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TimesLIVE reports that the 30-year-old Witbank teacher alleged to have locked a grade 1 learner in a strongroom at Blackhill Primary School and forgetting him there overnight is four months pregnant. Source: Latest News
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Police meet with family of metro cop killed on Monday in deadly Durban mass shooting
ANA reports that a police delegation met on Tuesday with the family of the metro police officer who was killed in a mass shooting in Durban on Monday. Source: Latest News
Workers protest at Cell C headquarters over bonus payments
Business Report writes that mobile network operator Cell C was in the spotlight after its head office in Johannesburg was shut down on Tuesday morning when staff protested over bonuses that were not paid. Source: Latest News
Murder case stonewalls teacher’s bid for police clearance certificate
SowetanLive reports that a school teacher with a criminal record for murder was among those whose applications for a police clearance certificate was turned down. Source: Latest News
Family ordered by Equality Court to pay R200,000 to worker who was force-fed faeces
TimesLIVE reports that the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has welcomed a decision by the Equality Court ordering a Springs family to pay a former worker R200,000 in damages after force-feeding him faeces. Source: Latest News
Ball has begun rolling on plans to cut public service wage bill
City Press reports that the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) has begun mooted plans to cut the public service wage bill starting in the new financial year in April. Source: Latest News
Gauteng community health care workers reject contracts of R3,500 a month
GroundUp reported on Friday that community health care workers across Gauteng had, since the day before, been involved in shutting down contract signing centres. Source: Latest News
Mara Group’s new smartphone factory at Dube TradePort SEZ to create 500 jobs
Moneyweb reports that SA’s first fully-fledged smartphone factory is to open at Dube TradePort Special Economic Zone (SEZ) north of Durban. Pan-African investment conglomerate Mara Group plans to invest R1.5 billion into the project. Source: Latest News
ANC tells Zizi Kodwa and Pule Mabe to 'step aside' amid sex harassment allegations
News24 reports that the ANC’s national working committee (NWC) has decided that its spokesperson Pule Mabe and its acting spokesperson Zizi Kodwa should “step aside”. Source: Latest News
Wage strike at Premier’s Blue Ribbon bread in Salt River enters fourth month
GroundUp reports that Premier employees at Blue Ribbon bread in Salt River have been on a protected strike since 28 November over wages and working conditions. Source: Latest News