The provincial government has still not revealed the nature of the misconduct allegations against Albert Fritz, but they have indicated these could qualify for a criminal charge.
The country’s organised labour said that the government appeared to have run out of ideas on how to revive the economy.
The government has opened applications to state employees who wish to go on early retirement as one of the measures being carried out to curb the wage bill.
Equal Education has welcomed the police’s decision to withdraw its initial application to appeal a court ruling over police resource allocation in the Western Cape.
PSA is laying the blame on the Department of Health for allegedly failing to provide adequate security at the hospital.
This follows back and forth discussions with the Public Service Association (PSA) over the disputed salary increase for public workers.
The deal will see lower-level employees receive a 7% increase, while mid and senior-level staff will receive 6.6% and 6% hikes, respectively.
The Public Service Association says the country’s prisons are in desperate need of more staff.
