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Fin24 reports that following a landmark court ruling, amendments to the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (Coida), which will incorporate domestic workers under Coida, will be presented to Parliament soon. Source: Latest News
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Numsa and Sacca rebuff claims that their strike deepened SAA’s financial woes
BusinessLive reports that the two largest unions at SA Airways (SAA) said on Monday that minister of public enterprises Pravin Gordhan’s attempt to attribute the carrier’s deepening financial crisis to their week-long strike was an opportunistic attempt to deflect attention from management and board failures. Source: Latest News
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 3 December 2019
In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Tuesday, 3 December 2019. Source: Latest News
Police not investigating, but SA Council for Educators to question ex-Bishops teacher who 'sexually engaged' pupils
Cape Times reports that police are not investigating sexual abuse allegations against former Bishops Diocesan College teacher Fiona Viotti, despite the school’s independent investigation having found that she sexually engaged with at least five pupils. Source: Latest News
Forty-three bogus doctors found illegally practising in SA this year alone
The Star reports that an astonishing 43 bogus doctors were discovered this year alone to have been illegally practising in SA. Source: Latest News
Deputy Finance Minister announces plan to freeze public sector wages in order to rein in state spending
Business Report writes that Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo said on Monday that the government was planning to freeze wages across its operations to curb its escalating expenditure. Source: Latest News
Defence Minister appoints external task team to investigate sexual assault cases in SANDF
Cape Argus reports that Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has set up an external task team to probe allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse in the SA National Defence Force (SANDF). She motivated this by saying she could not trust the military to investigate itself. Source: Latest News
SAHRC probing allegations of religious discrimination in Limpopo premier's office against ZCC members
News24 reports that the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in Limpopo is investigating staff in the Limpopo premier’s office following allegations of religious discrimination. Source: Latest News
ANC is not an employment agency, says former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede
Independent News reports that former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede has dismissed reports that she wants to come back as mayor after the 2021 local government elections. Source: Latest News
Crowd turns on firefighters battling blaze in Tafelsig, allegedly for arriving late
Cape Times reports that firefighters trying to extinguish a blaze in Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain, on Sunday night were met by a hostile crowd, which allegedly verbally abused and intimidated them. Source: Latest News