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SANDF amends dress policy to allow headscarves for Muslim women as part of uniform
AFP reports that the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) has amended its dress policy to allow Muslim women to wear headscarves as part of its uniform. Source: Latest News
CCMA rules against Department of Agriculture in case of sexual harassment at union meeting on its premises
GroundUp reports that the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has found that an employer must act when sexual harassment takes place on its premises, even if this is during a meeting which the employer has not authorised. Source: Latest News
Cash-in-transit industry in turmoil after first of its kind case of robbers strapping bomb to guard
TimesLIVE reports that SA’s cash-in-transit (CIT) industry has been thrown into turmoil after a gang of armed robbers hijacked an SBV officer and strapped a bomb to him as he serviced an ATM. Source: Latest News
Newly qualified doctors and other healthcare workers battle to find jobs in SA’s shambolic public health system
Reuters writes that while Michelle Cerfontyne was completing her medical training in 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic was overwhelming SA’s understaffed public hospitals, so the young doctor thought she would get a job easily. Source: Latest News
Shocked Sadtu says Grade R teachers in Mpumalanga haven’t been paid their January salaries
News24 reports that the SA Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) in Mpumalanga has called for the settlement of all outstanding monthly salaries of Grade R practitioners. Source: Latest News
Mboweni sacks the entire board of auditing watchdog in wake of controversial CEO appointment
BL Premium reports that on Thursday and after consultations, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni dissolved the board of directors of the Independent Regulatory Board of Auditors (Irba). Source: Latest News
SAPS fires North West police constable caught on video drunk while in uniform
ANA reports that it was confirmed on Sunday that a 39-year-old SA Police Service (SAPS) constable, who was recently captured on video clearly drunk and staggering around while in his official uniform, has been fired. Source: Latest News
Robbers kidnap Cape Town cash-in-transit guard, strap explosives to his body and force him to clear out ATMs
Weekend Argus reports that a cash-in-transit employee was abducted on Saturday afternoon by robbers who strapped explosives to him and forced him to clear out ATMs across Cape Town. Source: Latest News
CEO of Tembisa Hospital suspended over death of Shonisani Lethole
TimesLIVE reports that the Gauteng department of health announced on Saturday that Tembisa Hospital CEO Dr Lekopane Mogaladi had been suspended. Source: Latest News