million members in the public service that they cannot access their pension funds while they are still working. Source: Latest News
Testing times for SAA subsidiaries, with staff at SAAT ‘very close’ to withholding their labour
Moneyweb reports that the staff of SA Airways’ (SAA’s) subsidiaries are bearing the brunt of the precarious financial situations of those companies. SAA has been in business rescue since December 2019, but this has not included the subsidiaries. Source: Latest News
Nearly 35% of SA’s senior government officials not qualified for their jobs
Independent Media reports that the Democratic Alliance (DA) intends writing to parliament’s standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) to urge an investigation regarding the fact that nearly 35% of senior managers employed by national and provincial departments do not have the required qualifications and credentials for the positions they occupy....
Positive impact of teacher assistants leads to DBE seeking further contract extension beyond 30 April
News24 reports that the contracts of more than 300,000 teachers and general assistants employed at schools across the country under the Presidential Youth Employment Stimulus programme have been extended to the end of April. Source: Latest News
Legal dagga use poses challenges to workplace policies
Pretoria News reports that the 2018 Constitutional Court decision to legalise the consumption of cannabis “in private” has created a number of challenges for employers and employees. Source: Latest News
Solidarity and AfriForum in court on 13 April to challenge race-based terms of Tourism Equity Fund
Engineering News reports that trade union Solidarity and civil rights group AfriForum were scheduled to be in the North Gauteng High Court on 13 April for the hearing of their case against the Department of Tourism and Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane. Source: Latest News
Salga on collision course with municipal unions as it presses for wage cuts in real terms
BL Premium reports that trade unions and municipal bosses are heading for a showdown after the SA Local Government Association (Salga), the body representing SA’s 257 municipalities, called for financially distressed municipalities to cut wages in real terms and freeze other perks linked to wage hikes. Source: Latest News