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Justice: People gather to support Sylvia Mahlangu, whose mother drowned in her employer’s pool. She asked the Constitutional Court to confirm a high court ruling declaring that the exclusion of domestic workers from the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act was unconstitutional. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
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Compensation Fund capacity grilled

Despite fears that backdated claims by domestic workers may cripple the beleaguered Compensation Fund, the labour department said it will honour its legal obligations

  • Sarah Smit
5 min read