The apex court said Brian Molefe’s application to review a decision ordering him to repay part of a R30 million settlement from Eskom had no prospects of success.

ArcelorMittal was in the process of retrenching about 2,000 workers, as the business struggled to keep up with a difficult trading environment.

The apex court has dismissed his application for leave to appeal an order that he pay back R10.3 million paid to him as part of a retirement settlement by the cash-strapped utility.

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize acknowledged that several facilities across the country which provide services were not optimal.

In a statement, the ANC said it was not aware of any illegal actions during the president’s campaign or that of other candidates who contested for positions at its Nasrec conference.

Mkhize held a briefing looking at the impact of the MHI on reproductive health rights, including the right to safe abortions.

The government was on a drive to reduce the number of public servants through early retirement offers, but more recently Treasury suggested about 10% could be cut from workers’ salaries.

News24 reported about email leaked which show that the president was integral to the fundraising for his campaign to become African National Congress (ANC) leader.

Senior SACP leaders, including Blade Nzimande and Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi, have been accused of corrupt dealings.

Saturday reports claim that a series of leaked emails showed that President Ramaphosa was intimately involved in the fundraising processes for his campaign to become ANC president in 2017.

Cosatu first deputy president Mike Shingange said the contestations within the tripartite alliance harmed more than just the political formations.

The labour federation said employers had become too reliant on cutting jobs when faced with operational challenges, instead of considering other solutions.

Hundreds of foreign nationals stoned police vehicles and trashed the city's streets, halting a raid of counterfeit goods by the officials on Thursday.

In an email sent to its clients, Old Mutual guaranteed that the company was working tirelessly to continue delivering value to customers.

The country’s organised labour said that the government appeared to have run out of ideas on how to revive the economy.

The Black Business Council has likened government’s response to the economic and unemployment crisis to that of a deer in the headlights.

Derek Hanekom admitted that he met with EFF leaders to discuss former President Jacob Zuma’s sacking from office after EFF leader Julius Malema outed him in public last week.

While the ANC had been open about its concerns over the high unemployment rate in the country and slow economic growth, the party had rarely ever taken responsibility for the decline.