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Pretoria News reports that hundreds of community health workers will for three days next week camp at Church Square in Pretoria, even as unions representing them disagree over what’s best for them. Source: Latest News
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Shareholders berate RCL Foods over reluctance at AGM to answer questions about strategy, leadership and remuneration
BL Premium reports that RCL Foods, which owns Rainbow Chickens and Selati Sugar, left shareholders with a bitter taste in the mouth after the group was reticent at its annual general meeting on Friday to answer questions about its strategy, leadership and executive remuneration. Source: Latest News
Two Gauteng Cogta officials in the human settlements portfolio axed for corruption
Independent News reports that the Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) has parted ways with two senior officials in the Human Settlements portfolio. Source: Latest News
Roundup on Monday, 16 November 2020 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, 13 November 2020. Source: Latest News
Problem with SA's latest unemployment data is that only 0.1% of households were surveyed
Business Insider SA writes that last week Statistics SA (Stats SA) released a set of horrific unemployment numbers for the third quarter, reporting that 6.5 million people were jobless and that the unemployment rate had jumped to a record 30.8%. Source: Latest News
Embattled Far East Rand Hospital CEO fired after only a year into top job
Independent News reports that the Gauteng Department of Health fired the embattled chief executive of the Far East Rand Hospital, Dr Zacharia Mathaba, after he was only a year into his top job. Source: Latest News
State forked out R8.4m on accommodation and other expenses for David Mabuza’s 28 bodyguards during hard lockdown
BusinessLive reports the government spent R8.39m of taxpayers’ money to accommodate Deputy President David Mabuza’s security personnel in hotels and lodges in just the first six months of the country’s Covid-19 lockdown. Source: Latest News
Northern Cape teacher accused of repeated rape of primary school pupil placed on preliminary suspension
EWN reports that a Northern Cape teacher has been placed on preliminary suspension following alleged sexual assault. Police arrested the man last week in connection with the rape of a 13-year-old girl at a Kimberley primary school. Source: Latest News
Full bench to hear Bandile Masuku's review of SIU findings against him in PPE tender scandal
News24 reports that former Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku’s challenge of the Special Investigating Unit’s (SIU’s) findings against him will be heard in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria in January 2021. Source: Latest News
Cosatu threatens to withdraw election support for ANC if public sector wage increase isn’t implemented
BL Premium reports that labour federation Cosatu has given its ally the ANC an ultimatum to implement a wage increase agreement for public servants or lose votes in next year’s municipal elections. Source: Latest News