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BusinessLive reports that Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced in a statement on Sunday night that he and his wife have tested positive for Covid-19 and were in quarantine at home. Source: Latest News
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Unions say ‘lives on the line’ as SAA employees who took VSPs are still waiting for retrenchment packages
Business Times reports that while the business rescue practitioners (BRPs) for South African Airways (SAA) wait for the government to source the more than R10bn needed to get the state-owned airline up and running again, unions say the human cost is high. Source: Latest News
Labour Appeal Court, as court of first instance, to hear public-sector wage increase matter on 2 December
BL Premium reports that the legal battle relating to wage increases for public-sector workers will be heard directly by the Labour Appeal Court (LAC) on 2 December. Source: Latest News
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Thursday, 15 October 2020
In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Thursday, 15 October 2020. Source: Latest News
Eskom officials pocketed millions of rand in kickbacks, SIU tell MPs
TimesLIVE reports that the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has detailed the extent of the rot at Eskom before parliament, including how four officials pocketed R44m as “gratification” related to protracted delays in the utility’s build programme of new power stations. Source: Latest News
Limpopo cop in court for demanding money from detained drug dealer
ANA reports that a Limpopo police warrant officer arrested for extorting money from a drug dealing suspect has appeared in court on charges of corruption and extortion. Source: Latest News
Formal-sector jobs and pay hit in second quarter by Covid-19 shock
BL Premium reports that formal-sector, non-farm jobs saw cuts across all industries during the second quarter, while people who stayed employed saw their pay fall sharply as much of the economy came to a near standstill under the most severe levels of the coronavirus lockdown. Source: Latest News
New study shows Covid-19 has widened unemployment level disparities between cities, rural areas
Engineering News reports a recent research report reveals that government’s Covid-19 response needs to be targeted more carefully to the distinctive challenges and opportunities of different places. Source: Latest News
Scopa calls for corrupt officials to be blacklisted and stopped from resigning to avoid disciplinary action
Independent News reports that Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) has called for tough new laws, including blacklisting officials who are involved in corruption and preventing them from resigning and joining other departments. Source: Latest News
SA's schools to get R7bn windfall to hire 319,000 education and other assistants
TimesLIVE reports that a total of 319,000 education assistants and other assistants will be employed at the country’s 23,093 public schools after the National Treasury approved a R7bn funding request from the Department of Basic Education (DBE). Source: Latest News