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Sowetan reports a company that gives people in need of a place to stay has ironically left its employee stranded without accommodation far from home in Cape Town. Source: Latest News
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Nine Soweto TV producers fight to get their jobs back
SowetanLive reports that nine Soweto TV producers have vowed to fight for their jobs after they were fired in January following disciplinary hearings. Source: Latest News
Calls for domestic workers to be granted paid leave mounting to protect them from Covid-19
TimesLIVE writes that as Covid-19 continues to spread in SA and more people opt to work from home, the safety of domestic employees remains a cause for concern, and calls for employers to grant them paid leave are mounting. Source: Latest News
Former top cop Khomotso Phahlane disputes Ipid’s forensic report in corruption case against him
City Press reports that the lawyers of former top cop Lieutenant General Khomotso Phahlane are confident that when his trial continues in May they will be able to punch holes in a forensic report by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) that forms the basis of the state’s case against...
Numsa in talks with BMW over financial compensation for employees as a result shutdown
Business Report writes that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) has met with the management of BMW SA to discuss financial compensation for employees in respect of the shutdown of the Rosslyn manufacturing plant for two weeks. Source: Latest News
Case for more women in SA mining to be put firmly on the agendas of CEOs
Miningmx reports that there’s a raft of information that shows involving women in the mining business is not just the mark of a just, modern society, but a good business strategy. Source: Latest News
Minerals Council condemns false Sibanye Covid-19 report, to provide daily updates on any incidents
Mining Weekly reports that the Minerals Council SA (MCSA – previously called the Chamber of Mines) says it will provide a daily update on its website if and when incidents of Covid-19 are confirmed at its members’ operations. Source: Latest News
Mineral resources department to mediate in impasse over sale of Lily Mine, where bodies of three miners are still underground
City Press reports that the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has intervened in the litigation process that has stalled the reopening of two Mpumalanga gold mines and the retrieval of the bodies of three workers who were buried underground. Source: Latest News
Settlement offer for long-suffering Transnet pensioners offers little after seven-year battle
BL Premium reports that a hard-fought legal challenge brought by Transnet pensioners against the state-owned logistics company has after seven years culminated in a settlement agreement, offering only some justice for the long-suffering retirees. Source: Latest News
After a decade’s battle over scarce skills allowances, senior Western Cape doctors win in ConCourt
Cape Times reports that after a decade-long battle, 50 doctors have claimed victory over the Western Cape health department after the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) dismissed with costs the department’s leave to appeal an order to pay scarce skills allowances. Source: Latest News