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Moneyweb reports that unions warned on Wednesday that up to 700 jobs were on the line from the planned closure of popular inter-city bus service Greyhound. Source: Latest News
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Fired Unisa manager got salary and performance bonus while sitting at home, as well as a backdated R50,000 pay increase
SowetanLive reports that a former facilities executive director at the University of SA (Unisa) was paid his full salary while sitting at home for six months after he was fired and he even scored an impressive performance bonus of R128,500 in December. Source: Latest News
Closure of Greyhound and Citiliner could spell the end of the road for the long-distance bus sector
News24 Wire writes that it’s hard to picture a festive season or payday weekend without Greyhound buses on the road, as blue-collar workers head home – but this is a reality many will soon face. Source: Latest News
Harmony employee killed in fall-of-ground accident at Target mine
Mining Weekly reports that gold producer Harmony Gold Mining announced that an employee at its Target mine, in Welkom, died following a seismic event that triggered a fall of ground on 3 February. Source: Latest News
Overworked doctors at Upington hospital stage protest for more staff
TimesLIVE reports that disgruntled doctors at Dr Harry Surtie Hospital in Upington, in the Northern Cape, held a protest during their lunch hour on Wednesday to draw attention to a lack of staff and overtime hours that they claimed were leading to burnout. Source: Latest News
Survey underway to gauge how healthcare workers feel about Covid-19 vaccines
TimesLIVE reports that the national Department of Health (DOH) is conducting a survey among healthcare workers to gauge how they feel about the Covid-19 vaccine. Source: Latest News
Protesters demanding jobs disrupt production at Foskor’s Limpopo mine
TimesLIVE reports that production at Foskor’s mine in Phalaborwa, Limpopo, came to a halt on Wednesday as community members protested outside. Source: Latest News
Covax to deliver major vaccine boost for 1.25-million healthcare workers
BL Premium reports that the government’s plans to vaccinate healthcare workers against the coronavirus received a major boost on Wednesday, with news that it will receive 3.1-million doses of Covid-19 vaccines from Covax. Source: Latest News
Sanral employee killed, eight emergency responders injured after truck crashed through Free State accident scene
News24 reports that one person was killed and eight emergency responders were injured on Tuesday when a truck crashed into their vehicles while they were tending to an earlier car accident scene. Source: Latest News
SABC backs proposal for government to hire the broadcaster’s retrenched workers
BL Premium reports that the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), which is at loggerheads with communications minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams over planned retrenchments, says it supports government plans to consider taking on some of its employees who are set to be laid-off in its cost-cutting drive. Source: Latest News