Businesses say they no longer need the courts to give them certainty over vaccine mandates, with enough CCMA rulings to go on; SA faces constant load shedding risks, but Eskom employees still make costly mistakes; public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has 10 days to explain why she should keep her job; and Ramaphosa draws criticism for nbl
In South Africa, 62 new Covid-19 deaths have been reported, taking the total reported to 99,829. The country has 15,052 active cases and a recovery rate of 96.9%.Business group
says it is no longer waiting for a declaratory order to clarify mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations in the workplace. It sought to have the situation clarified late last year for businesses to know exactly where the law stands regarding their right to put vaccination policies in place. Busa noted that since its request was made, several CCMA cases have resulted in employees losing bids against their employers’ mandatory workplace vaccination policies.
supported many employers in these cases. [Despite the constant threat of load shedding, Eskom employees made a huge blunder at the group’s nuclear power station, Koeberg, which resulted in a loss of a unit that produced 970 MW. This came as another unit at the plant was unavailable for power generation after it was taken offline on 18 January for maintenance. Earlier this month, Eskom was forced to stop replacing a steam generator at Koeberg’s unit 2 due to its lack of preparation.
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