In yet another setback for South Africa’s economic recovery plans, the country has reached its new highest unemployment rate of 32.6% in the first quarter of 2021.
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Greyhound closure could see 700 job losses
KAP Industrialâs Unitrans Passenger subsidiary faces a showdown with unions over the plan to shut the luxury coach operator down. 14:14
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Greyhound, which has been in business since 1984, confirmed on Wednesday that its operations will cease by Valentineâs Day due to Covid-19 s impact. Image: Greyhound website
Up to 700 jobs are on the line from the planned closure of popular inter-city bus service Greyhound, unions warned on Wednesday.
However, National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) secretary general Irvin Jim has threatened to interdict Greyhoundâs owners Unitrans Passenger to stop closure, saying the union was only informed of the Section 189 retrenchment process on Tuesday.
The Democratised Transport Logistics and Allied Workers Union (Detawu) is calling on the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) to act against all those who were implicated in widespread corruption and maladministration at the Private Security Sector Provident Fund (PSSPF) following a forensic investigation report by Ngidi Business Advisory that was made public by the Daily News last month
Union calls for action on Private Security Sector Provident Fund corruption
By Aishah Cassiem
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Durban - The Democratised Transport Logistics and Allied Workers Union (Detawu) is calling on the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) to act against all those who were implicated in widespread corruption and maladministration at the Private Security Sector Provident Fund (PSSPF) following a forensic investigation report by Ngidi Business Advisory that was made public by the Daily News last month.
uMsunduzi plans to rename 700 street names in bid to recoup debt Updated
Steve Bhengu
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In a bid to get consumers paying for services, uMsunduzi plans to formalise and rename some 700 of its streets.
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It says there is currently an estimated R4 billion consumer debt, in-part caused by the inability to track down residents living out of formal or registered street and home addresses.
The city says some 700 streets have been identified in Edendale and the Vulindlela areas which have seen a multiplication in population numbers yet the collection rate does not reflect this.