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Gauteng mayors, Satawu call for reliable taxi operational subsidy
The mayors of Joburg, Tshwane, eThekwini - together with transport unions have launched the "future in public transport campaign."
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Stats SA says full-time employment decreased by 11,000 jobs in Q4 of 2020
The quarter-on-quarter employment statistics do not paint as grim a picture as the figures for the year-on-year comparisons, which show just how deep the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic among other factors has been on the labour market.
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Will Ramaphosa ban alcohol sales over Easter holidays?
The association claims it’s been told the national coronavirus command council intends to introduce the ban before the Easter weekend — but no official announcement has been made.
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Ongoing Karoo drought leaves farm workers hopeless
The stressful situation has led to two farmers taking their own lives in 2017 and 2018.
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SA employment ticked up 0.8% in Q4 of 2020 - Stats SA
According to the data, the total number of employed persons increased from 9.56 million to 9.64 million in the period September 2020 to December 2020, an increase of 76,000.
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Volvo Cars gives all employees six-month paid parental leave
As of April 1, employees who have worked for the carmaker for at least one year will be entitled to the benefit at 80% of their salary.
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SABC lets go of 621 employees as it concludes Section 189 process
It's been a battle for the SABC to conclude the process as it faced resistance from employees and worker unions since it initially announced the process in June last year.
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WC Transport Dept set to spend R9.2bn in 2021/2022 financial year
The department is due to spend over R4 billion on infrastructure.
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This app is changing township retail economy for the better
The result of their efforts is an app that not only helps township retail stores to access manufacturers, but also keeps inventory for them.
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'Stop the Koko hunt’ - Matshela Koko tells Zondo commission
Matshela Koko said he didn't know that former CFO Anoj Singh appointed Trillian to come up with a funding plan for the power utility.
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‘I’ve lost all faith in Eskom’ – Load shedding still hitting SMMEs hard
The recent round of load shedding and its impact on the SMME sector is yet to be quantified, however, businesses have spoken of their many woes resulting from a poor electricity supply.
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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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Koko advised Eskom board to reverse approval of McKinsey engineers project
Former CEO Matshela Koko said that he would not forget this because he was on leave when the decision was made but the High Court erroneously said that he was responsible.
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WATCH LIVE: Ex-Eskom CEO Matshela Koko returns to state capture inquiry
The state capture inquiry is hearing more evidence from former Eskom CEO Matshela Koko.
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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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Alcohol industry fears another booze ban for Easter, COVID-19 third wave
Role players in the hard-hit sector are waiting to see whether President Cyril Ramaphosa could announce stricter lockdown regulations for the Easter long weekend.
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CCMA must make do with its budget allocation - Nxesi
Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi has urged the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) to make do with what it had as pressure mounted for the entity’s budget cuts to be reversed.
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Restaurant industry optimistic govt won’t impose strict regulations over Easter
The restaurant industry said the potential of shorter trading hours and other stricter regulations will further cripple an industry that's already on its knees.
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Court gives Sama deadline to provide documents to avoid liquidation
This followed the Constitutional Court’s dismissal of the organisation’s appeal application to set aside a Labour Court ruling ordering Sama to pay back monies it unlawfully withheld from the Sama trade union for 20 years.
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Ex-Denel board chair Mantsha admits Guptas flew him around the world
The Zondo Commission has heard how the state arms manufacturer signed an irregular contract with Gupta-owned VR Laser.
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VW seeks damages from ex-CEOs over dieselgate scandal
The company said in a statement it would demand compensation from Martin Winterkorn, ex-chief executive of the group, as well as Rupert Stadler, former head of its Audi division, for 'breach of duty' in connection with the affair.
