REOPENING OF BOTSHABELO LABOUR CENTRE
The Department of Employment and Labour in the Free State wishes to inform all clients and stakeholders that operations at the Botshabelo Labour Centre have resumed following the upliftment of the planned community shutdown in the area. Clients are hereby advised that the Labour Centre is now open and fully operational. The Department appreciates the […]
MINISTER METH INTERVENES IN LOOMING PICK N PAY RETRENCHMENT OF 22 000 WORKERS, IN SIX-HOUR MARATHON MEETING
The Minister of Employment and Labour, Ms. Nomakhosazana Meth, has intervened in Pick ‘n Pay’s looming retrenchment of over 22 000 workers. The company submitted a Section 189 notice on 4 May 2026, commencing the 60-day consultation process towards the retrenchments. The Section 189 notice of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995, permits employers […]
ZERO TOLERANCE TO CORRUPTION: LABOUR MINISTER WELCOMESÂ SIUÂ INVESTIGATIONÂ INTOÂ UIFÂ ANDÂ PSIRAÂ TRAININGÂ CONTRACTS
The Minister of Employment and Labour, Ms. Nomakhosazana Meth, has welcomed the proclamation signed by President Cyril Ramaphosa authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to probe allegations of maladministration, corruption, and unlawful conduct linked to training contracts within the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) and the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA). Proclamation 316 of 2026 mandates the SIU to investigate the procurement of training services, […]
LEBANON ARMY CHIEF IN PAKISTAN
Lebanese army chief Rodolphe Haykal left Lebanon for Pakistan on Saturday where he will meet Field Marshal Asim Munir, the Lebanese military said, with a source telling AFP the visit is linked to broader Iran-US talks. In a statement, the army said Haykal, “left Lebanon for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, at the invitation of […]
NASA’S ROMAN TELESCOPE POISED TO TRANSFORM SCIENCE
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a NASA Observatory that is scheduled to launch on August 30, 2026. It will lift off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, launching eight months ahead of its original May 2027 launch date. Nancy Grace Roman (1925–2018) was a pioneering American astronomer widely celebrated as the “Mother […]