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Cape Argus reports that Western Cape Education MEC Debbie Schäfer is proposing sweeping changes to the provincial school education act. Source: Latest News
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No purging of municipal staff, says new Ekurhuleni mayor
News24 reports that incoming Ekurhuleni mayor Mzwandile Masina does not plan to get rid of municipal staff who served under his predecessor Mondli Gungubele. Source: Latest News
‘Many small businesses pay Seta levies with no prospect of obtaining benefits’
BDLive reports that the Davis Tax Committee says SA’s skills development framework needs to be overhauled because it places a financial and administrative burden on the small business sector. By contrast, large enterprises enjoy an advantage. Source: Latest News
Mashaba writes to Joburg city employees to say he won’t tolerate corruption
The Citizen reports that a terse letter penned by new Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba a day after his election addressed to the metro’s employees has outlined his strict stance on corruption. Source: Latest News
CWU takes MTN to court to interdict call centre outsourcing
Fin24 reports that the Communication Workers Union (CWU) has applied for a court interdict against MTN over the cellular operator’s decision to outsource part of its call centre facility. Source: Latest News
Telkom increases salaries despite failed talks with CWU
MyBroadband reports that Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko has informed staff that dispute resolution talks between the telecoms company and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) at the CCMA have failed. Source: Latest News
Cosatu ‘open’ to early ANC leadership contest
The Citizen reports that labour federation Cosatu will reportedly not shut down calls for the African National Congress (ANC) to hold an early leadership challenge and wants deliberations to start soon. Source: Latest News
Ramaphosa urged by Cosatu to intervene to get social security plan released
Business Report writes that Cosatu claims that a fight between the Treasury and the Social Development Department (SDD) is delaying the release of a comprehensive social security plan for the country. Source: Latest News
‘Girls, not women' in teacher sex video, KZN education department insists
The Mercury reports that the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Education remains adamant that a sex video teacher has a case of statutory rape to answer, despite his lawyer disputing the allegations. Source: Latest News
Solidarity adamant about recovering costs from those responsible for SABC dismissals
News24 reports that Solidarity wants the argument as to who should be held accountable for the costs that the union incurred in defending a group of fired SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) journalists to be held in open court. Source: Latest News