Risks for SAâs migrant food couriers surge during the pandemic
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By Kim Harrisberg and Avi Asher-Schapiro
JOHANNESBURG - More than a year after Malawian driver Matthew was hit by a car while delivering food on his motorbike in South Africa, he lives with a shooting pain in his foot and fears for his life every time he hits the road.
His injuries, including a broken toe and various cuts, left him unable to work for a month, but the company he was riding for - Uber Eats - told him he did not qualify for compensation as he was in hospital for less than 48 hours.
Nokulunga Majola, GroundUp
Church leaders are concerned about the anti-foreign sentiments.
uMkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association members have been linked to the protests, but the organisation says it is against xenophobia.
Religious leaders under the KwaZulu-Natal Christian Council gathered on Thursday to express solidarity with those affected by xenophobic attacks in Durban in recent months.
The event in Medwood Gardens, opened by Cardinal Wilfrid Napier, was attended by about 100 people, GroundUp reported.
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Reading a statement, Reverend Musa Zondi said: Such violence is unjust and further foments anger, frustration and hopelessness among our own poor and unemployed. We strongly advocate for dialogue, mutual acceptance and collaboration as God s way of enabling South Africans and foreign nationals to rise above their dire circumstances.
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Easter Service Watch: Good Friday sunrise flowering of the cross
Church, government, civic leaders and health care workers gathered as the sun rose outside Addington Hospital for an Easter Service on Friday.
A small gathering of 40 or so invited church, government, civic leaders and health care workers gathered in front of Addington Hospital as the sun rose on Good Friday to honour Health Care Workers in the absence of the traditional annual public Diakonia Council of Churches Good Friday Service and Procession due to Covid restrictions.
The sunrise Good Friday service and procession of the cross through the streets of the city has been a long held tradition in Durban attending by hundreds of people. However, the advent of Covid-19 has meant that the event had to be reduced in size to comply with lockdown regulations that limit the number of people who may attend public gatherings.
Compensation fund system shutdown a worry, says domestic service union
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Cape Town â The SA Domestic Service and Allied Workers Union (Sadsawu) says it hopes the Compensation Fundâs system shutdown until the end of the month is just a âonce offâ.
This as domestic workers were only just included into the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (Coida), meaning they have a right to compensation in the event they are injured or contract diseases while on duty.
The Injured Workersâ Action Group (IWAG) recently expressed concern over the Fundâs shut down, saying there was no explanation given as to why it has happened.