BusinessLive reports that Finance minister Tito Mboweni on Wednesday gave little indication of how the supplementary budget would affect the public wage bill, except for saying that nearly half of all consolidated revenue would go towards the compensation of workers.   Source: Latest News

News24 reports that a Cape Town police officer who reportedly told a Khayelitsha woman wanting to open a rape case to come back the next day, will face disciplinary action.   Source: Latest News

BusinessLive reports that suspended Cricket SA (CSA) CEO Thabang Moroe has accused the organisation’s president Chris Nenzani and acting CEO Jacques Faul of misleading parliament during a presentation to the portfolio committee on sport‚ arts and culture last week.   Source: Latest News

SowetanLive reports that a school principal whose wife attempted to commit suicide because of Covid-19 depression plans to embark on community education campaigns aimed at de-stigmatising people infected by the virus.   Source: Latest News

BusinessLive reports that SA’s mines, which are slowly returning to work as coronavirus lockdown restrictions are eased, have recorded six deaths related to the pandemic.   Source: Latest News

In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Thursday, 25 June 2020. Source: Latest News

Fin24 reports that Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni said on Wednesday that, even with the Unemployment Insurance Fund relief and the R100 billion multi-year economic support package to save jobs, unemployment would remain the biggest economic challenge for SA in the year ahead.   Source: Latest News

Miningmx reports that Harmony Gold might not restore full mining at its SA operations until August as the return of migrant workers to the country is taking longer than anticipated.   Source: Latest News

News24 reports that while opposition parties were generally uninspired by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s supplementary budget delivered on Wednesday, his most strident criticism came from within the tripartite alliance as Cosatu expressed its disillusionment with the budget.   Source: Latest News

In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Wednesday, 24 June 2020. Source: Latest News