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ANA reports that a R482 million grant by the Global Fund to fight Aids, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria has been set aside to benefit 10 Southern African countries. Source: Latest News
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Index shows income, pensions beating inflation for now
Fin24 reports that, while the SA economic outlook for 2016 is bearish, banked incomes are still telling a positive story prominent economist Mike Schüssler said on Monday. Source: Latest News
RBPlat institutes back-to-basics safety strategy
David McKay reports that, echoing the distress of Impala Platinum, Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) has instituted a back to basics safety strategy after losing five employees during the year. Source: Latest News
Cosatu slams Telkom job cuts and calls on govt to intervene
TMG Digital reports that labour federation Cosatu has called on the government to intervene at fixed line operator Telkom‚ which announced last week that it would cut 300 jobs at its corporate office and outsource a further 254 jobs. Source: Latest News
NUM worried about possible sale of Ubank
Sowetan reports that Ubank, the dominant financial player in the mining sector, is in financial trouble and needs a cash injection to keep afloat. This was revealed by the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on Monday. Source: Latest News
Cops silent on killing of Nando's employee
TimesLive reports that five days after police mistakenly opened fire on a taxi taking Nando’s employees home investigators have yet to interview witnesses. Source: Latest News
Workers at NWU’s Potchefstroom campus embark on strike
SABC News reports that hundreds of workers at the North West University’s (NWU’s) Potchefstroom campus were on the second day of protest on Monday. Source: Latest News
Task team talks over outsourcing at Unisa collapse
EWN reports that the University of SA (Unisa) SRC, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) student command and the Academic and Professional Staff Association (APSA) say talks over outsourcing at the university have collapsed. Source: Latest News
Farm workers in line for wage boost from 1 March
ANA reports that the minimum wages for workers in the farming and forestry sectors will increase with effect from 1 March, the Department of Labour said on Monday. Source: Latest News
UP campuses safe for staff and students, says Solidarity
ANA reports that trade union Solidarity said on Monday that that it was happy with University of Pretoria’s security measures to ensure the safety of students and workers. Source: Latest News