A disregard for the rule of law also saw the country lose R14 billion through payment of goods not received
COSATU has called on the labour minister to intervene
The real issue is that the February 2023 budget was the least credible assessment of the country’s finances since 1994
The government must invest in its people and infrastructure to stimulate the economy
The labour minister noted many informal workers had been excluded from the country’s Covid-19 relief scheme
Social grants are by far the largest facet of South Africa’s social protection system in terms of the number of people covered, according to the World Bank
After being chased away for asking for minimum wage, Gqeberha bakers who endured racism turned first to the CCMA, then to a political party, then to a union. None helped
About a million women are employed to work in private homes, enabling the economy to function and their employers to work and return to clean homes and cared for children
The latest unemployment figures show deepening joblessness and continuous setbacks
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Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi urges employers to be honest when applying for help
The finance minister extended the Ters relief and the social distress relief grant, and also ensured businesses hit by looting can access insurance
Any further extensions of Ters payments will impede the UIF’s ability to pay normal claims for unemployment and parental leave
Only half of digital labour platforms could give evidence that workers were paid at or above the minimum wage, a new report shows
The minister and his management team appeared before parliament after another scathing auditor general report was tabled
The fund – the main safety net for unemployed workers – will run at an almost R20-billion deficit
Last year, the finance minister noted that increased government spending has failed to promote growth over the past decade
This measure, aimed at slowing the spread of Covid-19, may shortly be introduced in other regions.
The tourism transport sector was hammered during Covid-19 levels four and five and is asking the government for financial assistance
AG Kimi Makwetu’s ‘real-time’ audit of contracts and relief schemes indicate ‘a higher risk of fraud and abuse of funds’
Temporary relief payments were suspended pending an investigation, but the UIF says it’s back on track
Gogo Dlamini, Themba Dlamini’s mother, died of Covid-19, but Mzanzi has a chance to rid the country of fraud and exploitation and instead serve ‘Gogo Dlamini’, the people of South Africa
Income shocks and the breakdowns in social protection schemes have had consequences for hunger and food insecurity in South Africa
State bodies shielding workers have been weakened by budget cuts and high demands
After just three months of lockdown, more than 100 000 workers could lose their jobs
Snarl-ups at the Unemployment Insurance Fund and bosses not assisting employees worsens people’s suffering
The economy is in a depressed state, and Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has called for cautious use of the country’s finances to avert plunging into a sovereign debt crisis
The economic crisis triggered by the pandemic has laid bare longstanding deficiencies in labour rights around the world
Paddy Harper’s getting a Covid-19 Ters payout, the government works and life is more free. He was happy until Maskless Muppet pitched
Many womxn who live and work on farms have suffered immensely during the Covid-19 lockdown
Despite being protected in South Africa by law, these groups have been swept aside when it comes to relief packages