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Sowetan reports that a former Spar employee who was allegedly assaulted by his boss has accused the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the police of “bungling” his case. Source: Latest News
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Banyana Banyana unhappy over late payment by Safa of Africa Women’s Cup bonuses
Independent Media reports that Banyana Banyana striker Jermaine Seoposenwe has admitted “there was a large amount of unhappiness” due to the late payment of their Africa Women’s Cup of Nations bonuses, but the players were never threatening any form of strike action. Source: Latest News
SA workers expected to receive only a 1% real salary increase this year
Independent News reports that South African salaried workers are expected to receive only a 1% real increase in salary in the current year, among the lowest gauged in the Korn Ferry 2019 Global Salary Forecast. Source: Latest News
Disabled doctor takes on hospital giant Life Healthcare that fired her
TimesLIVE reports that 33-year-old Sarah Whitehead, a doctor with a disability, is taking Life Healthcare to the labour court, accusing it of unfairly dismissing her from Vincent Pallotti Hospital in Cape Town. Source: Latest News
Bosasa used workers’, relatives' death benefit pay-outs to generate cash for bribes
Independent News reports that former Bosasa chief operations officer Angelo Agrizzi on Friday revealed shocking details of how the controversial company used the deaths of its employees and their relatives to generate money to pay for bribes and corruption. Source: Latest News
No places in sight for new nursing students in KwaZulu-Natal
Sunday Tribune reports that thousands of prospective students in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) entered this year with the hope of pursuing their studies in nursing despite clear indications that the field was saturated and that jobs would be hard to get. Source: Latest News
KZN private school sacks female teacher for 'inappropriate behaviour', but denies sexual relationship with pupil
TimesLIVE reports that an upmarket private KwaZulu-Natal school has denied that a married teacher it dismissed for “inappropriate behaviour” had had a sexual relationship with a pupil. Source: Latest News
Ex Sasol employees cry foul over poor payout from empowerment scheme and exclusion from new scheme
Sowetan reports that a group of former Sasol employees is exploring its legal options after the company’s Inzalo scheme paid them less than they had expected. Source: Latest News
New study debunks claims about mines benefiting communities
Independent News writes that a new study has found that the mining industry only benefits a few while condemning mining-affected communities to poverty and violence. Source: Latest News
Cosatu expects detail of ANC election manifesto to be dealt with at lekgotla
BusinessLive reports that Cosatu has called on the ANC to use the party’s lekgotla, held over this past weekend and expected to end on Monday, to give detail on the assurances it made to thousands of its supporters at its manifesto launch the previous weekend. Source: Latest News