AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoJobs & Labour Rights: Legal Aid South Africa employees marched to Parliament over crushing workloads, frozen vacancies and unresolved disputes, warning poor conditions are raising risks for vulnerable clients. Social Protection: SASSA flagged 400,000+ social grants for eligibility checks, with monthly reviews and bank monitoring already saving about R1bn. Corporate Rescue & Employment: Tongaat Hulett’s liquidation was averted after an IDC–Vision Consortium rescue deal, with COSATU saying up to 200,000 jobs in the value chain could be saved. Skills & Mobility: Kenya’s TSC is moving ahead with a programme to connect teachers to overseas jobs through a diaspora placement framework. Gig Work: Bolt says Kenya’s gig economy is becoming mainstream and is pushing for a policy framework to support livelihoods and skills. Health Systems: UN envoy Mahmoud Mohieldin urged Africa to build financially sustainable, tech-capable health systems as engines of growth and resilience. Migration & Work Pressure (South Africa): Anti-immigrant protests in Tembisa linked crime and pressure on services to undocumented migration as the June 30 deadline looms. Governance (Senegal): Senegal’s court declined to hear a challenge to Ousmane Sonko’s return as parliament speaker. Energy & Work: Equites reports improved energy security for logistics tenants as load-shedding becomes less frequent under reforms.
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