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In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Thursday, 28 May 2020. Source: Latest News
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Court to rule on garbage recyclers' right to work during lockdown
GroundUp reports that in an urgent application, Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) has asked the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria to declare the lockdown directive which requires reclaimers to apply to municipalities for a work permit unconstitutional and invalid. Source: Latest News
Fear grips Tshwane retirement village's 400 residents after food preparation staff member allegedly tests positive for Covid-19
The Star reports that fear has gripped a Gauteng retirement village that houses more than 400 vulnerable senior citizens after a staff member working in the food preparation section allegedly tested positive for Covid-19. Source: Latest News
More Netcare staff test positive for Covid-19, this time at Sunward Park Hospital in Boksburg
News24 reports that the Netcare Sunward Park Hospital in Boksburg has closed its theatres for seven days and has diverted ambulance emergencies after some staff members tested positive for Covid-19. Source: Latest News
Unions support DBE's plan to adjust curricula so that content lost during lockdown can be covered next year
The Star reports that unions have thrown their weight behind the Department of Basic Education’s (DBE’s) plan to defer teaching of some of the content yet to be covered in classrooms to the next grade. Source: Latest News
Cabinet gives approval for GEPF head Abel Sithole to take over as CEO of PIC
Moneyweb writes that if the Public Investment Corporation’s (PIC’s) board had had its way, Abel Sithole, the principal executive officer of the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF), would have been heading the R2 trillion investment organisation right now. Source: Latest News
Momentum grows for an out-of-court settlement of the Mining Charter impasse
BL Premium reports that the Minerals Council SA (MCSA – previously called the Chamber of Mines) has spoken glowingly of an easing of tensions between the industry and Department of Mineral Resources & Energy (DMRE), raising hopes that a legal battle over the Mining Charter could be resolved out of...
Patients and staff at two frail care centres in Port Elizabeth hit by Covid-19
HeraldLIVE reports that Covid-19 has hit two frail care centres in Port Elizabeth, with a combined 20 patients and 11 employees infected and an elderly woman who contracted the virus having died. Source: Latest News
KZN education department to hire 6,000 EPWP workers to screen teachers and pupils at schools
TimesLIVE reports that the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) education department says it will deploy 6,000 people to screen teachers and pupils at schools in the province from 1 June. Source: Latest News
SAA’s business rescue practitioners say they’re engaging with government on new airline
BL Premium reports that the SA Airways (SAA) business rescue practitioners (BRPs) told creditors on Wednesday that they were continuing to engage with the government on plans for a new airline, which stood a reasonable chance of materialising if funds were made available. Source: Latest News