SowetanLive reports that fear has gripped a Limpopo village after 19 miners in the area tested positive for the deadly Covid-19. The mineworkers, employees at Impala Platinum’s (Implats’) Marula platinum mine in Diphale village, tested positive to the virus – prompting the mine to shut down operations. Source: Latest News
The Citizen reports that a restaurant lobby group has expressed disappointment that President Cyril Ramaphosa did not ease restrictions to immediately allow “call and collect” for meals’ service, but is hoping the government will allow sit-down restaurants under Level 3 of the national Covid-19 lockdown. Source: Latest News
Sunday Independent reports that SA Airway’s (SAA’s) business rescue practitioners (BRPs) are under fire for raking in over R30 million in fees without producing a plan to save the broke airline. Source: Latest News
Cape Argus reports that hair and beauty salon owners have launched an urgent interdict that could set a precedent for similar businesses. Source: Latest News
TimesLIVE reports that the majority of unions representing workers at SA Airways (SAA) have rejected the proposal of the business rescue practitioners (BRP) to wind down the airline. Source: Latest News
Moneyweb reports that Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane has welcomed the Constitutional Court’s (ConCourt’s) dismissal on Friday of the joint Solidarity/AfriForum application to appeal and set aside the use of broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) criteria as part of the department’s R200 million Covid-19 Tourism Relief Fund for small businesses. Source:...
BL Premium reports that the truce between the SA Airways business rescue practitioners (BRPs) and Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) Minister Pravin Gordhan is on the rocks following a statement to a parliamentary committee on Friday that the one of the BRPs intended to submit a report for the wind-down...
BL Premium reports that in the latest sign of souring sentiment in boardrooms over a national lockdown that threatens cascading corporate failures, organised business has proposed that SA move quickly to open virtually the entire economy. Source: Latest News
City Press reports that trade unions are calling on Finance Minister Tito Mboweni to reverse his stance on not increasing public servants’ salaries when he delivers his “emergency” revised budget next month. Source: Latest News
In our roundup of weekend news, see summaries of our selection of South African labour-related stories that appeared since Friday, 15 May 2020. Source: Latest News
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