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SABC News reports that Municipal Manager of the troubled Mafube Local Municipality in the Free State, Mothusi Lepheana, says they are hoping for a speedy resolution to the municipality’s financial woes. Source: Latest News
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Experts expect more fatal accidents if out-of-pocket SANDF continues to limp along
News24 reports that following a tragic submarine accident in Cape Town, the spotlight has fallen on the SA National Defence Force’s (SANDF’s) declining budget. Source: Latest News
Rifle-wielding robbers steal phones and cash from passengers on bus in Gugulethu
News24 reports that over last weekend, at least seven men robbed passengers on a Golden Arrow bus in Gugulethu and fled the scene with phones and an undisclosed amount of money. Source: Latest News
Eskom board at odds with Gordhan over CEO recruitment search
Bloomberg reports that the protracted search for Eskom’s new chief executive officer has raised tensions between Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and the state-owned power utility and its board, according to people familiar with the matter. Source: Latest News
SARB keeps repo rate unchanged at 8.25%
Moneyweb reports that the repo rate of the SA Reserve Bank (Sarb) remained unchanged at 8.25%, bank governor Lesetja Kganyago confirmed in a widely expected move on Thursday. Source: Latest News
SANDF releases names of three officers who died in Kommetjie submarine disaster
News24 reports that the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) has released the identities of the three naval officers who died on Wednesday when a wave battered a submarine in Kommetjie. Source: Latest News
Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 22 September 2023
In our Friday morning roundup, see summaries of our selection of recent South African labour-related reports. Source: Latest News
Things getting worse and worse at the Bellville department of employment and labour
GroundUp reports that it took more than a year for Brackenfell resident Stephan Evans to get his Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) money from the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) office in Bellville, Cape Town. Source: Latest News
DA suspects ANC cadre deployment committee for Gordhan rejecting Eskom CEO recommendation
The Citizen reports that Eskom continues to be without a leader after the Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan, rejected the recommendation of the power utility’s board as to a replacement for former CEO Andre de Ruyter. Source: Latest News
Motsoaledi tells Ramaphosa the only way to clear visa backlog is more home affairs staff
TimesLIVE reports that Department of Home Affairs (DHA) Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has appealed to President Cyril Ramaphosa for more money to employ staff as the department battles to clear visa backlogs. Source: Latest News