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Cape Times reports that two truck drivers were killed in a pile-up on the N7 near Citrusdal in the West Coast on Wednesday. Apparently, three trucks en route to and from Namibia collided in the early hours. Source: Latest News
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Deaths of two workers in January at uMhlanga Arch site sparks concerns sub-contractor ‘short-cuts’ that compromise safety
The Mercury reports that a probe into the death of two workers at an uMhlanga site has sparked concerns about the safety of construction workers in the industry. Source: Latest News
Unpaid asbestos removal workers lock teachers and learners out of Pietermaritzburg primary school
GroundUp reports that on Tuesday, teachers and learners were locked out of Philani Primary School in Imbali, Pietermaritzburg, by disgruntled local workers who said they had not been paid for January. Source: Latest News
Amcu leader pledges to start a a fund for dead Lily Mine workers with his own salary
SowetanLive reports that Joseph Mathunjwa, president of the Association of Minewoekrs and Construction Union (Amcu), says he will start a fund with his own salary to help retrieve the bodies of three Lily Mine workers who were trapped when the mine’s crown pillar collapsed on 5 February 2016. Source: Latest...
Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority reports death of contract worker at acid mine drainage treatment plant
Mining Weekly reports that state-owned Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA) on Wednesday reported that a worker had been killed in an accident at the Central Basin acid mine drainage (AMD) treatment plant, which is under its management. Source: Latest News
Health department employees who work in Civitas Building to get a ‘safer home’
The Citizen reports that the national Department of Health could soon have a new home as plans to relocate staff from the current hazardous building in Pretoria are finally under way, following several months of chaos. Source: Latest News
SAA’s business rescue practitioners eye UIF surplus to fund job cut packages
Business Report writes that the South African Airways (SAA) business rescue practitioners (BPRs) have approached the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) to discuss the possibility of using some of the the R100 billion surplus that the UIF controls to fund inevitable retrenchments at the troubled state-owned airline. Source: Latest News
With new critical skills work visa list expected in March, Motsoaledi seems on track to effect immigration policy changes
Immigration laywer Stefanie de Saude-Darbandi writes that changes to the critical skills work visa list are expected in March, in addition to changes to immigration and citizenship laws. Source: Latest News
Recruitment halted at Dr George Mukhari Hospital in Tshwane amid ‘irregularities’
TimesLIVE reports that the Gauteng Department of Health on Wednesday instructed Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital in Tshwane to stop recruitment and selection processes for vacancies. Source: Latest News
First silicosis pay-outs for gold miners expected by end June
Financial Mail writes that after years of intensive negotiations, mineworkers who have been affected by silicosis as a result of working in gold mines will at last be compensated by the companies for which they worked. Source: Latest News