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News24 reports that two gym employees who saved a swimmer’s life last week will be honoured for their heroic actions in a special ceremony. Source: Latest News
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City of Joburg hearing to hear claims JMPD chief Tembe incited junior officers to revolt against seniors
EWN reports that the City of Johannesburg will on Friday hear claims that Johannesburg Metro Police (JMPD) chief David Tembe incited junior officers to revolt against senior officers, and that the relationship between the chief and senior managers has completely broken down. Source: Latest News
Western Cape road worker sent spinning high into the air after being hit by car
TimesLIVE reports that video footage showing a road worker being hit by a green Toyota Avanza in the Western Cape has gone viral across the world. Source: Latest News
Unions should think twice about strikes before committing members to hardship, cautions Solidarity’s Gideon du Plessis
Gideon du Plessis, general secretary of Solidarity, writes that a consequence of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union’s (Amcu’s) four-month long strike at Sibanye-Stillwater’s gold mines was that by the end of March the loss of income of the 14,000 striking union members averaged R56,400 per striking worker. Source:...
SAHRC mulling prospects for public inquiry into Sibanye mine disruptions
EWN reports that the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) visited Sibanye-Stillwater’s Driefontein operation on Wednesday and indicated that it still needed to determine if there was a need for a public inquiry into disruptions at the mine. Source: Latest News
Limpopo ‘sex pest’ teacher beaten up by community members
HeraldLive reports that a Limpopo teacher accused of buying alcohol for a pupil and fondling her is recovering in hospital after he was attacked by members of the community. Source: Latest News
Durban school principal suspended amid claims of bullying, sexual abuse of teachers
Daily News reports that the KwaZulu-Natal education department has suspended the principal of a Durban primary school, pending an investigation into allegations of sexual, physical and verbal abuse of teachers, four years after the teachers first complained. Source: Latest News
Western Cape clothing industry set to get major funding boost from the province
Cape Argus reports that the Western Cape garment and textile industry, once the backbone of job creation in the province, is set for a major boost with funding from the provincial government. Source: Latest News
Former ConCourt judge who allegedly offered money for CCMA complainant to 'go away’ resigns from blind society
The Mercury reports that barely a month after he vowed to save the cash strapped KZN Blind and Deaf Society from closing its doors, former Constitutional Court (ConCourt) Justice Zak Yacoob has resigned. Source: Latest News
Discord at Joburg City Library as workers claim City has reneged on dispute settlement agreement
The Sunday Independent reports that employees of Johannesburg City Library are up in arms over what they claim is the failure by their employer to stick to an agreement reached with their union last year. Source: Latest News