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GroundUp reports that people are having to queue for more than nine hours before being helped, if at all, at the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) office in Goodwood, Cape Town. Source: Latest News
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Exploitive labour broking is alive and well, while the CCMA bumbles
In an interesting opinion piece, David Dickinson and Thabang Mohlala argue that the 2015 amendments to the Labour Relations Act (LRA) regulating temporary employment services – better known as labour broking – have proved to be a hollow victory for vulnerable workers. Source: Latest News
South West Gauteng TVET College warns of fake Facebook pages saying fee must accompany forms
The Star reports that the South West Gauteng TVET College has warned its students and unsuspecting citizens about fake Facebook pages claiming to represent the college. Source: Latest News
Average salary increases of 6.1% expected by SA employers in 2024
BusinessTech reports that South African employers foresee average salary increases of 6.1% in 2024, according to new research by consultancy WTW in its most recent Salary Budget Planning Report. Source: Latest News
Police constable killed after truck ploughed into accident scene in Durban on Wednesday morning
The Witness reports that a police officer was killed on Wednesday morning after a truck ploughed into her at an accident scene on the M7 heading towards Durban. Source: Latest News
Four suspects arrested for kidnapping and killing of Lt-Col Sikhetho Mawila
TimesLIVE reports that police said on Wednesday they had made a breakthrough in the murder of police officer, Lt Col Sikhetho Mawila, whose remains were found in Tsakane last week, and four persons have been arrested. Source: Latest News
Sanlam employee suspended amid probe into alleged road rage clash in Cape Town with Palestine supporter
News24 reports that Sanlam has suspended one of its employees after he allegedly swore at a pro-Palestine woman and damaged her car in an apparent road rage incident in Cape Town. Source: Latest News
Kariega clinic where perimeter fence was stolen reopens after community members volunteer to act as security guards
GroundUp reports that nurses at Mabandla Clinic in Kariega, Nelson Mandela Bay, returned to work on Wednesday morning after they had refused to work at the facility due to security concerns when the perimeter fence was stolen. Source: Latest News
Minimum wage increase in SA kept up with prices of basic products in past year
TimesLIVE reports that the minimum wage increase kept up with the prices of basic products in the past year, but South Africans in this bracket need to spend 35% of their income on a “survival basket”. Source: Latest News
Armed suspects ambush and rob medical personnel at Kgobokwane, Limpopo
SABC News reports that the Limpopo Department of Health has condemned an incident in which Emergency Medical Service workers were robbed by armed suspects at Kgobokwane outside Moutse. Source: Latest News