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Bloomberg reports that FirstRand has started a new incentive programme to retain top managers after the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic hit earnings and sank share-based rewards. Source: Latest News
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Union accuses Gauteng premier of throwing health MEC under the bus to protect the Dikos
The Star reports that following his axing, former Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku has launched a counter attack aimed at Gauteng Premier David Makhura. Makhura fired Masuku following a Special Investigating Unit (SIU) report into allegations of tender irregularities. Source: Latest News
Union to protest at Soweto’s Bheki Mlangu hospital on Monday
The Star reports that members of the Independent Liberation and Allied Workers’ Union (Ilawu) were expected to protest at Soweto’s Bheki Mlangu Hospital on Monday. Source: Latest News
Industry experts warn against DA's pension fund loan proposal
Mail & Guardian reports that a private member’s bill proposed by Democratic Alliance MP Dion George would amend the Pension Fund Act to enable fund holders to get a percentage of their pension fund before they retire as a guarantee for a loan. Source: Latest News
High ranking police officer arrested for alleged fraud related to tender for emergency warning equipment
TimesLIVE reports that a high profile police officer has been arrested for alleged fraud relating to a multimillion-rand tender for emergency warning equipment for the SA Police Service in 2017. Source: Latest News
Gauteng military veterans want Fikile Mbalula arrested for almost defunct railway service
TimesLIVE reports that at a march on Monday to the ANC’s headquarters in Johannesburg and the Gauteng premier’s office, the Gauteng Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) will demand the arrest of transport minister Fikile Mbalula for the country’s almost defunct train service. Source: Latest News
Roundup on Monday, 12 October 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, 9 October 2020. Source: Latest News
Mchunu reveals that over 680,000 public servants were ‘stuck’ at home during lockdown Level 3
News24 Wire reports that Public Service and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu has revealed that more than over 600,000 public servants were not at work during lockdown Level 3. Source: Latest News
Sibanye-Stillwater has addressed Covid-19 social upliftment through various initiatives
Mining Weekly reports that precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater has undertaken several social upliftment initiatives in SA since the outbreak of Covid-19. Source: Latest News
E-hailing drivers in Gauteng, Western Cape and Free State to strike on Monday over ‘exploitation’
EWN reports that e-hailing drivers in Gauteng, Western Cape and Free State have threatened to go on strike on Monday over complaints of being exploited and neglected. Source: Latest News