The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), an entity of the Department of Employment and Labour will in partnership with office bearers of Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) Gauteng Province launch digital platforms to help recover Covid-19 Temporary Employer-Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) funds as part of the “Follow the Money" project,

Known as “Thusa Babereki", the platforms will among other things enable workers to determine if Covid-19 TERS funds were claimed against their names by employers, verify if they received the correct amounts of money at each payment interval and report suspected fraud committed by employers.

Members of the media are invited to attend the launch which will take place as follows:

Date: 29 November 2023

Venue: Emperor's Palace

Time: 09:00

Journalists intending to attend the launch are requested to RSVP by close of business on Tuesday, 29 November 2023 to Sean Mmatladi with on Sean.Mmatladi@labour.gov.za or  072 120 5055.

For media enquiries contact:

Sekhothali Lekalakala

Provincial Communication Officer: Gauteng 

Sekhothali.Lekalakala@labour.gov.za or 082 904 5225

Or

Silusapho Nyanda

Acting Deputy Director: Communication (UIF)

silusapho.nyanda@labour.gov.za or 067 410 5475

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Issued by: Department of Employment and Labour

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