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News24 reports that according to the Western Cape Department of Health, some people have fraudulently tried to pass themselves off as healthcare workers to get the Covid-19 vaccine. Source: Latest News
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Treasury allocates a further R9bn to SA’s Covid-19 vaccination plan
Moneyweb reports that the National Treasury revealed in the 2021 Budget on Wednesday that a R9 billion cash injection will go into SA’s Covid-19 vaccination programme. Source: Latest News
Discovery Medical Scheme plans merger with Quantum Medical which has experienced steady membership decline
BL Premium reports that Discovery plans to merge its medical scheme with Quantum Medical Aid Society on 1 April 2021. Quantum is a small, restricted-membership medical scheme whose participating employees are Bidvest and Sun International workers. Source: Latest News
More than R300bn cut from public-sector wage bill, with hard line taken by National Treasury on future wage negotiations
BL Premium reports that as public-sector workers face a salary freeze over the next three years, the National Treasury has taken a hard line on future wage negotiations, saying it would ensure they were done in line with the country’s prevailing economic conditions. Source: Latest News
President Ramaphosa’s employment stimulus programme gets R11bn boost in national budget
BL Premium reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s public employment initiative has been bolstered with a provisional allocation of R11bn in the 2021/2022 financial year, according to the national budget tabled on Wednesday. Source: Latest News
Saccawu hails ‘positive talks’ to avert job losses at Massmart
BL Premium reports that negotiations aimed at averting job losses at struggling retail giant Massmart were yielding positive results, the SA Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (Saccawu) said on Tuesday. Source: Latest News
NSFAS clears up confusion by confirming that undergraduate teaching and nursing student programmes will still be funded
BL Premium reports that undergraduate teaching and nursing programmes will still be funded by the government’s bursary scheme for disadvantaged students, the fund’s CEO said on Tuesday. Source: Latest News
Tourism sector in intensive care and wants priority in phase 2 of vaccination
BL Premium reports that the tourism industry is lobbying for its front-line workers to be prioritised in the second phase of the vaccination rollout to reassure travellers of their safety. Source: Latest News
‘Terrible’ jobs catastrophe in fourth quarter will take years to fix, say economists
BL Premium writes that the true cost of the Covid-19 pandemic was writ large in SA’s record-beating unemployment numbers on Tuesday, ratcheting up the pressure for reforms to unlock investment and boost job creation. Source: Latest News
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 23 February 2021
In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Tuesday, 23 February 2021. Source: Latest News