Mar 11, 2021, 06:00 AM
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Domestic worker Lucy Mokhahle working at the Johannesburg house of her employer Rose Hamilton, in August 2015 (Photo by Jonathan Torgovnik/Getty Images)
Domestic workers are now able to claim compensation for injuries or illnesses contracted while on the job.
Specific benefits, terms, and registration rules of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases
Act have been gazetted, following a landmark Constitutional Court judgement.
That includes
disability cover and medical benefits for domestic workers, and also extends cover to dependants in the event of death.
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Domestic workers in South Africa who suffer injury or contract an illness at work now have a practical mechanism to apply for compensation, after the Compensation Fund commissioner Vuyo Mafata gazetted new terms on Wednesday.
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Ole Ledimo sends a heartfelt tribute to his late friend Wandi Nzimande
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Mzwandile âWandiâ Nzimande, the co-founder of the local street brand, Loxion Kulca, was laid to rest on Monday, January 18.
Nzimande died on Wednesday, January 13, at the Olivedale Clinic in Johannesburg after being diagnosed with Covid-19.
One of his close friends Ole Ledimo, the founder of House of Ole, took to Instagram to bid his friend farewell.
He wrote: âVanD1. my n r my idol. Like you said after Bob Mabenaâs passing ânot many people get to work with idols.â Iâm blessed enough to have worked with you Mr Nzimande.