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The North Coast Courier writes that the human impact of the huge financial meltdown faced by sugar giant Tongaat Hulett bit this week, when 210 families living in the company compound were told to pack their bags. Source: Latest News
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Head of Mpumalanga’s education department axed
News24Wire reports that Mpumalanga’s education department head, Mahlasedi Mhlabane, has been fired following an internal investigation by the integrity unit in the premier’s office. Source: Latest News
SABC actively dealing with cases against staff left ‘by the previous management’
News24Wire reports that the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has indicated that it has been dealing with a number of disciplinary cases against delinquent staff members at the public broadcaster. Source: Latest News
Twenty left with minor injuries after Cape Town train derailed at Bellville station on Thursday
News24Wire reports that some 20 passengers were treated for minor injuries after a train derailed at Bellville station on Thursday morning. Source: Latest News
KZN health lifts last week’s surprise ban on recruiting foreign doctors
BL Premium reports that the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) health department published a circular last week banning the recruitment of foreign doctors. Source: Latest News
Gauteng government issues OHS compliance notices to landlords it leases building from
News24Wire reports that the Gauteng government has issued landlords who own the 13 properties leased by the province with compliance notices in a bid to improve on the Occupation Health and Safety (OHS) of all employees working in the buildings. Source: Latest News
Prasa 'war room' up and running in order to get trains back on track, even as passenger trips plunge
News24Wire reports that according to the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa), a “war room”, established to improve the state-owned entity’s operations, was already at work, a month after it was launched. Source: Latest News
100,000 coal jobs at risk by 2030 if government fails to lock in future for SA coal sector, warns Lurco’s Aubrey Chauke
Miningmx reports that Aubrey Chauke, COO of Lurco Group, a privately-held coal miner, has noted that jobs were at risk in SA’s coal sector owing to difficult trading conditions in export markets and unattractive regulatory prospects domestically. Source: Latest News
Motor industry set to create 16,000 new jobs in next five years
BusinessLive reports that as much as R60bn could be invested in the SA vehicle and component manufacturing industries in the next five years according to Andrew Kirby, President of the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of SA (Naamsa). Source: Latest News
Cosatu warns of unprecedented mass strike if Eskom workers are retrenched
BusinessLive reports that trade union federation Cosatu says it will not compromise on its demands that no Eskom employee be retrenched during the turnaround of the utility, and that the parastatal not be privatised. Source: Latest News