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Sunday Independent reports that the Gauteng government has allegedly paid for the training and skilling of unemployed youths from Kwazulu-Natal (KZN). Source: Latest News
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Public Protector slams treatment of unpaid nurses at Dr George Mukhari Hospital
Sunday Independent reports that Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has lambasted management’s conduct and the treatment of nurses at the Dr George Mukhari Hospital in Tshwane following complaints about their working conditions. Source: Latest News
Western Cape firms also being probed over PPE contracts
Cape Times reports that the Western Cape’s education and health departments are among five at the centre of a personal protective equipment (PPE) procurement probe by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU). Source: Latest News
SACP and Cosatu call for action against ANC members charged with corruption
Independent News reports that on Sunday President Cyril Ramaphosa penned a seven-page letter to the ANC’s rank and file in which he openly lamented the web of corruption bedevilling the party. Source: Latest News
Experts disagree on the meaning behind workers carrying sticks during strike action
Mail & Guardian reports that on Wednesday this week, the CCMA will consider both sides of a debate on whether or not the carrying sticks and other objects during a strike constitutes an act of intimidation. Source: Latest News
Thuli Madonsela slams Covid-19 corruption in SA, while WHO boss calls it ‘murder’
Moneyweb reports that former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela and Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organisation (WHO), have weighed in on the controversy around Covid-19 corruption in SA, particularly cases involving person protective equipment (PPE) intended for health workers. Source: Latest News
Wine industry recovery to be slow, says Vinpro
Engineering News reports that after an extremely challenging few months since the start of the national Covid-19 lockdown in March, nonprofit organisation Vinpro entered last week with a renewed hope that the SA wine industry would start rebuilding. Source: Latest News
Gautrain ridership falls massively owing to Covid-19
Engineering News reports that according to Gautrain Management Agency (GMA) COO Tshepo Kgobe, weekday Gautrain rail ridership has fallen to 7,478 passenger trips a day, amounting to about 14% of pre-Covid-19 levels. Source: Latest News
Three Tshwane metro cops killed on Sunday in car crash with suspected drunk driver
TimesLIVE reports that three officers from the Tshwane metro police department (TMPD) were killed during a head-on collision with a suspected drunk driver in the early hours of Sunday. Source: Latest News
Minerals Council SA launches first National Day of Women in Mining
Mining Weekly reports that the Minerals Council SA (MCSA), which was previously called the Chamber of Mines, on 21 August launched the first National Day of Women in Mining, highlighting its focus on the implementation of initiatives designed to achieve stretch targets for the representation and advancement of women in...