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News24 reports that the report into the investigation into allegations that a female Bishops Diocesan College teacher had a relationship with a number of male pupils should be available within the next few days. Source: Latest News
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No threat to Gauteng, Western Cape trains from alleged non-payment of Eskom bills, Prasa insists
Fin24 reports that the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) has denied reports that Eskom came close to cutting power to some of its rail routes due to unpaid bills. Source: Latest News
Former Eskom finance executive granted R20,000 bail in multimillion-rand fraud case
Fin24 reports that a former finance executive at Eskom, Bernard Moraka, and his alleged accomplice Victor Tshabalala appeared last week before the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Palm Ridge, Johannesburg, for allegedly defrauding the power utility of R34-million. Source: Latest News
Private hospital care for public servants is hypocritical, says Solidarity
BusinessLive reports that trade union Solidarity has criticised the recent decision by the Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS) to guarantee private hospital care to all its members, saying it was an admission of the state’s failure to run an effective public healthcare system. Source: Latest News
Exxaro Resources launches safety campaign in quest for zero harm
Mining Weekly reports that diversified miner Exxaro Resources on Friday launched its Khetha Ukuphepha safety campaign across all its business units and operations, as part of its journey towards zero harm. Source: Latest News
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Thursday, 7 November 2019
In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Thursday, 7 November 2019. Source: Latest News
City of Tshwane ambulance crew robbed at gunpoint in Soshanguve in early hours of Wednesday
News24 reports that a City of Tshwane emergency service crew was robbed when they responded to an apparent medical emergency in Block GG, Soshanguve, just after 02:00 on Wednesday. Source: Latest News
Sanef won’t appeal Equality Court judgment in hate speech case against EFF aimed to protect journalists
News24 reports that the SA National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) will not appeal the Equality Court judgment in its case against the EFF and its leader Julius Malema, but will use interdicts and criminal recourse to protect journalists. Source: Latest News
Dis-Chem’s profit down 39% in six months to August as strike costs bit
Fin24 reports that while pharmacy group Dis-Chem saw its revenue grow by 13% to R11.8bn in the six months to end-August, its profit declined by a large margin due to costs related to a months-long strike that started at the end of 2018. Source: Latest News
CSIR issues retrenchment notices to some support staff as part of its reorganisation strategy
Engineering News reports that the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has started a process of reorganising its support staff as part of the reorganisation of its operating model. Source: Latest News