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In its diary for the week ahead, BL Premium reports that on Tuesday Statistics SA will hold a media briefing to release the results of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey for the fourth quarter of 2020. Source: Latest News
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Uasa blasts Denel directors after two worker suicides
Engineering News reports that Uasa has reacted strongly to two reported suicides on the part of Denel workers last week. The trade union described the news as “distressing and heart-wrenching”. Source: Latest News
Stemming from findings of AG’s probe, seven UIF officials to face hearings for alleged Ters fraud
BL Premium reports that Thobile Lamati, director-general of the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) told MPs on Friday that disciplinary hearings against Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) managers would take place this week. Source: Latest News
Sibanye-Stillwater plans to create 7,000 jobs with three large PGM and gold mining projects in SA
BL Premium reports that Sibanye-Stillwater has announced that it will be investing R6.8bn in growth projects in its SA platinum group metals (PGM) and gold assets, thereby creating thousands of new jobs. Source: Latest News
Solidarity and Numsa urge ArcelorMittal to widen scope of probe into the three fatalities on Wednesday
Fin24 reports that the bodies of three missing employees of ArcelorMittal SA (Amsa) have been recovered, the company confirmed on Thursday. Source: Latest News
Eleven KZN cops in court in connection with murder of Ulundi man in October
News24 reports that eleven police officers have appeared in the Mahlabathini District Court in KwaZulu Natal (KZN) in connection with the murder of an Ulundi man in October. Source: Latest News
Don't forget Covid-19 vaccinations for rural healthcare workers, says Denosa
News24 reports that the Democratic Nursing Organisation of SA (Denosa) will be disappointed if healthcare workers do not take the Covid-19 vaccine, which is expected to be rolled out in the coming weeks. Source: Latest News
Employees at SAA Technical still in dark about their future, as they receive partial salaries
News24 Wire writes that while the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) keenly awaits the completion of the implementation of the business rescue plan of SA Airways (SAA), employees of its subsidiary SAA Technical (SAAT) are still seemingly in the dark about their future. Source: Latest News
Durban policeman and his suspected attacker both killed in shooting incident on Thursday
TimesLIVE reports that a policeman and his alleged attacker both died after a shooting incident in Chatsworth, south of Durban, on Thursday. Source: Latest News
Mask wearing has increased for all groups, irrespective of Covid-19 beliefs, but hand washing and social distancing declining in SA
TimesLIVE reports that South Africans have widely adopted face masks to counter the threat of Covid-19 infection, but are slipping on social distancing and hand washing. Source: Latest News