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Group of human rights lawyers prepare class-action lawsuit against Uber SA
They're petitioning the courts to have drivers recognised as employees, which will entitle them to compensation for overtime and holiday pay.
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Cosatu describes record high unemployment rate as appalling
Earlier on Tuesday, Stats SA revealed that the joblessness crisis in the country was worsening as the expanded definition of unemployment now stands at over eleven million people.
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State says it has 217 witnesses ready to testify in Zuma-Thales corruption case
Zuma and Thales face corruption, money laundering and racketeering charges linked to the multibillion-rand arms deal.
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80,000 doses of J&J COVID-19 vaccine expected to land in SA on Saturday - Mkhize
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has told members of Parliament on Tuesday afternoon that at least 23,000 healthcare workers have so far been inoculated.
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Makhura: 500,000 jobs lost in Gauteng due to COVID-19 pandemic
Gauteng Premier David Makhura made the announcement during his State of the Province Address where he also laid out his four priorities for the new financial year which include plans to boost the economy.
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High hopes Mboweni's Budget speech bolsters coffers of crime-fighting units
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni is expected to deliver the 2021 Budget speech on Wednesday, with the hope that more money can be set aside for crime-fighting, including graft receiving special attention.
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ANALYSIS: Here’s why & how the basis of SA’s annual budgets needs an overhaul
Medium-term expenditure frameworks can be useful only when they are based on comprehensive medium-term development plans.
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Inside SA's Q4 2020 unemployment figures
Stats SA on Tuesday announced that South Africa’s unemployment rate increased to 32.5% in the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to the third quarter. Eyewitness News unpacks the statistics.
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SA sees third highest employment increase since 2008, QLFS finds
The Quarterly Labour Force Survey has shown that the number of employed persons increased by 333,000 to 15 million, the third-largest increase since the start of the survey in 2008.
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Parly Budget Office: Govt has progressed implementing COVID relief package
However, it has told Parliament’s finance committees that more support was still needed to help households, small, medium and micro-enterprises and the economy as a whole.
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Peters: Werksmans law firm was also appointed irregularly at Prasa
She said she understood that the investigations were important to chase wrongdoers, but the board was committing another wrong.
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Gauteng's Makhura warns of third wave if COVID-19 vaccine isn’t rolled out soon
The vaccine rollout programme started last week with the Johnson and Johnson jabs as part of a research program among health care workers.
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SA unemployment rate increased to 32.5% in Q4 of 2020 - Stats SA
While the results from the Quarterly Labour Force Survey for the fourth quarter of 2020 showed that the number of employed people increased to 15 million, it also showed that the number of unemployed people increased to 7.2 million.
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Zondo Commission granted 3-month extension
The commission will now have to complete its report by 30 June.
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KZN, GP & WC Education MECs laud 2020's top-performing matrics
Education MECs across South Africa held ceremonies to congratulate the Class of 2020.
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Limpopo police recover body of woman swept away trying to cross flooded bridge
The body of a woman has been found after she was swept away by the flooded Mudzinga River outside Thohoyandou.
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Makhura expected to elaborate on Gauteng's COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Sopa
It's expected that one of his top priorities will include the health sector vaccination rollout programmes and other COVID-19 related matters.
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5% drop in matric pass rate not a disaster - Umalusi
Umalusi chairperson John Volmink said that the group performed better than they anticipated.
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Zuma, Thales corruption trial to start on 17 May
State prosecutor Advocate Billy Downer said that an agreement had been reached with the lawyers of Jacob Zuma and French arms firm, Thales, for the trial to commence on 17 May.
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Lesufi pleased with Gauteng matric 2020 pass rate
In an unpresented school year - hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and several lockdowns - Lesufi said it was a tough time for teachers, parents and pupils.
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Granting of small-scale fishing rights faces delay as minister heads to court
The decision follows multiple complaints from fishers about the fairness and accuracy of the process. An internal audit process was launched in 2019 and concluded that the verification process was 'wholly inadequate'.
