At least two arrested during standoff between police and SAFTU in Cape Town: Hundreds picket on Wednesday over mass retrenchments, wage freezes and budget cuts among other things
Source: GroundUp News.
Appointment process of new Lottery board chair restarts: Minister Patel extends tenure of acting chair despite objections
Source: GroundUp News.
Swifambo’s Mashaba defies Zondo Commission: Zondo orders criminal charges to be laid, warns of legal chaos
Source: GroundUp News.
Chaos erupts at Gqeberha taxi ranks over Covid-19 funds: Taxi association blames labour department for divulging payment information to drivers
Source: GroundUp News.
Water outage in Makhanda sparks protest: Municipality says problem at pump station will take a week to fix
Source: GroundUp News.
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