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News24 reports that two Cape Town police officers appeared in the Athlone Magistrate’s Court on Monday for alleged corruption. Source: Latest News
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Calgro M3 Holdings closes construction division, retrenches 150 employees
Moneyweb reports that about 150 employees at property and private memorial parks developer Calgro M3 Holdings have been retrenched, following a decision by the group to close its construction division. Source: Latest News
Armed gang holds up security guards at gunpoint, breaks into Durban liquor store
SowetanLive reports that an armed gang escaped with loot of alcohol after breaking into a liquor store in Berea, Durban, on Tuesday morning. Source: Latest News
MQA trainees without practical training struggle to find jobs
SowetanLive reports on the cases of a number of unemployed persons who underwent skills development training funded by the Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA) but who are unable to find jobs even though they received their certificates. Source: Latest News
Probe into conduct of JMPD officers at scene of Collins Khosa’s death to be finalised on Tuesday
TimesLIVE reports that the Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) on Monday said it expected the report into an investigation into the conduct of officers who were at the scene when an Alexandra man was allegedly beaten to death to be completed on Tuesday. Source: Latest News
Amcu urges government to make universal Covid-19 testing for mineworkers mandatory
Mining Weekly reports that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) has reiterated its call for universal Covid-19 testing of all mineworkers. Source: Latest News
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Monday, 18 May 2020
In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Monday, 18 May 2020. Source: Latest News
Over R2bn still not paid over to workers as UIF waits on 74,000 employers
The Citizen reports that according to Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) Minister Thulas Nxesi, 14,113 domestic workers have benefitted from the special Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) lockdown benefit to the extent of R55,572,870. Source: Latest News
Nearly 600 coronavirus infections in SA’s prisons
SowetanLive reports that there has been a steep jump in the number of coronavirus infections in the prison system. On Saturday, the number of infections stood at 388, but by Sunday the number had jumped to 571. Source: Latest News
State will kill people from other diseases by ploughing every resource into the fight against Covid-19
SowetanLive reports that according to a group of 38 public and private healthcare doctors across the country, the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic was not sustainable and would cause serious harm to the country’s healthcare system in the long run. Source: Latest News