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Action expected against striking Eskom workers

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Eskom CEO, Andre de Ruyter, says the power utility will be taking action against workers who embarked on an illegal strike over the past week.The strike hit the power utility hard, with up to 90% of workers absent from duty – plunging the country into stage six load shedding as…
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Home Affairs welcomes the withdrawal of the application filed by African Amity NPC and Zimbabwe Permit Holders Association in connection with the Zimbabwe exemption permit

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Press statement on the withdrawal of the application launched in the Gauteng division, Pretoria, in connection with the Zimbabwe exemption permit1. The Department of Home Affairs welcomes the withdrawal of the application filed in court by African Amity NPC and Zimbabwe Permit Holders Association under case no. 51735/21 on 14 June…
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Proposed changes to school infrastructure regulations

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The Department of Basic Education has extended the deadline for the submission of comments on the amendments to the regulations relating to the minimum norms and standards for public school infrastructure.The deadline for the submission of written comments is 31 July 2022, the Department of Basic Education said in a…
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Winter rainfall boosts dam levels

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While the overall outlook of the national water levels improved slightly week-on-week, the Department of Water and Sanitation reiterated its call to water users to exercise maximum caution when utilising water.The department attributed this improvement to parts of the Western Cape that experience rainfall in winter and the unexpected wet…
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Odendaalsrus police station closed due to OHS non-compliance

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The Department of Employment and Labour’s Inspection and Enforcement Services has prohibited the use of the South African Police Service station in Odendaalsrus, Free State, due to non-compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act.“The closure of the facility emanates from a reactive inspection (complaint-triggered inspection) conducted by the Occupational…
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SA calls for probe into migrant deaths

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South Africa has joined the African Union and the United Nations in calling for an immediate independent investigation into the deaths of at least 23 migrants who attempted to cross the border from Morocco into the Spanish city of Melilla.In a statement on Thursday, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO)…
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Employment and Labour closes Free State Provincial South African Police Service station

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Department of Employment and Labour closes Free State Provincial South African Police Service station for non-compliance with Occupational Health and Safety RegulationsDepartment of Employment and Labour’s Inspection and Enforcement Services has prohibited the use of the South African Police Service station in Odendaalsrus due to non-compliance with the Occupational Health…
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