EWN reports that as Cosatu prepares for its national mass protests next week, the labour federation has thrown down the gauntlet at the current administration, saying it’s time to lead the fight against the looming collapse of the economy and to push back against greed and the mismanagement of the...
BusinessLive reports that as more economic activity resumes during lockdown level 1, employers are increasingly caught between navigating union demands for higher wages and resuscitating their businesses by clawing back losses incurred due to Covid-19. Source: Latest News
EWN reports that with government expected to reprioritise its budget in order to find money to restart a new national airline, there are growing calls for National Treasury not to use funds set aside to deal with Covid-19. Source: Latest News
BL Premium writes that this week will see the release of long delayed unemployment numbers and the first official figures to provide an insight into how badly the hard lockdown affected SA’s jobless rate. Source: Latest News
Engineering News reports that Eskom said in a statement on Friday that the grievance procedure brought against its COO Jan Oberholzer had been brought to finality and he had been cleared of all wrongdoing in a payment dispute with a contractor. Source: Latest News
News24 Wire reports that eight Tactical Response Team (TRT) members appeared in the Kroonstad Magistrate’s Court on Friday on charges of business robbery, defeating the ends of justice and perjury after money confiscated during an arrest went missing. Source: Latest News
Independent News reports that labour federation Cosatu has reiterated its stance for immediate action to be taken against politicians involved in acts of corruption. Source: Latest News
Pretoria News reports that Freedom Under Law has approached the High Court in Johannesburg to overturn the decision by the Judicial Services Commission (JSC) not to impeach retired judge Nkola Motata. Source: Latest News
Sunday Independent reports that according to Professor Peter Mbati, vice-chancellor of Sefako Makgatho University (SMU), the chairperson of Parliament’s portfolio committee on higher education and training, Phillemon Mapulane, has launched an unlawful judicial process to review sexual harassment allegations of which he was cleared almost 10 years ago. Source: Latest...
Sunday Independent reports that the Department of Basic Education (DBE) has requested teachers who have been working from home to report to work following the announcement of level 1 lockdown. Source: Latest News
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