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News24 reports that a teacher at Mowat Park High School in Durban has been suspended following accusations of sexual misconduct from girls at the school. Source: Latest News
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Restaurant industry, on a precipice, protests on Wednesday against crippling lockdown regulations
Financial Mail reports that on Wednesday chefs, restauranteurs and waiters, together with the Restaurant Association of SA (Rasa), staged a peaceful protest against Covid-19 lockdown restrictions by setting up empty tables with empty seats on the streets outside their restaurants between 12pm and 2pm. Source: Latest News
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 22 July 2020
In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Wednesday, 22 July 2020. Source: Latest News
Gauteng government launches new mobile app to monitor and prevent Covid-19 in the taxi industry
News24 reports that Gauteng’s Department of Transport has launched a new mobile application that will monitor and prevent the spread of Covid-19 in taxis and at taxi ranks. Source: Latest News
KZN nurses with comorbidities allegedly leaving profession due to absence of plan on protecting them from exposure to Covid-19
Daily News reports that many nurses with comorbidities have allegedly resigned or taken early retirement because of their fears of being exposed to Covid-19. Source: Latest News
Samwu members in Tshwane protest again on Wednesday, call for head administrator Mpho Nawa to go
Pretoria News reports that traffic was again disrupted in Pretoria CBD on Wednesday as disgruntled municipal workers affiliated to SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) took to the streets, demanding to see proof of “benchmarking” payments. Source: Latest News
Domino’s Pizza franchise goes under, affecting some 770 employees
The Star reports that all assets used for the Domino’s Pizza franchise, including 50 stores, are now up for sale via auction following the liquidation of the large pizza chain. Source: Latest News
Government wants planned job cuts at SABC suspended
SowetanLive reports that according to the Ministry of Communications, it has every right to order the SA Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC’s) board and management to suspend planned retrenchments of workers. Source: Latest News
Nedlac finalising plan to extend Ters Covid-19 benefit to September for three categories of vulnerable workers
BL Premium reports that in addition to the government’s extension of its Covid-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief scheme (Ters) for an extra six weeks until 15 August, Nedlac is apparently finalising a plan to extend the scheme to September for selected categories of workers. Source: Latest News
Wine industry turns to court for relief from lockdown ban on alcohol sales
BL Premium reports that wine industry players want wine to be differentiated from other liquor products and its sale to be permitted. Source: Latest News