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South Africans hit hard by the rising cost of living

Mail Guardian South Africa 05 Jun 2026
Tekia pointed to the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) as a critical but largely inaccessible safety net in practice, saying low compliance left most domestic workers unprotected when they lost their jobs.
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News24 | Acting UIF chief defends 6-month portal fix amid claims backlog

News24 02 Jun 2026
The Unemployment Insurance Fund’s (UIF) faulty portal will be up and running by November, acting commissioner Malebo Mabitje-Thompson said on Monday ... .
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Government to step up labour law enforcement

Moneyweb 02 Jun 2026
Construction, hospitality in the spotlight ... .
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Government Moves to Overhaul UIF and Compensation Fund for Faster Worker Support (Parliament of South Africa)

Public Technologies 29 May 2026
... Insurance Fund (UIF) and the Compensation Fund into standalone public entities aimed at delivering faster, more accountable services to workers.
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Media Statement: Employment and Labour Committee Welcomes Progress on Uif Payments to Qwaqwa Factory Ex-Employees; Supports Repositioning of Uif and CF (Parliament of South Africa)

Public Technologies 28 May 2026
The committee welcomed the resolution of payment challenges affecting former employees of the clothing factory, noting that 1 488 workers have now been paid over R17 million following intervention by the department and UIF.
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Minister Nomakhosazana Meth corrects misinformation regarding UIF online claims platform (Government of the Republic of South Africa)

Public Technologies 25 May 2026
Minister Meth corrects misinformation regarding UIF online claims platform ... On 1 April 2025 the UIF launched a new online platform, known as UIF Online, to replace the legacy Filing employee claims portal.
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News24 | UIF blames ‘dead’ claims website on phased platform upgrade

News24 24 May 2026
The Unemployment Insurance Fund has conceded that parts of a “dead” website for claims submissions were still accessible, even though it no longer processed unemployment or parental leave claims ... .
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Employment and Labour Committee Calls for Greater Detail on UIF Labour Activation Programme to Enhance Accountability (Parliament of South Africa)

Public Technologies 21 May 2026
... Insurance Fund (UIF), saying effective parliamentary oversight depends on the quality and depth of information placed before the committee.
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