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Cape Times reports that three more police stations in the Western Cape have been placed under a 48-hour lockdown for decontamination due to Covid-19 infections. Source: Latest News
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Two Free State cops killed by 'drunk' driver at lockdown roadblock
News24 reports that on Friday night in the Free State, two police officers were killed by an allegedly drunk driver of a light delivery vehicle. Source: Latest News
Transnet pension fund lawsuit alleges looting of hundreds of millions of rand by Gupta family allay
BL Premium reports that a Transnet pension fund lawsuit has exposed how hundreds of millions of rand in pensioners’ money allegedly ended up in the accounts of Gupta family companies. Source: Latest News
Roundup on Monday, 4 May 2020 of weekend labour reports
In our roundup of weekend news, see summaries of our selection of South African labour-related stories that appeared since Thursday, 30 April 2020. Source: Latest News
As lockdown takes its toll on businesses, jobs axe hangs over half of SA’s workforce
Sunday Times writes that a jobs bloodbath is set to see the unemployment rate soar, with millions of jobs on the line as SA sinks into probable economic depression. The Covid-19 pandemic has seen two ratings downgrades and disruption of the fiscus, with GDP expected to contract 10%. Source: Latest News
SAA staff have until Friday to sign retrenchment deal, designed to buy more time for funding options to be explored
BL Premium reports that employees at SA Airways (SAA) have until Friday to confirm whether they will sign the retrenchment agreement as proposed by the airline’s business rescue practitioners (BRPs) in a bid to buy more time to see if a funder can come to the rescue. Source: Latest News
Massive fall in cases since CCMA prohibited ‘walk-ins’ at its offices because of coronavirus pandemic
Mail & Guardian reports that the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has seen a massive drop in case referrals since it decided to close its doors to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Source: Latest News
Parliament ‘gutted’ as staffer succumbs to Covid-19
TimesLive reports that Parliament has lost one of its employees to Covid-19, the legislature announced on Friday. Source: Latest News
No UIF benefits for minibus drivers because of failure to implement 2005 sectoral determination
Business Times reports that as the national Covid-19 lockdown enters its second month, minibus taxi drivers will not be lining up to claim unemployment money. Source: Latest News
Motor dealers to open on Monday, amid uncertainty about applicable conditions
BusinessLive reports that motor dealers will start reopening their doors to customers on Monday, even while unsure of the conditions under which they will be allowed to operate. Source: Latest News