Highest job cuts registered last year
Friday, May 05, 2017
It was revealed during the ongoing employment and skills development Pitso held here that the great majority of the retrenchments are attributed to the closure of the BCL Mine.
The permanent secretary in the Ministry of Employment, Labour Productivity and Skills Development, Pearl Ramokoka indicated that companies are continuing to issue notices of retrenchments and this paints a gloomy picture for employment and economic growth, hence the need to seriously engage employers and other stakeholders to address challenges causing closure of businesses and leading to job losses.
The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...