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News24Wire reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa has received the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) report on corruption in the procurement of Covid-19 personal protective equipment (PPE). Source: Latest News
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Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 10 December 2021
In our Friday morning roundup, see summaries of our selection of recent South African labour-related reports. Source: Latest News
Solidarity heading for court to get “certificate of need” for healthcare practitioners scrapped
Trade union Solidarity announced on Thursday that it had issued a court application against the Director-General of Health, the Minister of Health and the President to have sections 36 to 40 of the National Health Act declared unconstitutional. Source: Latest News
Lifestyle audits for all public servants to commence from February next year
BusinessLive reports that although it’s taken seven years for the government to introduce lifestyle audits for all public servants, this will begin in February 2022 in a bid to prevent and detect fraud and corruption in the public service and to ensure employees’ lifestyles are in line with their declared...
Deputy President David Mabuza says Eskom management is ‘best available’ to tackle crisis
TimesLive reports that Deputy President David Mabuza has again come to the defence of Eskom’s beleaguered management. He said during a question-and-answer session in parliament on Thursday that persistent load-shedding was the only reason Eskom’s leadership was criticised. Source: Latest News
Cabinet won’t be jumping the gun on lockdown adjustments and vaccine mandates, says Gungubele
Fin24 reports that briefing reporters on Thursday on the outcomes of Wednesday’s Cabinet meeting, Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele, said while cases of Covid-19 were rising in SA, Cabinet did not conclude that the public healthcare system was imperiled enough to warrant an immediate decision on lockdown adjustments. Source:...
Busa corrects Nxesi on its stance regarding a declaratory order in respect of mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations
Engineering News reports that Business Unity SA (Busa) has disputed a 7 December claim by Department of Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi that it has approached the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) seeking a mandatory vaccination declaratory order. Source: Latest News
Military veterans from Pietermaritzburg stage protest at ANC’s Joburg headquarters for benefit of R2 .2 million each
The Witness reports that former liberation struggle ex-combatants from Pietermaritzburg on Wednesday staged a protest outside the ANC Johannesburg headquarters where they demanded benefits. Source: Latest News
Minerals Council plans Vooma Covid-19 vaccination campaign for 18 to 22 October
Mining Weekly reports that the Minerals Council SA (MCSA) and its members are aligned with the government’s Vooma vaccination drive and will intensify ongoing efforts by launching a focussed campaign from 18 to 22 October. Source: Latest News
EMPD denies stalling training of recruits as a cost-saving measure, blames Covid for delay
EWN reports that the Ekhuruleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) said that it was hoping that trainees would be able to qualify as metro cops by March next year, but warned that there were no guarantees in the middle of the pandemic. Source: Latest News