| Sex workers’ dry season 06/12/2010 |
Sex workers have reported a dry spell this year, stating that soccer fans were more interested in watching games than playing dirty, according to a report by The Sowetan. According to a report on the iafrica.com site, after anticipating an upswing in work during the 2010 World Cup, sex workers have reported that work has been thin on the ground since soccer celebrations hit South Africa.
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| Football body ordered to pay sacked security man - 06/12/2010 |
The Labour Court in Johannesburg has criticised the ’very strange and shocking’ reasoning by ’somebody’ at the SA Football Association who suggested Fifa would endorse the ’blatantly unfair dismissal’ of its chief of security in the run-up to a tournament. Rapport says Judge Edwin Molahlehi confirmed an arbitration ruling that SAFA should pay R670 000 to Zain Cleophas who was sacked in 2008.
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| Army unions threaten strike over WC pay - 28/10/2010 |
Military trade unions gave the government until 5 November to pay their World Cup deployment allowances or face mass protests. A Mail & Guardian Online report quotes the national secretary of the SA National Defence Force Union Pikkie Greeff, who said ’we implore President Zuma to act decisively pronounce on the fact that our soldiers were not paid’. About 10 000 troops were still owed R30 000 each.
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| Soldiers fuming over WC cash 08/10/2010 |
Dissatisfaction is brewing among the approximately 9 700 soldiers who have found out that their allowances for the 2010 World Cup will not be paid into their bank accounts next week, notes a report on the News24 site. This is despite the repeated written and verbal promises by highest authority in this regard. Apparently the failure to make the payments is due to a lack of money to finance the defence force’s entire expense account for the tournament of approximately R365m.
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Full report on the News24 site
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| Bus drivers on wildcat strike 20/09/2010 |
Bus drivers for the Johannesburg Bus Rapid Transport service Rea Vaya are on a wildcat strike. The News Times notes that this was the same unit that embarked on illegal strike action during the FIFA World Cup 2010 which left fans stranded at stadiums and embarrassed the entire country. The illegal strike without warning has left commuters stranded and seeking alternative transport to work. As yet no basis has been given for the strike.
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| WC a player in massive job lay-offs 15/09/2010 |
Record high referrals to the CCMA in July indicated a massive spike in job lay-offs in the wake of the World Cup. The Times notes that Nerine Kahn, national director of the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration, told Parliament’s labour committee that the CCMA received more referrals to mediate in the proposed retrenchment of more than 50 employees than ever before in a single month.
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Full report in The Times
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| WC cops paid R28m 15/09/2010 |
Free State police officers have been paid R28million for working overtime during the World Cup. The Sowetan notes that Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said in a reply to a Parliamentary question that all overtime claims had been paid to the Free State police. About 44000 police across the country were asked to step in and provide security at stadiums hosting World Cup matches after guards from Stallion Security Services went on strike.
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| Will WC cops get paid? 06/09/2010 |
The LOC is refusing to be drawn on when and if it will pay the Police Ministry R90-million for the hundreds of its members deployed when private security guards went on strike during the 2010 World Cup, notes a report in The Star. Answering questions in Parliament this week, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said 1 284 extra police officers would have to be paid for 31 days of additional work. About 30 000 of the 44 000 police deployed during the World Cup had been paid just over R300m extra for overtime, subsistence and meals, among other things.
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| WC volunteers paid less 06/09/2010 |
Some World Cup volunteers from the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium have been paid less than they were supposed to due to a taxation error by the LOC at the stadium, notes a News24 report. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University student Naledi Mseti said he felt cheated by the LOC in Port Elizabeth as he had signed a contract which had promised him R100 everyday he worked as a volunteer. He claims the LOC paid him R500 less than what he was owed.
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| Minister wants R90m for cops β 02/09/2010 |
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa says he is claiming nearly R90-million from the LOC to cover payments for the hundreds of police who stepped in when private security guards went on strike at the 2010 World Cup. The Star reports that Mthethwa also made it clear the crisis could have been averted if the LOC had signed up security companies early enough to conclude proper contracts, especially after similar problems surfaced during the Confederations Cup last year.
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Full report in The Star
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| R300m paid for Cup police shifts β 02/09/2010 |
The police have so far paid R300m to about 30 000 police officers for duties performed during the 2010 World Cup, notes a report on the News24 site. ’The police started running payments to our members in batches approximately two weeks ago and anticipate that the last run will be finalised by the end of next week,’ national police spokesperson Sally de Beer said. ’So far, payments are just over R300m for 30 000 officers.’ Police said in a statement that more than 44 000 members were deployed to work during the major sports event that started on June 11 and ended on July 11.
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| Workers demand overtime pay - 25/08/2010 |
The Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court was crippled when court workers in the Free State joined the strike. According to a Volksblad report, 50 workers downed tools and demanded to be paid for overtime they had clocked up during the World Cup when they operated the dedicated courts between 07:45 and 23:00. The court management warned workers that their strike against World Cup payments was unlawful.
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| SANDF unhappy with WC pay 19/08/2010 |
SA National Defence Force (SANDF) members are ’extremely disenchanted’ with the ’discriminatory’ pay package offered to them for the 2010 World Cup and are planning a meeting in the coming days to decide on an appropriate response, notes a report on the News24 site. In a letter addressed to Defence and Military Veterans Minister Lindiwe Sisulu, the union said soldiers would earn about R3 500 less in daily allowances during the tournament, compared to their counterparts in the police. ’It needs no argument that the SANDF members are extremely disenchanted with the current state of affairs,’ the letter read.
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| North West sports MEC fired 16/08/2010 |
The North West sports and recreation MEC Grace Bothman has been fired, premier Maureen Modiselle said. Modiselle said Bothman was fired with immediate effect, for defiance and showing disrespect and disdain to the highest office in the province. According to a report on the IoL site, she said Bothman demonstrated a behaviour which could be ’very detrimental and catastrophic’ to service delivery if it was embedded in the highest offices of government. Provincial secretary Solly Phetoe. said it was clear that Bothman was removed from the executive council after she called on the acting head of the department to investigate alleged corrupt activities during the 2010 World Cup.
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| WC volunteers not paid 03/08/2010 |
The majority of 2010 FIFA World Cup volunteers have still not been paid the R100 a day stipend owed to them by the Local Organising Committee, notes a News24 report. According to Onke Mjo, manager of the volunteer programme for the 2010 LOC, 10 000 out of 15 000 volunteers have not received their stipends. The main reason for this was the large amount of volunteers that worked during the 2010 World Cup, she said. Also, stipends are paid out on a stadium to stadium basis. ’We gave volunteers their First National Bank cards after the close of each venue,’ said Mjo.
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| Job shedding continues unabated 27/07/2010 |
Another 61 000 South Africans became unemployed during the second quarter of 2010, according to employment figures released by Statistics SA. Fin24 reports that according to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey, SA’s unemployment rate increased by 0.1% during the period to 25.3%, following the first quarter when 161 000 people became jobless. Director-general for population and social statistics Kefiloe Masiteng said: ’We cannot determine at this stage how many jobs were created for the 2010 World Cup, but we might see those coming through in the third quarter labour force survey.’
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| No pay yet for FIFA volunteers - 15/07/2010 |
Two hundred World Cup volunteers turned up at a city office expecting to be paid on Wednesday, but left empty-handed except for a Zakumi mascot and a certificate, notes a report on the IoL site. ’I enjoyed the whole FIFA thing, but this has ruined the experience for me,’ said downhearted Cecilia Martens. However, a LOC official assured them that they ’would not be robbed’ of their money. The volunteers had gone to collect their stipend - R100 a shift - but there was outrage and raised voices when they were told by LOC officials that they would have to wait until next week for their money, which was to be loaded on to bank cards.
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| Employers more lenient during WC - 30/06/2010 |
More than just a worldwide party, the 2010 World Cup can be a tempting distraction for many workers in the host country. In South Africa, many employers have been rather lenient, allowing their workers to watch and attend football matches in the first World Cup to be staged in Africa. ’Where possible, employers tried, especially when the South African team was still playing, to allow workers to leave earlier if they could,’ said Gert van Deventer, a spokesman for the Federated Employers Organization of South Africa.
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Full report in The Times
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| WC creates 50 000 permanent jobs - 28/06/2010 |
The 2010 World Cup could create up to 50 000 sustainable jobs and for those who secure temporary work the experience gained could be invaluable for getting work in the future. According to Busihness Report, Gillian Saunders, the principal of Grant Thornton Strategic Solutions, said that between 20 000 and 50 000 sustainable jobs could be created in South Africa as result of the World Cup. This is in line with the 50 000 jobs created during the 2006 event in Germany.
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| Growth reports misleading - 23/06/2010 |
The employment figures released by Stats SA made a mockery of reports of economic growth, trade union Uasa said. Spokesperson Andrι Venter said the 2010 World Cup stemmed the flow of job losses only temporarily. Once the tournament was over, employment numbers would decrease at a faster rate, notes a Mail & Guardian report.
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| WC guards fired - 15/06/2010 |
About two thousand disgruntled security guards, watched closely by riot police, handed in their uniforms and received their pay outside Moses Mabhida stadium on Tuesday, two days after violent scenes at the World Cup venue. Sport24 reports that police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse hundreds of protesting guards, unhappy at the level of pay they were being given, after Germany’s victory over Australia on Sunday.
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| Rea Vaya drivers back at work - 15/06/2010 |
Rea Vaya bus drivers will go back to work following their ’illegal’ strike that left hundreds of soccer fans stranded at Soccer City, the company said. ’After a lengthy meeting...an agreement was reached which will see a return to work of drivers of both the ordinary commuter service and the 2010 event services this morning,’ Clidet chief executive officer Jackie Huntley said. Sport24 reports that Clidet is the company which manages Rea Vaya.
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| ’They only gave us R190!’ - 14/06/2010 |
Durban police vowed to arrest those who led the protest at Moses Mabhida Stadium. ’We are busy investigating and we believe that some will be arrested soon because they are known,’ Brigadier Phindile Radebe said. According to the Associated Press about 300 security stewards protested about low wages after the game between Germany and Australia.
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| Unions threaten to strike during WC 10/06/2010 |
South Africa’s public sector unions have rejected a government wage offer and could strike during the 2010 World Cup, union officials said. According to Business Report, the unions represent about 1.2m nurses, police officers, teachers and government officials and on Wednesday rejected government’s 6.2% wage offer, demanding an above inflation 8.5% salary increase. ’If the conciliation efforts fail next Friday, we will have no choice but to strike in the middle of the World Cup,’ said Manie de Clerq, secretary-general of the Public Servants Association.
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Full story in Business Report
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| WC absenteeism may cost SA R750m 10/06/2010 |
The excitement is palpable as South Africans adorn cars, homes, offices and themselves ahead of the World Cup kick-off tomorrow. But business is pondering the impact on its bottom line as staff are all atwitter about teams, parties and matches. The evidence points to a rather heavy toll. During the 2010 World Cup firms in South Africa could lose R750 million and in Britain £1bn (R11bn) as productivity nosedives. But companies in the UK may do well to recall how they handled the event four years ago, a lesson for local firms.
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Full story in Business Report
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| Calls for early knock-off for big kick-off 08/06/2010 |
Cosatu is urging all businesses to close at 1pm on Friday afternoon for the opening of the 2010 World Cup, notes a report on the IoL site. The opening ceremony at Soccer City in Johannesburg was scheduled to start at 2pm. But, the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry said while most companies would be more flexible for the event, it would not be practical for all sectors to close shop at that time.
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| Jobs for the unemployed 03/06/2010 |
Thanks to an initiative undertaken by generic wine marketing body Wines of South Africa (WOSA) to train wine waiting staff nationwide in time for the games, people who might otherwise have found themselves struggling to find work, are not only employed for the soccer season but have been equipped with SETA-accredited certification to begin a career in the hospitality industry.
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| WC volunteers can’t wait for kick-off 03/06/2010can |
They will be at the games, but their attention will be on those in the stands, notes a Cape Argus report. A total of 600 Capetonians have given up their time to ensure that fans get to stadiums, fan parks and hotels safely and on time. They will be deployed at the airport, fan parks, park-and-ride facilities, the stadium and along the fan walk.
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| Employers urged to be accommodating 02/06/2010 |
Local companies have been urged to adopt measures to ensure that employees do not take dishonest ’sick leave’ during the 2010 World Cup, says a Cape Argus report. Kate Straude, a senior associate at Webber Wentzel, says employees may skip work to watch the games, or miss work the day after a game because of hangovers. She notes that dishonest sick leave led to billions of pounds in losses to UK companies during the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
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| Threat of ’massive strike’ looms - 28/05/2010 |
Trade union federation Cosatu has not ruled out the possibility of a strike during the 2010 World Cup over high electricity tariffs, The Herald reports. ’We do support the country’s efforts to hold a successful World Cup ... but we cannot be asked to be the only ones to consider a ceasefire,’ general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said at a media briefing on Friday after a meeting of the Cosatu leadership. ’Nobody must say, ’Hold on, there are visitors around, don’t do anything about this matter’. Our struggles ... are bigger than the World Cup.’
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