News Desk The Department of Employment and Labour continues to make a difference to the lives of workers with payments through the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), as well as working on processing COVID-19 claims that have come in through the Compensation Fund (CF). For May payments alone, the UIF has disbursed close to R6-billion (R5 […]
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The Spanish Flu changed the fortunes of TGME in Pilgrim’s Rest
Frieda Paton After a decade of growth and booming profits, the 1918 Spanish Influenza brought about a permanent shift in the fortunes of the Transvaal Gold Mining Estates, the gold mining company in Pilgrim’s Rest. This was largely due to the labour shortages which the mine experienced for the first time in its history in […]
Media Release: National parks yet to open accommodation facilities
News Desk South African National Parks (SANParks) said in a statement it is preparing for a recall of its hospitality staff and for a phased-in approach in the reopening of its overnight facilities in the wake of an announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa that accommodation providers can resume operations in alert level 3. This is […]
Post Covid-19: An Opinion Piece Lessons and Direction for our Labour Market; Workplaces and Society in General.
Written by Glen Cormack, the Fairness Institute. Part 2 So, what lessons have we learnt? Firstly, the positives – and there are many. Thousands of employers came out with genuine displays of concern for the people in their employ. I am aware of many instances where employers dipped into their private resources to pay employees […]
Hazyview residents helping each other
News Desk It is heartening to see people caring for each other during this very difficult period. “If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one. I never look at the masses as my responsibility. I look at the individual. I can love only one person at a time. I can feed only […]