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UIF paid out R58.7b in COVID relief funds, traced R228m in dodgy claims - Nxesi
Minister Thulas Nxesi admitted that the pandemic exposed government’s incapacity on many fronts.
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Thulas Nxesi reflects on reconfiguring his department & COVID impact
Two years ago, President Cyril Ramaphosa reconfigured the department, which formerly only focused on labour to include employment in its core deliverables.
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Labour Minister Nxesi blames 'weak' unions for trucking industry violence
Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi said that had trade union shop stewards been effective, trucking employers hiring foreign nationals at the expense of locals would have been dealt with before it became a crisis.
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Extend UIF TERS support scheme, Maynier tells Nxesi
David Maynier said the tourism and hospitality industry were already hard-hit, and jobs were being lost as a result of the continued closure of the beaches, the curfew and the alcohol ban.
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Transporting farmworkers on trucks must be banned - Cosatu
This is after three farm workers died, and more than 20 people were injured in an accident near Worcester on Monday.
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Nxesi: R3.5bn in wrongful UIF TERS payments recouped so far
Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi on Tuesday updated the National Assembly on progress made in dealing with corruption linked to the COVID-19 relief.
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Over R20bn in UIF funds paid out in Gauteng alone, says Minister Nxesi
As businesses felt the crunch of the coronavirus lockdown, tens of thousands of people looked to the UIF for financial help.
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Nxesi: System overhaul needed at UIF, Compensation Fund
Nxesi said this was necessary following a report by the Auditor-General into disbursements during the lockdown, which found a number of risks.
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Nxesi urges labour unions to continue talking to govt about workers’ issues
Workers marched through the Pretoria CBD most of the day to register their discontent with the current state of the economy, lack of an efficient public transport system and non-payment of public sector wage increases, among other issues.
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Nxesi: Auditor-General’s UIF TER scheme report points to faults within system
Nxesi has on Wednesday afternoon unpacked findings relating to the UIF COVID-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief (TER) Scheme.
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Nxesi confirms he’s suspended UIF Commissioner Maruping
The decision was taken because the auditor general has found evidence wrongdoing in the spending of COVID-19 relief funds.
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Key points from Nxesi's briefing on Makwetu’s UIF Covid-19 TERS benefit findings
Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu released a report on Wednesday on the real-time auditing that his office was requested by President Cyril Ramaphosa to do in order to track how funds were being spent.
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Update: Govt officials who've tested positive for COVID-19
A number of Cabinet ministers and provincial leaders have tested positive for the coronavirus. We look at the status of these officials.
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Labour Dept affirms commitment to SA as staffers hit by COVID-19
Parliament heard on Tuesday how hundreds of Department of Employment and Labour staffers had been infected, including its political head Minister Thulas Nxesi.
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COVID-19-infected Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi admitted to hospital
Minister Nxesi tested positive for COVID-19 last week and had been in self-quarantine at his home.
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Labour Minister Nxesi tests positive for COVID-19
In a statement, the department said Thulas Nxesi was in isolation and would continue to work from home.
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UIF paid out R1bn in COVID-19 relief funds to over 250k workers - Nxesi
The minister said the UIF was working around the clock to ensure that the outstanding payments were processed as soon as possible.
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Companies urged to apply for UIF for their employees
More than 59,000 applications have been received from companies and over R3 billion paid out so far.
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23,000 UIF applications turned back due to non-compliance
Speaking after a walkabout at the UIF extended call centre, Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi said directives were being amended and the large volume of UIF claims were the reason for the big delay in payment.
