Creatives Industries to march against Copyright Amendment Bill

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SABC News reports that the Cultural and Creative Industries Federation of South Africa (CCIFSA) says it will embark on a peaceful march to the Gauteng Legislature in Johannesburg on Friday. The aim of the march is to voice concerns over the Copyright Amendment Bill. Members of the federation argue that the clause “Fair Use” in the […]

ENERTRAG stresses need to bolster gender parity in renewables industry

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Engineering News writes that despite the significance of the renewable energy sector’s employment influence – with it expected to provide over 38-million jobs, with an additional 74.2-million in the energy transition-related sector – gender gaps persist across the globe, with South Africa being no exception. “If our country is to join the global energy transition to keep the […]

Domestic workers battle with workplace compensation

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GroundUp reports that nearly three years since the Constitutional Court ordered that domestic workers be included in legislation aimed at giving them better protection in the workplace, domestic workers say they still struggle to get compensation, and they suffer widespread abuse and unfair treatment by employers. A hundred domestic workers gathered at the Union Buildings […]

North West Health to avail armed guards to protect EMS personnel

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SABC News writes that the North West Department of Health says it will work together with the South African Police Service and the Security Cluster to avail armed guards to escort ambulances in crime hotspot areas. This comes after two female ambulance crew were attacked while attending to a call at Jouberton in Klerksdorp. Spokesperson, […]

Petrol down, diesel up from Wednesday

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eNCA writes that some relief for motorists this week as the petrol price is being cut from Wednesday. The Energy Department has announced that 93 unleaded will cost 24 cents a litre less. Motorists will spend 17 cents less per litre of 95 unleaded. Diesel users are not as lucky. They are set to pay […]

Pension funds can’t deviate from beneficiary instructions without proper investigation

Fin24 reports that the Pension Funds Adjudicator has ordered Alexander Forbes to pay a deceased retirement fund member’s benefits as his beneficiary form had ordered, and not according to its own calculations. The latest ruling from the adjudicator, whose role is attending to pension fund complaints, concluded that Alexander Forbes Retirement Fund paid a deceased […]