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EWN reports that the SA Canegrowers Association has welcomed Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s announcement of a 12-month delay in the increase of the so-called sugar tax. Source: Latest News
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PIC lambastes Absa for appointing a white male as CEO and calls an urgent meeting with the bank
BL Premium reports that the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has lambasted Absa for appointing a white male as the bank’s new CEO. Source: Latest News
Two City Power security officers killed in Newtown on Thursday in cable theft ambush
Saturday Star reports that two armed security officers contracted to City Power were shot and killed last week while patrolling some of the cable theft hotspots around Newtown in Johannesburg. Source: Latest News
Fannie Masemola to carry ‘the weight of the nation’s expectation’ as SA’s new police boss
Daily Maverick reports that Lieutenant-General Sehlahle Fannie Masemola is SA’s new national police commissioner and, according to President Cyril Ramaphosa, now has “the weight of the nation’s expectation” on his shoulders. Source: Latest News
NUM congratulates its new leadership elected at last week’s national congress
IOL reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has congratulated its newly elected leadership. Source: Latest News
Roundup on Monday, 4 April 2022 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, 4 April 2022. Source: Latest News
Former Eskom financial controller gets 20-year prison term for faking invoices worth R35m
Fin24 reports that a former Eskom financial controller, Mosia Barnard Moraka, has been sentenced to an effective 20 years in prison. Moraka and Eskom service provider Victor Vilosi Tshabalala were each found guilty of 53 counts of fraud and theft that cost Eskom R35 million, Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha reported....
Corruption Watch annual report shows policing sector topping list with the most cases reported in 2021
News24 reports that the policing sector accounted for the highest percentage of reported cases of alleged corruption in 2021. This is according to Corruption Watch, which released its annual report on corruption in the country on Thursday. Source: Latest News
Treasury certificate of compliance needed for future public-sector pay deals
BL Premium reports that in a move that could give the National Treasury more say on future pay agreements for public servants, the government will have to produce a certificate of compliance with the department’s regulations before entering into deals with unions. Source: Latest News
Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 1 April 2022
In our Friday morning roundup, see summaries of our selection of recent South African labour-related reports. Source: Latest News