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TimesLIVE reports that KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) premier Sihle Zikalala on Sunday revealed that more than 450 health-care workers have tested positive for Covid-19 in the province. Source: Latest News
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Medics at Rietvlei Hospital in KZN halt operations as fears mount over death and Covid-19 cases
Sunday Tribune reports that nurses and doctors have halted operations at Rietvlei Hospital, in Umzimkhulu in southern KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), demanding that the facility be sanitised after patients and nurses tested positive for Covid-19 last week. Source: Latest News
Cadre deployment memo is ‘fictitious’, says ANC, despite confirmation from highly placed sources
City Press reports that the ANC has distanced itself from a document bearing its letterhead, suggesting that Luthuli House has been warning its ministers that the appointment of senior staff must be guided by the party’s deployment committee. Source: Latest News
Covid-19 drives private health sector to the brink with huge decline in patient numbers in hospitals and private practices
City Press reports that a new healthcare framework has been proposed to resuscitate the ailing private healthcare sector, which has been dealt a huge blow by the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic as patient numbers in hospitals and private practices have plummeted. Source: Latest News
SAA staff being offered generous severance packages, averaging R580,000 each, to leave
City Press reports that SA Airways (SAA) staff are being offered extremely generous severance packages – averaging R580,000 each – at a total cost of R2.2 billion. This would include retrospective increases and incentive bonuses, but is still not enough for several trade unions. Source: Latest News
Roundup on Monday, 29 June 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, 26 June 2020. Source: Latest News
Nearly a million workers wait for Covid-19 relief from UIF’s Ters scheme
BL Premium reports that technical glitches and backlogs have hobbled the government’s flagship programme to cushion the Covid-19 economic shock. Source: Latest News
Public healthcare in the Eastern Cape has collapsed, according to doctors and healthcare workers
City Press reports that according to doctors and healthcare workers employed in the Eastern Cape, the province’s public healthcare system has collapsed. Source: Latest News
Several ICU nurses at Linksfield Netcare in Orange Grove in Joburg test positive for Covid-19
News24 reports that several nurses at Linksfield Netcare Hospital in Orange Grove, Johannesburg, have reportedly contracted Covid-19. Source: Latest News
Mboweni backs calls for pension funds to invest in infrastructure projects
Fin24 reports that according to Finance Minister Tito Mboweni, pension funds or retirement savings should be used to finance infrastructure projects. Source: Latest News