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Business Report writes that British American Tobacco SA (Batsa) has entered into consultations with employees to retrench workers after the company’s sales revenues haemorrhaged following a five-month ban on cigarette sales. Source: Latest News
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Afternoon roundup of labour news on Monday, 15 March 2021
In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Monday, 15 March 2021. Source: Latest News
Four police officers arrested and charged for Mthokozisi Ntumba's killing last week
TimesLIVE reports that four police officers were arrested on Monday in connection with the death of Mthokozisi Ntumba, who was shot dead on the sidelines of student protests in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, last week. Source: Latest News
Nehawu won’t be campaigning for the ANC in local government elections due to lack of funds
The Citizen reports that on Monday the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) said its members would not be campaigning for the ANC in the upcoming local government elections. Source: Latest News
SA pharmaceutical factory on track to produce J&J vaccine
Business Insider SA reports that SA pharmaceutical company Aspen is on track to deliver the first batch of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccines from its Gqeberha factory before June this year, the company confirmed this week. Source: Latest News
Pair rob retail giant CTM of R26m over six years through 916 fictitious invoices
Mail & Guardian reports that two women, one of whom had roped her spouse in, were the leaders of a scam to defraud ceramic tile and bathroom retail giant CTM of more than R26.1-million through 916 fictitious invoices from January 2011 to November 2016. Source: Latest News
MTN’s generous executive pay continues, with former CEO’s package for 2020 just shy of R74m
Moneyweb writes that Rob Shuter’s four-year stint as MTN Group CEO turned out to be a fairly grim period – for him as well as the company and its shareholders. Source: Latest News
NAC board to probe employment stimulus programme overpayments
SowetanLive reports that the Board of the National Arts Council (NAC) has instituted an investigation into discrepancies in the approval of Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme (PESP) funding applications for artists. Source: Latest News
Concern over healthcare workers facing burnout amid Covid-19 fight
Cape Argus reports that according to City of Cape Town spokesperson Priya Reddy, Covid-19 burnout among the City’s healthcare workers is greatly widespread and made worse by the fear of infection. Source: Latest News
Consensus across parties over introduction of basic income grant
BL Premium reports that even though government is in the grip of a fiscal crisis, Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu is calling for the urgent introduction of a basic income grant to replace the Covid-19 social relief of distress grant when the latter expires at the end of April. Source:...