My Fellow South Africans, It is almost exactly two years since I stood before you to announce that South Africa would be entering a nation-wide lockdown to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus. This was a drastic and unprecedented measure. But it slowed the spread of the virus so that our health facilities –…
The City of Tshwane has recorded a sharp increase in the number of active COVID-19 cases. Our most recent COVID-19 report indicates that active cases have increased to 1 689 as of Monday, 22 November 2021. Last week Monday, the number of active cases stood at 362. Read the full media release below.
BY Ivan Israelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on (011) 888-7944 or 0828522973 or on e-mail address:[email protected]. Go to: www.labourlawadvice.co.za Earlier this year I wrote an article warning of the dangers of enforcing compulsory Covid vaccinations at the workplace. Despite this, a trend towards compulsory vaccination has begun. This…
There’s no doubt that the lockdown restrictions have been necessary to prevent further Covid-19 infections and deaths. But lockdown has resulted in the country losing billions of rand in revenue. For more, #eNCA‘s Gareth Edwards speaks to President of the SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mtho Xulu. Courtesy #DStv403
12 September 2021 – 12:00am My Fellow South Africans, This evening, I would like to begin by telling you about the experience we have had as a nation in one week in the work we are doing in the health care system in one of our provinces. Between the dates of 14 and 20 August…
Professional services firm PwC has published its latest economic outlook for South Africa, which includes forecast scenarios for the country’s lockdown levels and their likely impact on the economy. The group’s economic scenarios for 2021 are strongly influenced by different perspectives about the third wave of Covid-19 infections. On 27 June, president Cyril Ramaphosa announced…
Summary of the speech made by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday 25 July 2021SA moves to LOCKDOWN LEVEL 3, with immediate effect. Curfew: 22:00 to 04:00 Social relief grant will be reinstated from August 2021 untill March 2022 – “the R350 is back”- watch out for the registration information. Gatherings: limited to 50 indoors and…
SA remains on LOCKDOWN LEVEL 4 for another 14 days with most of the same rules in place. Lockdown date: 12 July to 25 July, after which the President will speak again. Curfew: 21:00pm to 04:00am Travel: No additional restrictions were mentioned Alcohol: No alcohol sales. All Prohibited. Schools remain closed until 26 July. Restaurants…
In the US, the first two available Covid-19 vaccines were the ones from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna. Both vaccines have very high “efficacy rates,” of around 95%. But the third vaccine introduced in the US, from Johnson & Johnson, has a considerably lower efficacy rate: just 66%. Look at those numbers next to each other, and…
Trade union federation Cosatu says an agreement has been reached to extend the Covid-19 Temporary Employer-Employee Relief Scheme (Ters) payments to workers and companies affected by the adjusted level 4 lockdown. This includes the liquor industry, tourism, and hospitality sectors. Business, labour, and the government agreed in principle to bring back Ters payments at the…
The National Vaccine rollout is now well under way. While most Healthcare Professionals have been vaccinated, not all Health Care Workers (HCWs) have been vaccinated. The attached Circular sets out the process for registering and verifying a broad spectrum of HCWs. Please note, employers are obliged to supply consolidated lists of frontline HCWs who do…
27 Jun 2021 Fellow South Africans, Our former President Nelson Mandela once wrote: “I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. “But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills…
The Minister of Employment and Labour has published, in the Government Gazette, a new consolidated COVID-19 Direction on Occupational Health and Safety in the Workplace (Revised OHS Direction). The Revised OHS Direction replaces the Direction that was published on 1 October 2020. Click here to access a copy of the Revised OHS Direction which came…
