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News24 reports that a Muslim member of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) was due to face a hearing in a military court in Cape Town on Tuesday because of her refusal to not wear her headscarf. Source: Latest News
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Eastern Cape MEC summons hospital bosses in bid to improve health care services
BusinessLive reports that Eastern Cape health MEC Sindiswa Gomba summoned hospital bosses to a meeting in East London on Tuesday to figure out how to improve the services provided by state facilities. Source: Latest News
Broke Denel not able to pay full staff salaries for June
BusinessLive reports that state-owned arms manufacturer Denel has indicated that it is unable to pay its employees their full salaries this month. Source: Latest News
Over 360 employers have applied for exemption from national minimum wage
Mail & Guardian reports that over 360 employers, employing over 42,000 workers, have applied to be exempt from the R20 an hour national minimum wage (NMW). Source: Latest News
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Monday, 24 June 2019
In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Monday, 24 June 2019. Source: Latest News
Lawyers take justice minister to court in row over race and gender quotas for provincial legal practice councils
The Sunday Times reports that a race and gender row is rocking the legal fraternity because of a “one size fits all” policy that dictates how many white and black men and women can sit on new provincial watchdog bodies. Source: Latest News
On day shift, Tembisa Hospital has ‘two midwives for 96 pregnant moms’, claims union
The Citizen reports that the Young Nurses Indaba Trade Union has accused the government of Gauteng of poor planning in light of several overcrowding incidences highlighted on social media last week. Source: Latest News
Over 200 miners stay underground at Lanxess mine in protest against sexual harassment of female worker
Business Report writes that more than 200 employees at Lanxess Chrome mine in Rustenburg have staged an underground sit-in to protest against the sexual harassment and victimisation of a female worker. Source: Latest News
Two Limpopo traffic cops robbed after stopping car for speeding
TimesLIVE reports that two Limpopo traffic officers were robbed on Friday afternoon after pulling over a car for speeding. Source: Latest News
CEO of Afrikaans teacher union who rakes in millions reportedly being probed for ‘fraud’
The Citizen reports that members of the Afrikaans teachers union the Suid Afrikaanse Onderwysers Unie (SAOU), which has just over 37,000 members, are asking serious questions about its CEO’s astronomic annual salary of more than R3.6 million. Source: Latest News