South Africa

UIF scrambles as Covid-19 relief claims pile up

27 May 2020 - 07:00 By Jeff Wicks
subscribe Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package.
Subscribe now
Labour minister Thulas Nxesi says Sars is waiting on the sidelines to help if the system for UIF claims crashes.
Labour minister Thulas Nxesi says Sars is waiting on the sidelines to help if the system for UIF claims crashes.
Image: Esa Alexander

With just four days left in May, it's a race to process hundreds of thousands of claims for financial relief.

But the UIF says not one application has been processed for the month.

 

subscribe Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package.
Subscribe now

Most read

  1. Former Spar manager and bookkeeper 'defrauded shop of R2.3m' South Africa
  2. Tshwane's hijacked buildings turned into mini informal settlement and motor ... South Africa
  3. SCA rules for evicted reclaimers that they have a right to earn a living South Africa
  4. Judge president moves to ease Gauteng RAF, medical negligence caseload South Africa
  5. Hijacking suspects in police uniforms arrested in Sebenza South Africa

Latest Videos

Standing Committee on Public Accounts, 25 April 2025
Teenager charged with arson in New Jersey wildfire