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TimesLIVE reports that Gauteng hospitals are in such bad condition that it will cost about R6bn to make them compliant with the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA). Source: Latest News
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‘War room’ intervention results in trains now running on schedule 63% of the time, says Fikile Mbalula
BusinessLive reports that according to Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula, intervention by the Passenger Rail Agency of SA’s (Prasa’s) newly established war room has resulted in improved service on the tracks‚ but there was still much work to be done. Source: Latest News
Mzimkhulu Mining loses R8m a day due to violent protests
SowetanLive reports that a coal supply company owned by Eskom board chairperson Jabu Mabuza’s brother-in-law is losing over R8m a day in revenue due to violent protests at its mine in Mpumalanga. Source: Latest News
Government outlines procedures on hiring of foreigners
The Citizen reports that the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) this week outlined myriad procedures that businesses hiring local and foreign nationals should follow. Source: Latest News
Transnet Port Terminals embarks on campaign to educate people about job scammers
The Citizen reports that Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) receives anonymous tip-offs averaging about 30 calls a month from victims desperate to get their money back after being scammed by criminals promising them jobs. Source: Latest News
No degree means no job
City Press reports that about 56% of the 7.6 million South Africans who were unemployed in the third quarter of the year do not have a matric qualification –and 34.1% only have a matric certificate. Source: Latest News
‘Test for Amcu’s ‘A Team’ as platinum wage dispute moves ominously towards strike ballot’
Gideon du Plessis, general secretary of trade union Solidarity, notes that the requirement for unions to run a secret ballot requiring majority support before declaring a strike recently became law. Source: Latest News
Popcru rejects minister’s proposal of private donor funding for NPA; congress starts on Monday
The Star reports that the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) has called for the rejection of plans by Justice Minister Ronald Lamola for private donors to fund the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). Source: Latest News
Sasol Mining dithers over court ruling to reinstate almost 1,000 wildcat strikers fired in 2009
City Press reports that Sasol Mining has still to decide whether to reinstate close to 1,000 workers dismissed in 2009 for engaging in a wildcat strike, or appeal the Labour Court’s decision. Source: Latest News
Parents furious at 'displaced principal' sleeping in her car on school premises
Sunday Tribune reports that parents at Kamalinee Primary in Isipingo vowed to shut the school on Monday if a senior educator, who has been accused of sleeping in her car, does not leave the premises. Source: Latest News