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Nxesi urges labour unions to continue talking to govt about workers’ issues
Workers marched through the Pretoria CBD most of the day to register their discontent with the current state of the economy, lack of an efficient public transport system and non-payment of public sector wage increases, among other issues.
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Nxesi: Auditor-General’s UIF TER scheme report points to faults within system
Nxesi has on Wednesday afternoon unpacked findings relating to the UIF COVID-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief (TER) Scheme.
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Nxesi confirms he’s suspended UIF Commissioner Maruping
The decision was taken because the auditor general has found evidence wrongdoing in the spending of COVID-19 relief funds.
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Key points from Nxesi's briefing on Makwetu’s UIF Covid-19 TERS benefit findings
Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu released a report on Wednesday on the real-time auditing that his office was requested by President Cyril Ramaphosa to do in order to track how funds were being spent.
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Update: Govt officials who've tested positive for COVID-19
A number of Cabinet ministers and provincial leaders have tested positive for the coronavirus. We look at the status of these officials.
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Labour Dept affirms commitment to SA as staffers hit by COVID-19
Parliament heard on Tuesday how hundreds of Department of Employment and Labour staffers had been infected, including its political head Minister Thulas Nxesi.
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COVID-19-infected Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi admitted to hospital
Minister Nxesi tested positive for COVID-19 last week and had been in self-quarantine at his home.
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Labour Minister Nxesi tests positive for COVID-19
In a statement, the department said Thulas Nxesi was in isolation and would continue to work from home.
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UIF paid out R1bn in COVID-19 relief funds to over 250k workers - Nxesi
The minister said the UIF was working around the clock to ensure that the outstanding payments were processed as soon as possible.
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Companies urged to apply for UIF for their employees
More than 59,000 applications have been received from companies and over R3 billion paid out so far.
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23,000 UIF applications turned back due to non-compliance
Speaking after a walkabout at the UIF extended call centre, Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi said directives were being amended and the large volume of UIF claims were the reason for the big delay in payment.
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Govt aware of companies with fake essential service certificates - Nxesi
The minister said this was a major problem and he was in contact with police on how to clamp down on this.
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Putting humans first: Nxesi attends UN labour conference in Ivory Coast
Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi, trade unionists and employers' organisations from South Africa will form part of over five hundred delegates in attendance.
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Mathunjwa decries govt snubbing Amcu's elective congress
The organisation held the four-day gathering after the Labour Registrar threatened to deregister the union if it failed to hold a congress in line with its constitution.
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Nxesi to introduce bill to penalise employers who don’t comply with AA
If implemented, the act will put into motion measures to address the high non-compliance rate with the law, giving powers to the labour minister to regulate sector targets.
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Nzimande: I dare you to find evidence of corrupt SACP members
Senior SACP leaders, including Blade Nzimande and Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi, have been accused of corrupt dealings.
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Nxesi blames elections for slow implementation of jobs summit goals
The recent staggering unemployment statistics have now pushed government, labour and business to recommit to fast-tracking the implementation of resolutions from last year's jobs summit to create jobs and grow the economy.
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Nxesi assures S. Africans that UIF savings are protected
The minister said the UIF had budgeted R7.9 billion over the next three years to focus on jobs and training.
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Parliament still developing plan for relocation to Tshwane
Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi revealed in a parliamentary reply this week his department was assisting Parliament in looking at the feasibility of moving house.
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Treasury to detail Public Works Dept's plans to refurbish govt buildings
The 'Sunday Times' reported that Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi plans to use R750 million to upgrade the homes of ministers and other government property.
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Nxesi: Dept spent nearly R46m on ministers’ homes in Pretoria, CT
Public Works Minister ThulasNxesi says renovations were last carried out in the 2015/16 financial year, when R9.3 million was spent on three houses for security measures.
