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Last Update: 10-09-2025

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Thulas Nxesi says government and social parners exploring ‘alternatives’ to Ters

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nxesiBusinessLive reports that the government and social partners are exploring possible alternative arrangements to provide relief to workers affected by Covid-19 and, at the same time, the long-term sustainability of the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF).  

Doctors trained in Cuba feel intimidated, stigmatised and ‘not wanted’

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medicaldoctorCity Press reports that new research among SA medical students who were trained in Cuba show that they feel intimidated, stigmatised and carrying an ever-present fear of rejection from the very environments in which they were trained to be of value.  

For past five years, twenty municipal employees have received salary payments from Emfuleni as well as from Sedibeng

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EmfuleniSunday Independent reports that an audit report has found that at least 20 employees of Emfuleni Local Municipality have been double-dipping and drawing salaries from Sedibeng District Municipality.  

Mpumalanga school principal returns to work five months after having been chased away by Satu members

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education blackboard thumb medium80 92SowetanLive reports that a Mpumalanga principal who had been chased away from her school by unruly members of the SA Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) will be returning to her position five months later.  

Retirement funds feel impact of pandemic, with contributions declining at height of lockdown

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retirementBusiness Times reports that there can be little doubt that the Covid-19 pandemic has had an impact on the retirement funds industry.  A key trend is that financial distress is on the rise among South African employers, and contributions declined at the height of the lockdown.