ANA reports that the city manager of eThekwini municipality, Sipho Nzuza, appeared in the Durban Commercial Crimes Court on Tuesday for his alleged role in the nearly R500 million fraudulent tender scheme that contributed to the “redeployment” of former city mayor Zandile Gumede. Source: Latest News
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Labour Court temporarily lifts municipal union Demawusa's deregistration
The Star reports that Saftu’s municipal affiliated union, Demawusa, has accused the Department of Employment and Labour of sinister political motives after the union won interim relief against its deregistration on Tuesday. Source: Latest News
Employers indicate limited or no intentions to hire in second quarter of 2020
Engineering News reports that recruitment solutions company ManpowerGroup has found that SA employees have little to no intention to hire new employees during the second quarter of 2020. Source: Latest News
Labour department launches new workplace regulations dealing with ergonomics
BusinessTech reports that the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) has launched new ergonomic regulations that aim to prevent occupational diseases and injuries relating to ergonomic hazards in workplaces. Source: Latest News
Western Cape 2020 budget sees more law enforcement officers, trimming of staff expenses
Engineering News reports that safety has been prioritised by the Western Cape in its 2020 budget, with R4-billion allocated for this purpose in the medium term. Source: Latest News
Tshiamiso Trust almost ready to start assessing gold mining silicosis claims
Mining Weekly reports that Tshiamiso Trust chairperson Professor May Hermanus has confirmed that the trust structure, including drafting of its policies and the recruitment of staff, is nearly complete. Source: Latest News
Chemical union Ceppwawu calls for employers to stop using breathalysers due to coronavirus threat
BusinessLive reports that the Chemical, Energy, Paper, Printing, Wood and Allied Workers’ Union (Ceppwawu) has called on employers to stop using breathalysers in an effort aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus in SA. Source: Latest News
Legal threats set to stymie Cosatu’s bailout plan for Eskom
Bloomberg writes that a plan proposed by Cosatu to get pension funds and state lenders to refinance part of Eskom’s debt faces hurdles that may be impossible to overcome. Source: Latest News
Old Mutual searching for new CEO in spite of Moyo’s interdict application
BusinessLive reports that Old Mutual indicated that it would continue with its CEO recruitment process after the High Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday reserved judgment on the matter. Source: Latest News
ConCourt criticises lower court judgment on compensation fund coverage for domestic workers as ‘drastic’
BusinessLive reports that the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) justices have criticised orders by a lower court relating to the constitutional validity of the exclusion of domestic workers employed in private households from the definition of “employee” in the 1993 Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (Coida) as “drastic” and scant...




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