Pretoria News reports that aggrieved e-hailing drivers who sought the intervention of the government to end their “exploitation and mistreatment” by app companies like Uber and Bolt have agreed to negotiations facilitated by an independent mediator. Source: Latest News

The Citizen reports that Sergeant Moshela Mokgoba’s alleged killer has handed himself over to the Johannesburg Police Station. Source: Latest News

Michael Bagraim writes the earnings threshold in terms of section 6(3) of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) has been increased. Source: Latest News

TimesLIVE reports that the Democratic Alliance (DA) has demanded action from the Department of Social Development (DSD) as it investigates public servants earning full salaries who applied for the special R350 Covid-19 relief grant. Source: Latest News

GroundUp reports that health workers in the military have had no vaccinations against Covid-19 since the programme to vaccinate public and private health workers began in mid-February. Source: Latest News

News24 Wire reports that two security guards who murdered their employer have been sentenced to life imprisonment in the Ladysmith Regional Court. Source: Latest News

EWN reports that the SA Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) on Thursday called on Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande to resign after he likened the protests for free higher education to a soap opera. Source: Latest News

TimesLIVE reports that according to Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi, “appropriate action” will be taken against a teacher who was caught on video roughly combing a pupil’s hair. Source: Latest News

BusinessLive reports that the SA Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers’ Union (Saccawu) is threatening to embark on industrial action at retail giant Massmart over potential retrenchments that could result in more than 100 workers losing their jobs. Source: Latest News

Mining Weekly reports that coal and heavy minerals producer Exxaro Resources has announced a R19.7-million, five-year tuberculosis (TB) initiative at its Grootegeluk mine in Limpopo’s Waterberg district. Source: Latest News