CW report highlights impact of corruption in health sector
Not for profit organisation Corruption Watch (CW) on Wednesday released its ‘X-Ray: The critical state of the health sector in SA’ report which aims to uncover the impact of corruption in the...
View ArticleGauteng unveils R4bn upward revision to Budget in response to Covid-19
The Gauteng government announced a R4-billion upward revision to its 2020/21 provincial Budget on Thursday, indicating that the increase to R146.4-billion, from the R142.2-billion outlined in March,...
View ArticleGauteng Premier recovers from Covid-19, resumes duties
Gauteng Premier David Makhura has recovered from the novel coronavirus and has already resumed his official duties by joining Thursday’s virtual sitting of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature, where the...
View ArticleGauteng SACP, Cosatu united in condemning corruption
The Gauteng branch of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) have called on the Gauteng provincial government to act decisively and swiftly on...
View ArticleSA loses 3 000 jobs in first quarter of 2020, but impact of lockdown not felt...
Total employment in SA's non-agricultural formal sector fell by 3 000 between December 2019 and March 2020, Statistics SA announced on Tuesday in its latest Quarterly Employment Statistics bulletin....
View ArticleMkhize calls for occupational health and safety committees at every level
In a bid to ensure continuous engagement with all stakeholders critical to the fight against Covid-19, Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has given a directive for occupational health and safety...
View Article'Relief' as Toyota confirms R2.5bn hybrid production in Durban
KwaZulu-Natal's MEC for economic development, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, on Wednesday expressed "relief" after Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) confirmed a R2.5 billion investment in the province's automotive...
View ArticleCorruption during a national disaster is heinous – Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday addressed the corrupt activities that have recently made headlines, labelling corruption during a national disaster as a heinous crime and revealed that he would be...
View ArticleUIF will continue to process new claims
The Department of Employment and Labour together with the National Economic Development and Labour Council social partners have announced that the Unemployment Insurance Fund will continue processing...
View ArticleNzimande opens 2021 NSFAS applications
Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation Blade Nzimande officially opened applications for the 2021 National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) cycle, on Monday. This year, the NSFAS...
View ArticleJobs Fund raises R271m from partners to support up to 70 000 beneficiaries
With unemployment ballooning as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Jobs Fund has reiterated its commitment to fighting unemployment, with its partners having committed R271-million to Covid-19...
View ArticlePwC says pandemic forces a relook at remuneration policies
It has been a year that has exposed the vulnerabilities of lower-level workers and, coupled with the context of job insecurity and food insecurity in South Africa, there have been increasing calls for...
View ArticleEIB, Afreximbank direct €300m of support to Africa's Covid-19 response
The European Investment Bank (EIB), an arm of the European Union, and multilateral trade finance institution, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), are directing €300-million of financing to...
View ArticleMobile factories reduce time, costs
Agricultural processing equipment supplier Dryers for Africa supplies containerised processing factories fitted with agricultural dryer units which enable clients without access to a factory to buy a...
View ArticleTourism Minister publishes amended Risk Adjusted Strategy
The amended Risk Adjusted Strategy for Tourism Facilities, Services and Products has been announced by Minister of Tourism Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane. Guided tour operators, which includes overland...
View ArticleStudy finds remote working does not decrease output
Being allowed to spend time with children during the work day is a major success factor for remote working, a study conducted by World Wide Worx, on behalf of Cisco, has found. The 'Remote Working in...
View ArticleNestlé launches initiative to tackle youth unemployment
Food and beverage company Nestlé is offering 100 young people an opportunity to join its newly established virtual internship programme as part of the organisation’s ongoing interventions aimed at...
View ArticlePwC, Unicef collaborate to boost skills of youth in South Africa
Professional services firm PwC and the United Nations Children's Fund South Africa are collaborating to help prepare young people with relevant skills to enter the workforce. This is part of a...
View ArticleUIF TERS extended July/August applications to open next Monday
The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) will open and begin processing the July/August Covid-19 Temporary Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) benefits applications from August 17. This follows the signing of...
View ArticleMore German experts coming to help reactivate South African industry
The German embassy in South Africa expects further technical experts from that country to arrive in South Africa, subject to the approval of the South African government. The first contingent of these...
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