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BusinessLive reports that after six years of working on a vineyard just outside Cape Town, farmworker Diana Ndleleni collapsed between the grapevines. Her doctor said she had permanent lung damage that he believed was from years of inhaling pesticides sprayed on the grapes. He said she would not be able to work again. Nearly a year […]
SABC News reports that the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) says the massive increase in the fuel price is another huge blow to the already struggling working class. The Labour Federation says it expects government to act decisively in alleviating poverty as the cost of living escalates. The price of petrol has gone […]
SABC News writes that the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA), has expressed concern over the number of positions not filled in the province’s health department. This after over 140 healthcare professionals wrote to Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane urging him to reverse his decision to remove provincial health’s head of department Dr Rolene […]
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Weekend Argus reports that the shortage of engineers in SA has had a huge impact on the construction sector and infrastructure development. This is according to the chief executive of the SA Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors (Safcec), Webster Mfebe. Last week, Unesco observed Africa Engineering Week, throwing the spotlight on critical issues impacting the engineering […]
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TimesLive reports that the strike by National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) members at the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) entered its fourth day on Monday and members presented a memorandum of demands to management. Nehawu members went on strike on Wednesday after negotiations for the 2023/2024 salary increases collapsed and Icasa […]
TimesLive reports that the Nehawu branch at the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) says its workers will go on strike from Wednesday after failing to reach an agreement over wage increases. The union served Icasa with a notice to strike last Monday. Nehawu is the only union that represents Icasa employees, 200 of the […]
SABC News reports that over 600 workers at Seriti Klipspruit Colliery in Mpumalanga face job losses as the company has issued a Section 189 notice of retrenchment to the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). In response, NUM organised a march to the company’s Sandton offices to deliver a memorandum. Some 100 coal miners affiliated with […]
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Sowetan Live reports that Muvhango Lukhaimane, is the Pension Fund Adjudicator and her office is legally empowered to handle pension fund disputes between workers and their employees. Having grown up in Venda, Limpopo, Lukhaimane has Masters in Law and an MBA degree and says her career path to the pension space was not planned. “I sort of […]
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The Citizen reports that last month saw a substantial increase in fuel costs, with petrol rising by about R1.71 per litre and diesel surging by R2.80 per litre. However, the storm is far from over as experts forecast even more pain at the pump in October. Frank Blackmore, lead economist at KPMG, expressed his concerns about […]
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EWN writes that on Monday, officials from the municipality’s energy task team held a media briefing at the Rooiwal power station where they announced the city was looking at leasing the two stations to independent power producers. The Tshwane Municipality said that years of mismanagement, neglect and vandalism had led to two of its power […]