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Thousands suffer as R140m for Eastern Cape welfare projects goes unspent PREMIUM By Soyiso Maliti - 12 February 2021
More than 40,000 girls at Eastern Cape schools did not receive sanitary pads because the social development department spent only R22m of an R160m budget covering the free delivery of the pads, food parcels and other social welfare services.
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Pietermaritzburg is a âcollapsed cityâ
By Chris Ndaliso
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Durban - THE Pietermaritzburg city centre CBD resembles a dump site, but Msunduzi Municipality mayor Mzimkhulu Thebolla believes that he and his council were on the right track to turn around the ailing cityâs fortunes.
This was after opposition parties and the business sector in the municipality labelled Pietermaritzburg a âcollapsed cityâ.
Yesterday, Thebolla admitted that challenges existed but said it was an exaggeration to say the city has collapsed.
âGovernance issues politically and administratively have been identified as the cause of the councilâs problems. Since I was inaugurated as mayor there is a difference in Msunduzi. Administratively, there were many vacant senior positions and those have since been filled. If thereâs any vacant senior position, it is new. What is lacking now is to deal with the visible challenges like electricity, water and refuse removal,â
Domestic workers to be aligned with national minimum wage at next review - dept While some workers have finally caught up with other sectors in the minimum wage regime, domestic workers are yet to follow suit – with the rate now set at R19,90 per hour. FILE: The employment and labour department said it expected domestic workers to be aligned with the national minimum wage when the next review is considered. Picture: Supplied
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JOHANNESBURG – The national minimum wage was given a boost, but will it be a enough to keep up with the ever-increasing cost of living?
However, the adjustment has left domestic workers lagging behind.