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Independent Media reports that at least 70 farmworkers were injured on Wednesday morning when their truck overturned on the R44 near Klapmuts, 17km from Stellenbosch, in the Western Cape. Source: Latest News
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Besieged Cricket SA appoints executive support officer to serve as link between interim board and management
BusinessLive reports that an executive support officer has been appointed to serve as a link between the embattled Cricket SA (CSA) interim board and the management team. Source: Latest News
Former IT executive at Cell C accused of R130m fraud gets R50,000 bail
TimesLIVE reports that former Cell C executive Mohamed Ismail Adamjee was released on R50,000 bail by the Johannesburg specialised crimes court on Tuesday. Source: Latest News
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 26 January 2021
In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Tuesday, 26 January 2021. Source: Latest News
Number of companies in business rescue set to spike in 2021
BL Premium reports that the number of companies in business rescue is set to spike in 2021 as the effects of continued Covid-19 trading restrictions bring businesses that may have held on last year to their knees. Source: Latest News
Solidarity to petition WHO over government’s alleged plans to prioritise black business in vaccine roll-out
The Citizen reports that trade union Solidarity says it will send an urgent letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the National Coronavirus Command Council about government’s apparent plans to promote black empowerment in the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines. Source: Latest News
Booze ban losses far outweigh the benefits of a prohibition, industry study indicates
BL Premium reports that according to a new report, the unintended consequences of an alcohol ban, which include the rapid rise of illicit liquor production and reduced tax revenue, far outweigh the efficacy of a prohibition. Source: Latest News
Families to visit scene of Netcare medical helicopter crash on Wednesday for private ceremony
TimesLIVE reports that the families of a pilot and four healthcare workers who were killed when a medical helicopter crashed in KwaZulu-Natal last week will on Wednesday visit the site of the crash. Source: Latest News
Union federations back ANC calls for R200bn loan guarantee scheme to be fundamentally restructured
BL Premium reports that trade union federations say moves by the ANC to overhaul the government’s R200bn loan guarantee scheme will save jobs and cushion small businesses from the negative effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy. Source: Latest News
Leading economists warn that level 3 restrictions will cost one in 12 South Africans their jobs
Economists Mike Schüssler and Phumlani Majozi write that nearly 1.4 million formal and informal jobs in the SA economy are at risk, with the current Covid-19 lockdown alert Level 3 restrictions having a direct impact across at least seven sectors. Source: Latest News