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Dear Cape Town The announcement today by StatsSA that the unemployment rate reached a record, catastrophic high of 43.1% in the third quarter (on the expanded definition of unemployment) underlines the urgent need for a programme of sweeping labour market reforms. Without a comprehensive package of reforms, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s economic recovery plan will be …
UIF: Minister Nxesi must chart a way forward Dear Cape Town Written replies to a number of parliamentary questions posed by the Democratic Alliance (DA) reveal that the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) is in a seemingly precarious state. The Covid-19 TERS scheme has been plagued by fraud. The future of the TERS benefit hangs in …
Dear Cape Town The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the ruling by the Labour Court last night declaring planned strike action at the state health laboratory to be unlawful. The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) had planned to go on strike at the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) today. This follows on several …
