UIF chaos: Backlog of 444 000 emails, and only 40 people to deal with 77 000 calls a day

As South Africans struggle to cope with lay-offs amid the coronavirus pandemic, the...

‘False’: No decision – yet – to extend corona UIF payments into November, Nxesi says

Extending support for employees affected by Covid-19 would require "extensive engagement"...

UIF corona payouts: 157 employers investigated for fraud, R3bn in wrong payments recovered

Some 157 employers are being investigated for fraudulent TERS claims from the UIF.

All the UIF’s coronavirus payouts were stopped amid new fraud probe

The TERS payouts have been hit by instances of fraud, as well as widespread delays.

New UIF coronavirus payouts start next week – here’s what changed

The cut-off for April and May claims will be mid-September.

UIF Covid-19 payouts have been extended into August

The so-called TERS payments were supposed to end after June.

Thousands of dead people ‘claimed’ for the UIF's coronavirus payouts

The fund also found that 100,000 fake ID numbers were used in claims.

UIF corona payouts to end – as workers have not yet been paid for June due to tech problems

There are also almost one million workers who haven't received a cent in three months.