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TimesLIVE reports that a female official working at the East London Female Correctional Centre, in Westbank, has tested positive for Covid-19, the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) advised on Monday. Source: Latest News
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Hundreds of informal traders get permits to work in locked-down Johannesburg
TimesLIVE reports that hundreds of informal traders will now be able to ply their trade on the streets of Johannesburg during the Covid-19 lockdown. Source: Latest News
Reserve Bank urges banks to halt dividends and executive cash bonuses in 2020
BL Premium reports that the SA Reserve Bank (SARB) has urged banks to halt dividend payouts and bonuses to shore up capital and continue lending to businesses and households pummelled by the Covid-19 national lockdown. Source: Latest News
Tripartite alliance rejects Covid-19 support from IMF, proposes domestic sources of funding including private retirement funds
BL Premium reports that the ANC-led tripartite alliance has formed a task team to engage the government on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, but it has ruled out approaching the IMF for assistance. Source: Latest News
International Labour Organisation postpones annual conference over Covid-19
BusinessLive reports that the International Labour Organisation (ILO), a UN agency that sets global labour standards, has become the latest institution to cancel a conference due to Covid-19. Source: Latest News
More than 2,300 employees have so far chosen to voluntarily leave Telkom
BL Premium reports that according to communications minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, Telkom has cut more than three-quarters of the jobs it intended to reduce, thus getting a step closer to saving an estimated R10bn in wage costs. Source: Latest News
Amcu says no to mines returning to limited operations
BusinessLive reports that ahead of talks with mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe and other unions, the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) has drawn a clear line in opposing the piecemeal return to work at some mines and plants with reduced workforces. Source: Latest News
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Monday, 6 April 2020
In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Monday, 6 April 2020. Source: Latest News
‘Criticism of Sizakele Mzimela’s appointment as CEO of Transnet Freight Rail uninformed’
ANA writes that Bonang Mohale, chancellor of the University of the Free State, said on Friday that criticism of Sizakele Mzimela’s ability to head Transnet Freight Rail was uninformed. Source: Latest News
Workers at Independent Development Trust (IDT) given three-month lifeline
Mail & Guardian reports that in a last-minute reprieve, 90 employees of the ailing Independent Development Trust (IDT) were given a three-month extension of their contracts, despite plans by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPW&I) to dissolve the state-owned company. Source: Latest News