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Employment and Labour on National Minimum Wage Seminar

It is unfair labour practice for an employer to unilaterally alter hours of work or other conditions of employment in implementing the NWMThis was according to the Department of Employment and Labour’s Dr Pravine Naidoo – Director: Advocacy and Stakeholder Relations at the Department’s Head Office.Dr Naidoo was speaking during…

Employment and Labour hosts Major Hazard Installation good practices and control of encroachments workshop. 16 and 17 Feb

The Department of Employment and Labour is organising a workshop to share best practices on the application of the Major Hazard Installation (MHI) Regulations in order to raise awareness and promote public safety against encroachment, vandalism and theft at MHI infrastructures.The workshop’s purpose is to advocate on the application of…

SABS urges vigilance in food purchases

With load shedding, water restrictions and the warm weather, the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) is encouraging consumers to be more vigilant when making food purchases by examining packaging and labels.This also includes ensuring that basic food hygiene practices are observed when purchasing and preparing food.  The SABS is…

Fuel price adjustments announced

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has announced an increase in the price of petrol and 0.05% sulphur diesel from Wednesday.Updated prices for fuel, gas and paraffin will be as follows: Both 93 and 95 petrol will increase by 28c Diesel 0.05% sulphur increases marginally by 9c Diesel 0.005%…

Five arrested for Midrand kidnapping

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) Deputy Minister, Alvin Botes, on Monday, opened the African Regional Seminar on the Universalisation of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), which is currently underway in Pretoria. The seminar is co-hosted by the DIRCO, the International Campaign to... See…

Load shedding increased to Stage 5

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) Deputy Minister, Alvin Botes, on Monday, opened the African Regional Seminar on the Universalisation of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), which is currently underway in Pretoria. The seminar is co-hosted by the DIRCO, the International Campaign to... See…

49 fatalities recorded in mining industry

The mining industry has recorded the lowest number of fatalities on record during 2022.This was revealed by Mineral Resources and Energy Minister, Gwede Mantashe, on Tuesday during the release of the Mine Health and Safety Performance Report 2022. The industry recorded 49 fatalities last year – down from 74 in…

SA admitted to the International Human Frontier Science Program

South Africa has been admitted as a member of the International Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) following a competitive application process.The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) and the National Research Foundation (NRF) will serve as joint institutional members.  The HFSP promotes international collaboration in basic research focused on elucidating…