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The Star reports that the Rand West City Local Municipality is under fire for corruption for allegedly paying a former senior manager his full salary despite him having been deported. Source: Latest News
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Afternoon roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 17 March 2021
In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Wednesday, 17 March 2021. Source: Latest News
NAC in bid to fix allocation of Pesp relief funds
The Star reports that the National Arts Council (NAC), which has come under fire for alleged mismanagement of funds to beneficiaries, is investigating way of improving allocation, according to board member Dr Sipho Sithole. Source: Latest News
BMF calls for suspension of Eskom CEO, who is facing racism allegations
SowetanLive reports that the Black Management Forum (BMF) has called for the suspension of Eskom group chief executive officer Andre de Ruyter, who has been the parastatal’s CEO since 15 January 2020. Source: Latest News
Cobra initiative succeeds in saving businesses and more than 2,000 jobs
Engineering News reports that despite the SA economy having contracted by 7% year-on-year in 2020, the Covid Business Rescue Assistance (Cobra) initiative has managed to save dozens of businesses and thousands of jobs. Source: Latest News
Three bogus City of Joburg directors nabbed after alleged R400m fraud attempt
News24 Wire reports that three suspects who pretended to be the board of directors of the City of Johannesburg and allegedly attempted to defraud the municipality of almost R400 million, made their first appearance at the Rustenburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Source: Latest News
Agreement on Covid-19 vaccination critical before gold, coal wage negotiations, says Solidarity’s Gideon du Plessis
Gideon du Plessis, general secretary of trade union Solidarity, writes that while Covid-19 is destroying lives and livelihoods, a legal debate is developing about whether the mining sector could make vaccination compulsory. Source: Latest News
Shoprite created over 4,300 new jobs in SA in second half of 2020
Moneyweb reports that food retailer Shoprite, which boasts a 140,000-strong workforce, created 4,305 new jobs in SA in the second half of 2020. Source: Latest News
Sanef condemns 'harassment' of eNCA journalists by EFF-linked students during fees protests
News24 reports that the SA National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) has condemned the “unlawful and intimidatory” acts by students allegedly aligned to the EFF that prevented eNCA journalists from covering ongoing university fees protests. Source: Latest News
HPCSA suspends 16 employees implicated in bribery and corruption involving the expediting of registrations
News24 reports that the Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) has placed 16 employees on precautionary suspension, after they were implicated in bribery and corruption involving the expediting of registration processes. Source: Latest News