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News24 reports that a nurse, who helped care for thousands of people’s wounds at Groote Schuur hospital in Cape Town, has retired after 35 years – and she has never taken a day’s sick leave. Source: Latest News
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UNTU requests labour minister to increase BCEA earnings threshold that determines applicability of working time rights
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) has requested Labour and Employment Minister Thulas Nxesi to review the earnings threshold set in terms of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA). Source: Latest News
Cape Town working on refunds for MyCiTi commuters after Khayelitsha/Mitchells Plain route abruptly suspended
News24 reports that the City of Cape Town is working on plans to refund MyCiTi commuters left stranded after the expiry of its contract with the joint venture companies that provided the N2 Express route service. Source: Latest News
Truck driver and conductor 'critical' after being shot in latest Durban hijacking on Tuesday
News24 reports that KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) premier Sihle Zikalala and the transport department’s Mluleki Mntungwa have condemned a hijacking and shooting that left a truck driver and his conductor in a critical condition in Durban on Tuesday. Source: Latest News
Sibanye-Stillwater consultation process nearly halves expected job losses at its SA gold mines
Mining Weekly reports that a consultation process with stakeholders regarding the restructuring of Sibanye-Stillwater’s SA gold operations has resulted in expected job losses being nearly halved to 3,450. Source: Latest News
Cape Town mother lays assault charge against her Grade 1 son's teacher
News24 reports that a Cape Town mother has laid a criminal charge against one of her Grade 1 son’s teachers after the boy came home with a bloodied mouth and cane marks on his back. Source: Latest News
Standard Bank shuts even more branches than planned, with more than 1,200 jobs expected to be affected
Moneyweb reports that Standard Bank has announced the full list of branches that have been or will be closed, as part of the realignment of “its retail and business banking delivery model”. Source: Latest News
Police still searching for robbers who drove over and critically injured Pretoria security guard
News24 reports that late on Tuesday police were still hunting down robbers who stole a large sum of money from a woman, before fleeing the scene and driving over a security guard in the parking lot of a shopping centre in Montana, Pretoria. Source: Latest News
Sadtu calls for urgent summits to deal with violence, drug abuse at schools
News24 reports that the SA Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) has called on parents and affected communities to urgently convene summits to deal with violence, the availability of drugs and substance abuse in schools. Source: Latest News
New Absa CEO will only start in 2020, notwithstanding its ambitious growth strategy
BL Premium reports that Absa is going to be without a permanent CEO until 2020, notwithstanding that it has mapped out an ambitious growth strategy. Source: Latest News