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Additional obligations for designated employers under the Employment Equity Act
20th August 2020 A recent bill submitted to Parliament for consideration would seek to impose potentially stringent new quotas for numerical targets for the... →
Social Development Dept avails R1m to combat gender-based violence 
By: African News Agency 17th August 2020 The Department of Social Development has allocated R100-million in financial assistance to organisations combating gender-based violence across the... →
Confidence beyond the trough
12th August 2020 Since the previous media release of the SACCI BCI in April 2020, the BCI slumped to 70.1 in May 2020, but recovered to 81.4 in June and to 82.8 in... →
Universal health coverage pathways for South Africa: Areas of misalignment between stakeholders on the NHI Bill require further engagement
11th August 2020 South Africa’s proposed approach to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and health financing reform is articulated in the Draft National... →
Uganda's prisoner population surges, raising fears of Covid-19 outbreak
By: Reuters 7th August 2020 Uganda has recorded a 10% increase in the number of people in jail since March, a prison official told Reuters on Friday, with thousands jailed for... →
Claims continue to pour in of workers contracting Covid-19 at work
6th August 2020 As the country races to the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, the department of Employment and Labour continues to offer services that either... →
Nehawu supports Numsa in calling for VWSA to comply with health and safety regulations
6th August 2020 The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union [NEHAWU] supports the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa [NUMSA] in calling... →
It's possible that SA could experience a second surge of coronavirus cases – Zweli Mkhize 
By: News24Wire 5th August 2020 The real risk of experiencing a "second wave" of coronavirus cases remains, so containment measures must not be abandoned, Health Minister Zweli... →
