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Department of Labour

The Department of Labour maintains an extensive site that covers the issues around employment. It meets the needs of professionals by providing access to all relevant laws, and it meets the needs of the man-in-the-street by providing simple-language explanations of what the laws mean in practice. There are practical guidelines of what needs to be done - both for employers and employees.

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Skills Development and Learnerships

There is a wealth of information available on the Department of Labour web site. This link is a shortcut to the part of the site dealing with skills development. Scroll down the page and look under "Useful Documents" and "How To" guides for practical information for both the employer and the unemployed/employee.

Skills training is done via Sector Education and Training Authorits - and you need to know what they are and how to contact them. This list of addresses & contact details of SETAs is maintained as part of the Dept. of  Labour web site.

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Unemployment Insurance Fund

All you need to know about the UIF fund is available on-line. The relevant laws are available, as well as practical instructions so the lay person can comply with the law. Check out the "Basic Guides" and "How To" guides. You can even download forms you need and avoid having to queue at the local labour office! 

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Zimbabwe

A Website has been created at ( http://www.standupforzimbabwe.org ) and a number of events are being planned in SADC, West Africa, East Africa and on the international front. These range from prayer meetings, the reading of pastoral letters, poetry reading, protest marches, opinion pieces in the media, debates, protest marches etc.

Public support for the people of Zimbabwe becomes particularly important in the light of current attacks of "foreigners" in South African cities.

Sincerely,
Stuart Marr
(St Andrews, Kensington)
(Mail dated 20 may 2008 - Editor)

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OSISA

Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) is actively seeking intervention for the people of Zimbabwe. The following was picked up from a widely distributed e-mail with the request it be communicated to "all members" ....

"On 21 April over 105 civil society organisations, from 21 African countries alaam for an Emergency Consultation: Africa Taking the Initiative on the Zimbabwe Election Crisis. The Zimbabwean crisis requires urgent leadership from civil society and African political leadership particularly from the SADC and the African Union. ......

The Church's ommitment to social justice, peace, good governance, and human rights protection is critical in ensuring that the people of Zimbabwe are protected from the evil that they currently face. We have faith and beliefs that the Church in South Africa as always will be able to stand for what is right and provide the material and spiritual support needed to address the political crisis and protect the people of Zimbabwe. To date we have received the support of the All Africa Council of Churches in Nairobi who have committed themselves to mobilising the Church and their congregations. ....."

Name and Address	12th Floor, Braamfontein Centre 23 Jorissen Street Braamfontein
'Phone	Tel: 011 403 3414 Fax: 0866273766
Web site	http://www.osisa.org

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