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News24 reports that two women who taught at schools in Mpumalanga for nine years, did so without any qualifications. On Tuesday, the Volkrust Regional Court found Sibongile Khuzwayo and Nonjabulo Mabuza guilty of fraud. Source: Latest News
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SAA employees picket over unpaid salaries
EWN reports that employees of South African Airways (SAA) staged a picket at Airways Park in Kempton Park on Thursday. Source: Latest News
More teachers go rogue with increase in corporal punishment and sexual abuse cases
Saturday Star writes that the SA Council of Educators (Sace) recorded an increase in the number of corporal punishment cases and cases of sexual abuse of pupils during the 2019/20 financial year. Source: Latest News
Finance Minister tells court that 2018 public sector wage agreement is invalid because of Covid-19
Business Report writes that according to Finance Minister Tito Mboweni, Covid-19 has rendered the 2018 three-year wage agreement with public sector unions invalid and unenforceable, given vastly changed circumstances. Source: Latest News
Presidency claims that employment stimulus plan has already led to over 400,000 job opportunities
BL Premium reports that according to the Presidency, more than 400,000 job opportunities have already been supported through President Cyril Ramaphosa’s ambitious R100m employment stimulus plan. Source: Latest News
Inadequate vetting of 300,000 new assistants at schools raises concerns about safety of pupils
The Mercury reports that the employment of 200,000 new teaching assistants and 100,000 general assistants at schools across the country has raised concerns about the safety of pupils because of inadequate vetting and shortcomings in the sexual offenders register. Source: Latest News
‘Covid-19 instrument’ designed to protect value of top executives’ incentives a focal point of contention at FirstRand AGM
Moneyweb reports that the FirstRand board spent most of its 90-minute annual general meeting (AGM) on Wednesday trying to defend its “Covid-19 instrument”, which was designed to shelter its top executives from the adverse impact of the pandemic on the value of their long-term incentives. Source: Latest News
Collective agreement with unions on restructuring of police force to see ‘more boots on ground'
Cape Argus reports that a planned restructuring of the police force will see a reduction in the number of deputy national police commissioners, the trimming of divisions, and more boots on the ground. Source: Latest News
Government cannot walk away from wage increase deal scot-free, Labour Appeal Court hears
Moneyweb reports that lawyers for public sector unions argued in court on Wednesday that, although SA’s fiscal position has gradually weakened over the past three years, the government cannot walk away from implementing the final leg of a three-year wage increase deal. Source: Latest News
Minerals Council celebrates ten Covid-19 Women in Mining Heroes
Mining Weekly reports that the Minerals Council SA (MCSA) Women in Mining Leadership Forum has announced ten Covid-19 Women in Mining Heroes, as part of its drive to shine a spotlight on the work done by women in the SA mining industry. Source: Latest News