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News24 Wire reports that the Gauteng Department of Education is mourning the death of yet another matric examinations marker, who died after testing positive for Covid-19. Source: Latest News
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Black healthcare workers want heads to roll at Government Employees Medical Scheme over attempt to block racism report
Fin24 reports that last Tuesday the Council for Medical Scheme’s Section 59 Investigation Panel released its interim report into allegations of racial discrimination by medical schemes against black, coloured and Indian healthcare practitioners. Source: Latest News
Roundup on Monday, 25 January 2021 of weekend labour reports
In our roundup of weekend news, see summaries of our selection of South African labour-related stories that appeared since Friday, 22 January 2021. Source: Latest News
Solidarity challenges Angie Motshekga’s authority to keep private schools closed
News24 Wire reports that Solidarity has sent a lawyer’s letter to the Department of Basic Education, questioning its directive on the delayed opening of private schools. Source: Latest News
Witness recounts Netcare helicopter crash in which ‘brave, selfless heroes’ died
Saturday Star reports that a woman who heard the downed Netcare 911 helicopter explode in a farm field has asked God to erase the terrible images of the remnants of the crash from her mind. Source: Latest News
Dlamini-Zuma faces court challenge by Solidarity and AfriForum over SA’s vaccine plan
BusinessTech reports that trade union Solidarity and civil society organisation AfriForum are preparing court papers against Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma over the government’s implementation plan for Covid-19 vaccines. Source: Latest News
Business and labour slam UIF’s ‘U-turn’ on Ters
BL Premium reports that business and labour have accused the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) of backtracking in talks over extending Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (Ters) wage protection to cover the current lockdown. Source: Latest News
Cell C vows to let 'law take its course' over former IT manager arrested in R64m fraud case
Fin24 reports that mobile operator Cell C says it will allow the law to take its course in the punishment of a former executive who was arrested on Friday for alleged fraud and corruption involving a tender scam worth approximately R64 million. Source: Latest News
Unions say massive CCMA budget cut will hurt workers
GroundUp writes that workers are going to suffer the most from the overwhelming caseloads at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) over the next few years, especially now that part-time commissioners are no longer being used to resolve disputes. Source: Latest News
SAB lays off 550 temporary workers as national restriction on liquor sales bites
Business Times reports that more than 500 staff of SA Breweries (SAB) received their last pay cheque on Friday after the company suspended their employment due to the national ban on the sale of alcohol. Source: Latest News