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Sowetan reports that a civic organisation has called on the Gauteng government to hire more staff members at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital (Bara) or face the wrath of the masses. Source: Latest News
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Jobs-for-sale scandal rocks SABC radio station Thobela FM
SowetanLive reports that SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) radio station Thobela FM in Limpopo has been rocked by allegations of a jobs-for-sale scandal. Source: Latest News
Union survey indicates that at least 70 schools in SA are ‘death traps, on verge of collapse’
The Citizen reports that according to a report on a survey conducted by the Suid-Afrikaanse Onderwysersunie (SAOU), thousands of pupils throughout the country were facing the danger of school buildings collapsing on them. Source: Latest News
ANC’s Zizi Kodwa accused of rape
City Press reports that a woman has accused head of the ANC’s presidency office and the party’s acting spokesperson, Zizi Kodwa, of drugging and raping her at a hotel room in Sandton in April last year. Source: Latest News
Unions slam SAA’s proposed plan to restructure into three business units
The Sunday Independent writes that SA Airways (SAA) and organised labour are not on the same plane when it comes to SAA’s proposed turnaround strategy. Source: Latest News
Nehawu’s battle at TVET and CET colleges over wages and employment conditions rages on
The Sunday Independent reports that the impasse between the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) and the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) at colleges continues, with the strike over salaries and working conditions having entered its second week. Source: Latest News
Public service unions threaten ‘rolling mass action’ against austerity budget
BusinessLive writes that trade unions are seething with anger following Wednesday’s national budget speech, with a number of them threatening to go on strike in response to the government’s austerity plans. Source: Latest News
With curse of South Deep still haunting Gold Fields, benefits of massive job cuts remain elusive
Financial Mail reports that in the year ended December 2018, production across Gold Fields globally slipped 3%, revenues were 7% lower and losses for the year slid to $348.2m, compared to $19m the year before. Source: Latest News
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Thursday, 21 February 2019
In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Thursday, 21 February 2019. Source: Latest News
Sugar tax increase will shrink the industry further, says South African sugar association
ANA reports that the South African Sugar Association (SASA) said on Thursday it was disappointed by the announcement that there would be an increase in the Health Promotion Levy (HPL), commonly known as the “sugar tax”. Source: Latest News