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Healthcare workers clamouring to get Covid-19 vaccinations urged to remain calm because ‘all will be helped’
TimesLIVE reports that senior health experts driving SA’s biggest inoculation programme have called for calm among healthcare workers who fear missing out on the Covid-19 vaccine, saying that all of them will be helped. Source: Latest News
Mboweni ‘not oblivious’ to South Africa’s shrinking tax base, as emigration numbers rise
Business Tech writes that Finance Minister Tito Mboweni is considering his options to improve the current economic and fiscal position of SA ahead of his National Budget speech on Wednesday. Source: Latest News
Any job gains in fourth quarter won't impact SA's unemployment crisis
Fin24 reports that Statistics SA (Stats SA) is due to release the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the fourth quarter of 2020 on Tuesday. Source: Latest News
KZN health MEC says some health workers have declined Covid-19 vaccine, but won’t be forced to take the jab
TimesLIVE reports that according to KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu, some health workers have refused to be vaccinated, but won’t be forced to do so. Source: Latest News
Budget axe falls on new NSFAS student aid for key disciplines, including teaching and nursing
BL Premium reports that the government’s bursary scheme for poor students is to halt funding in 2021 for new students in a wide range of programmes, including teaching and nursing. Source: Latest News
Two roving HIV/Aids health team nurses hijacked and robbed by armed men near Pietermaritzburg
TimesLIVE reports that two nurses — part of a roving HIV/Aids health team — were left traumatised after they were ambushed and hijacked outside Pietermaritzburg on Friday. Source: Latest News
KZN government condemns execution-style murders of two Pietermaritzburg cops
TimesLIVE reports that the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) government has condemned the brutal murders of two police officers in Pietermaritzburg, saying the latest attack showed that officers remained the targets of criminals. Source: Latest News
Pressure mounts to streamline Covid-19 vaccine appointment system
BL Premium reports that officials are working about the clock to improve the appointment system for Covid-19 vaccinations to avoid a repeat of the chaotic scenes at Steve Biko Academic Hospital this past weekend when doctors queued for hours to get jabs. Source: Latest News
Companies with more than 50 employees must submit weekly data on Covid-19 cases
TimesLIVE reports that it is now a legal requirement for all businesses with more than 50 employees to submit weekly data on Covid-19 cases to the National Institute for Occupational Health (NIOH). Source: Latest News