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TimesLIVE reports that a 50-year-old man was found dead with gunshot wounds in the office of a Durban factory on Friday. Source: Latest News
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Former Bryanston High sports coach accused of sexually harassing three pupils back in court
TimesLIVE reports that the case against a former Bryanston High School sports coach accused of sexually harassing three pupils was scheduled to continue in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Source: Latest News
Report indicates that e-commerce could create three million jobs in Africa in next six years
Fin24 reports that online marketplaces establishing themselves across Africa could create around three million new jobs by 2025, according to a new report released by Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Source: SA Labour News
Report indicates that e-commerce could create three million jobs in Africa in next 6 years
Fin24 reports that online marketplaces establishing themselves across Africa could create around three million new jobs by 2025, according to a new report released by Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Source: Latest News
Activists push pension funds in South Africa to tally climate costs on investments
Bloomberg reports that pension funds in SA have a legal obligation to account for the financial effects of climate change on their investments, according to two groups lobbying money managers to pay closer attention to the issue. Source: Latest News
Roundup on Monday, 15 April 2019 of weekend labour reports
In our roundup of weekend news, see summaries of our selection of South African labour-related stories that appeared since Friday, 12 April 2019. Source: Latest News
Labour minister cautions employers against the latest trend in shady labour practices
The Citizen reports that Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant has strongly cautioned employers who have recently adopted the practice of dismissing workers en masse only to re-employ them and pay them wages at the rate of the national minimum wage (NMW), or even less. Source: Latest News
Corruption at HPCSA a symptom of government’s incompetence
On Thursday, the Solidarity Occupational Guild for Health Practitioners strongly condemned alleged corruption at the Health Professions Council of SA (HPSCA), which it said could lead to unqualified doctors and nurses unlawfully getting accreditation. Source: Latest News
Mayor Mashaba announces Johannesburg finalising next phase of staff insourcing
ANA reports that mayor Herman Mashaba said on Sunday that the City of Johannesburg was finalising the insourcing of remaining outsourced security guards and cleaning services staff in line with its May 2017 commitment to insource those services. Source: Latest News
Government faces ‘radical action’ to declare commuter rail system 'a disaster'
Weekend Argus reports that as Metrorail’s woes continue to hit train commuters hard, calls for the rail system to be declared a disaster have been amplified ahead of national elections in May. Source: Latest News