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UIF scrambles as Covid-19 relief claims pile up

27 May 2020 - 07:00 By Jeff Wicks
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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.
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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.

 

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