City Press writes that the health department, which claims to be ready to roll out one of the most far-reaching and expensive health initiatives in the history of SA, appears unable to provide a “healthy” working environment for its own personnel. Source: Latest News
Business Report writes that the Jobs Fund, launched by the government in 2011 through a R9 billion disbursement, had allocated the full amount on 153 projects by the end of September last year. Source: Latest News
TimesLIVE reports that a critically injured 58-year-old woman had to be airlifted to hospital after her clothing got caught in the propshaft of a tractor she was driving at a nursery in Pretoria. Source: Latest News
BL Premium reports that the SA Post Office (Sapo) has suspended its CEO, Lindiwe Kwele, after just four months into the job. Sapo, which lost more than R1bn in the last financial year, is one of several state-owned entities that has had to rely on government bailouts to stay afloat. Source:...
City Press reports that the SA Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) is allegedly using its dominance at the SA Council for Educators (Sace) to crush a smaller rival union formed by its former president, Thobile Ntola. Source: Latest News
Sunday Times Business Times reports that Samancor Chrome is in the crosshairs of labour unions again over the possible retrenchment of more than 3,000 workers, even while as it faces allegations of fraud and profit-shifting. Source: Latest News
The Sunday Independent reports that the public hearings into the proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme are reaching the last leg. Source: Latest News
News24 reports that four men who were filmed allegedly assaulting Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) officers in Daveyton on Friday afternoon have been arrested. Source: Latest News
In our roundup of weekend news, see summaries of our selection of South African labour-related stories that appeared since Friday, 7 February 2020. Source: Latest News
Saturday Citizen reports that Tshwane municipal workers have given Tshwane City until month-end to get its house in order and put an end to the “constant collapse” of council meetings. Source: Latest News
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