Following the strict lockdown regulations currently in place in South Africa, many breweries and micro-brewers are struggling to keep their doors open. Owner of Just Brewing Co. Julian Pienaar had to close a restaurant he co-owned and let some of his staff go, but managed to keep three out of his eight employees, including the chef who now works in his brewery. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey-Makhaza

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SMMEs are not coping with the effects of the pandemic, while fraud and suspicions hovering over temporary relief schemes has not given businesses much faith.

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UIF spokesperson Makhosini Buthelezi on Wednesday told Eyewitness News that the SIU had indicated that it could release its report on the investigation at the Department of Employment and Labour later this month.

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Nxesi confirms he’s suspended UIF Commissioner Maruping

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