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Engineering News reports that the SA Payroll Association (Sapa) is conducting a survey to obtain insights into SA’s payroll deductions landscape. Source: Latest News
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SA gold producers commemorate Women's Month and call for an end to gender-based violence and discrimination
Mining Weekly reports that gold producers AngloGold Ashanti, Gold Fields, Harmony Gold and Sibanye-Stillwater are commemorating Women’s Month in recognition of the important role women play in the mining industry and SA society, and are calling for an end to gender-based violence and discrimination. Source: Latest News
Some 240 public and private healthcare workers have died from coronavirus, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize laments
The Star reports that about 240 healthcare workers from both state hospitals and private facilities have perished from the coronavirus disease as they battled in the front line to save thousands of patients. Source: Latest News
They've forgotten him, says sister of cop killed days before the Marikana massacre
SowetanLive reports that Elizabeth Maubane’s brother, a police officer, was one of 10 people killed in the days leading up to the Marikana massacre, but she feels he has been completely overlooked. Source: Latest News
Shake-up of senior staff in Eskom’s generation division, as power cuts resume
BL Premium reports that as load-shedding returns with a vengeance, Eskom is shaking up its power-generation division by shuffling the positions of no less than 12 senior staff members. Source: Latest News
Criminal charges against Impala’s Mark Munroe over alleged lockdown violations withdrawn
BusinessLive reports that Impala Platinum (Implats) advised on Tuesday that charges against the head of its Rustenburg mining division had been withdrawn. Source: Latest News
Long-distance taxi operators want to be permitted to go back to full loads
BusinessLive reports that the taxi industry is negotiating with government for interprovincial operators to be permitted to carry full passenger loads to help them make up for losses incurred during the Covid-19 lockdown. Source: Latest News
Most South Africans rely on debt to make it through the month
Bloomberg reports that almost 80% of South Africans seek expensive unsecured loans to help them meet their monthly financial obligations, a survey by fintech platform PayCurve shows. Source: Latest News
As Nehawu prepares for wage strike, National Health Laboratory Service seeks to have its staff declared essential workers
BL Premium reports that the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) has moved to have its staff declared essential workers in a bid to prevent potentially crippling strikes. Source: Latest News
Unions agree to a wage-freeze until June 2021 in the metals and engineering sector
BusinessLive reports that employers in the metals and engineering sector got a reprieve from unions’ demands for higher wages after entering into an agreement to freeze wages until 2021. Source: Latest News