11 January 2021 | Labour
TASTE OF VICTORY: Disgruntled employees of the Shoprite Group in Namibia picketing outside USave in Mondesa. Photo Adolf Kaure
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Shoprite employees cheered after the High Court in Windhoek ruled in favour of their trade union, Nafau, in its application against the supermarket group on Friday.
Judge Shafimana Ueitele ruled that no worker may be appointed to replace a striking worker. The reasons for his decision will be announced today.
Workers of the Shoprite Group in Namibia have entered the third week of a countrywide strike after reaching a deadlock with the company on wage demands.
Covid-19 angst takes toll on Tshwane hospital staff
By Rapula Moatshe
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Pretoria – Covid-19 angst is taking a toll on staff at Jubilee District Hospital in Hammanskraal, as many nurses and doctors are calling in sick mainly due to exhaustion.
This was the bleak picture painted by the hospital public relations officer Moses Tlamama, who said that the hospital was beset by staffing challenges arising from the relentless demands of the pandemic.
He said among the challenge for staff causing anxiety was having to work with more patients but fewer staff because those who test positive or have been in contact with someone positive have to isolate.
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NEHAWU says healthcare workers in Gauteng are struggling to treat the increasing numbers of COVID-19 patients in the province. The union is pleading with government to provide additional resources to healthcare facilities. #eNCA Courtsy #DStv403
JOHANNESBURG - The National Education Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) says it s concerned about the number of healthcare workers being infected with COVID-19.
It says healthcare workers in Gauteng are struggling to treat the increasing numbers of COVID-19 patients in the province.
The union is pleading with the government to provide additional resources to health facilities.
Gauteng’s health response for the coming weeks, in which the province expects a spike in Covid-19 cases, is still a work in progress. The Provincial Command Council cancelled a media briefing when a special meeting was called on Thursday.
CWU unhappy with SABC over outcome of Section 189 process Makhosandile Zula and Reitumetse Makwea
General views of the SABC building in Auckland Park, Johannesburg on 18 November 2020. Picture: Michel Bega The union has questioned the public broadcaster on its decision to take on freelancers while retrenching employees.
The Communications Workers Union (CWU) says that in its view, the Section 189 retrenchment process at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has not been concluded, following an announcement by the public broadcaster that it had been wound up.
In a statement on Thursday, the SABC said the Section 189 process was concluded “after an extensive six-month consultation process”.