Oil workers in Nigeria strike over withheld salaries
The government has refused to pay state employees for the last three months who have not enrolled in the centralized payment platform
Seafarers face a tough challenge amid COVID-19
A roadmap to safely repatriate seafarers whose time onboard has long exceeded their contract duration is lacking in several countries
Comair workers in South Africa yet to receive pay while business rescue plan becomes more costly
Serious questions of conflict of interest have been raised as the business rescue practitioners ask the ailing airline to pay R250,000 per month to Redford Capital – a consultancy firm of which they themselves are the directors.
Teachers’ unions mount countrywide campaign to roll back school opening in South Africa
The Educators Union of South Africa (EUSA) alleges that money meant for PPEs for students and teachers is being looted through corrupt tenders given at exaggerated prices by the department of basic education and that they are being sent back to schools in an unsafe manner
Retrenched employees stage protest at Delhi Airport, claim union members were targeted
Those retrenched were employed by Celebi Airport Services India, which handles ground operations at Delhi airport. The company recently laid off 708 of its 1,19 workers, citing a steep decline in business
Nigeria third worst COVID-19-affected African country
According to official data, Nigeria has 6.3% of the COVID-19 cases on the African continent, while South Africa accounts for around 37%. However, Nigeria has conducted only 0.67 tests per 1,000 people, when the figure in South Africa stands at 27.48 tests every 1,000 people
South Africa accounts for a third of Africa’s total COVID-19 cases
Since 65% of all testing in South Africa has been conducted in costly private hospitals, questions are being raised if the most vulnerable sections of the population, which includes the majority of South Africans, are being tested sufficiently for COVID-19?
The fight to save South African Airways continues
Unions struggle for the revival of South African Airways, while the government and private creditors merely disagree over the timing of its liquidation