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BusinessLive reports that SA motorists must brace for a bigger-than-expected petrol price increase in June after oil prices rebounded off their late-April crash. This will come after record fuel price drops in April and May. Source: Latest News
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SAA’s business rescue practitioners refute ‘incorrect’ company statement that SAA will resume domestic flights in mid-June
BL Premium reports that the SA Airways (SAA) business rescue practitioners (BRPs) said on Wednesday that the state-owned airline would not resume domestic flights in mid-June. This was contrary to a statement issued by the company’s communications office on Tuesday. Source: Latest News
Western Cape correctional services official dies from coronavirus disease
TimesLIVE reports that an official from the Western Cape Department of Correctional Services (DCS) official died from the coronavirus disease on Tuesday. Source: Latest News
DMRE to fast-track capital projects, mining rights to help save jobs
Mining Weekly reports that the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) says that to help create jobs in what will remain a challenging macroeconomic environment for the foreseeable future, it will fast-track its capital expenditure (capex) projects planned for the next five years. Source: Latest News
IDC asks court to put Kalagadi Manganese into business rescue; application opposed
BL Premium reports that Kalagadi Manganese’s major creditor and 20% shareholder, the state-owned Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), has approached the court to put the mining company into business rescue. Source: Latest News
Nedlac to discuss UIF’s financial capacity to continue paying Covid-19 relief funds beyond 2020
BusinessLive reports that the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) will on Thursday discuss the Unemployment Insurance Fund’s (UIF’s) financial capacity to continue paying Covid-19 temporary relief benefits in the long run. Source: Latest News
Workers not registered for UIF can now claim Ters benefit
BusinessLive reports that Employment & Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi on Monday amended a directive pertaining to the Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (Ters) to now allow workers to claim even where their employers did not register them for the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), provide the required details, or pay the necessary...
Struggling with cash-flow, Sascoc pays salaries one day late
BusinessLive reports that the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) paid salaries to its 24 staff members on Tuesday according to acting CEO Ravi Govender. Source: Latest News
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 26 May 2020
In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Tuesday, 26 May 2020. Source: Latest News
NUM calls for closures of mines with a high number of Covid-19 cases
Mining Weekly reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has expressed concern about the number of Covid-19 cases reported at SA mines and has called on the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) to stop mining operations until all safety measures have been adhered to. Source: Latest News