Reuters reports that Massmart announced on Thursday that it had decided to close all of its non-performing stores, as cash-strapped consumers battle with high unemployment, modest wage increases and higher average fuel and utility prices. Source: Latest News
BL Premium reports that the National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) said on Wednesday that it would embark on a national day of action on 30 March as a “warning shot” to the government to honour the last part of the three-year public sector wage agreement signed in...
Moneyweb reports that BMW South Africa is to shut down its Rosslyn manufacturing plant in Pretoria for two weeks because of risks posed by Covid-19 and the resulting impact on demand for new vehicles. Source: Latest News
Engineering News reports that the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) has appealed to employers to use the prescriptions of the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act in governing workplaces in relation to the Covid-19 virus. Source: Latest News
Mining Weekly reports that Gold Fields and Harmony Gold have announced measures and strategies to help prevent the spread of Covid-19. Source: Latest News
BusinessLive reports that the SA National Taxi Council (Santaco) has mapped out a plan to limit the spread of Covid-19 in the sector that provides crucial transport for an estimated 16.5-million passengers daily. Source: Latest News
BusinessLive reports that labour federation Cosatu has welcomed approval by the cabinet of a bill proposing the inclusion of domestic workers in the compensation for occupational diseases and injuries regime. Source: Latest News
BusinessLive reports that annual consumer inflation ticked up slightly in February to 4.6%, from 4.5% in January, to reach its highest level in over a year, data from Statistics SA showed on Wednesday. Source: Latest News
BusinessLive reports that an association of meat importers and exporters has warned of mass retrenchments in the food sector after the government announced a significant hike in poultry tariffs. Source: Latest News
BusinessLive reports that the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) has postponed its congress due to the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak. Source: Latest News
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