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The Star reports that North Gauteng High Court has sent a strong message that Covid-19 relief fund fraud will not be tolerated by freezing millions of rands allegedly fraudulently paid into in a bank account. Source: Latest News
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Amazon’s new hiring spree boosts SA as global call-centre destination
Business Times writes that Amazon’s announcement last week that it plans to hire 3,000 people in its local customer service division has provided a powerful boost for SA’s credentials in business process outsourcing (BPO). Source: Latest News
PIC seeks clarification over AngloGold CEO’s repayment of joining bonus
Bloomberg reports that the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), which is one of AngloGold Ashanti’s (AGA’s) top shareholders, has asked the gold producer to say what action it will take after chief executive officer Kelvin Dushnisky returned a bonus he had received for joining. Source: Latest News
President Ramaphosa warns of more job losses and difficult decisions ahead
Bloomberg reports that in his weekly newsletter on Monday, President Cyril Ramaphosa warned of widening job losses as the effects of the national shutdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus batters the SA economy. Source: Latest News
Approval of Edcon business rescue plan means a ‘significant’ number of jobs could be saved
BL Premium reports more than 75% of Edcon’s creditors approved the company’s business rescue plan at a meeting on Monday. Some creditors who tried to stop the process were successfully warded off. Source: Latest News
Employment in agriculture sector to be spared heavy job losses despite Covid-19
BL Premium reports that SA’s agricultural sector is likely to be spared from the heavy job losses anticipated in most sectors due to the economic shock of Covid-19 because it mostly remained open during the lockdown and expects a bumper grain harvest. Source: Latest News
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Monday, 22 June 2020
In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Monday, 22 June 2020. Source: Latest News
Covid-19 ‘jackpot’ bonanza exposed as huge UIF ‘fraud’ comes to light
Sunday Times reports that nearly R6m in Covid-19 relief funds, which was intended for 200 workers, were diverted to one man in what Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) investigators have called a glaring instance of fraud and money laundering. Source: Latest News
Return of foreign mineworkers will be delayed
Reuters reports that the Minerals Council SA (MCSA), previously called the Chamber of Mines, has flagged that the process of facilitating the return of foreign mine workers as lockdown restrictions ease will take longer than expected due to delays at the Mozambique and Lesotho border posts. Source: Latest News
Get the right cadre for the job because service delivery ‘leaves much to be desired’, Dlamini-Zuma tells municipalities
The Citizen reports that Minister of Local Government and Traditional Affairs and ANC National Executive Committee member Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma had laid down the law by asking the ANC to appoint the right cadres with the right skills to do the jobs in municipalities. Source: Latest News