BL Premium reports that acting Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) commissioner Marsha Bronkhorst stressed in parliament on Friday that the fund would be able to afford the R15.8bn extra cost of extending the Covid-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (Ters) to mid-March, but not beyond that date. Source: Latest News

BusinessLive reports that the updated directives for the extension of the Temporary Employer/Employee Covid-19 Relief Scheme (Ters) have been signed, paving the way for the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) to process new claims. Source: Latest News

BL Premium reports that trade union Solidarity said on Friday that Kumba Iron Ore had issued notices of potential retrenchment to 1,620 employees. Source: Latest News

TimesLIVE reports that SA has already used up its first batch of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Covid-19 vaccines, the health ministry indicated on Wednesday. Source: Latest News

The Star reports that Human Settlements, Urban Planning and CoGTA MEC Lebogang Maile is seeking answers from the City of Johannesburg following its separation with manager Dr Ndivhoniswani Lukhwareni. Source: Latest News

Moneyweb reports that in the nine months to the end of December, the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) had spent just R9.5 million of its R68.2 million allocated project budget (including professional fees) for 2020/21. Source: Latest News

The Citizen reports that Fedhasa and the Restaurant Collective have been granted an urgent interdict to stop the extension to non-parties of the Bargaining Council for Fast Food, Restaurant, Catering and Allied Trades’ recently gazetted collective agreement. Source: Latest News

TimesLIVE reports that a security officer working at the G4S depot in Mahikeng has become the ninth suspect arrested in connection with a cash-in-transit (CIT) heist that led to the killing of two police officers. Source: Latest News

SowetanLive reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) has welcomed the decision taken by bus company Putco to halt the retrenchment of more than 200 employees. Source: Latest News

In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Wednesday, 3 March 2021. Source: Latest News