UIF scrambles as Covid-19 relief claims pile up

27 May 2020 - 07:00
By Jeff Wicks
Labour minister Thulas Nxesi says Sars is waiting on the sidelines to help if the system for UIF claims crashes.
Image: Esa Alexander Labour minister Thulas Nxesi says Sars is waiting on the sidelines to help if the system for UIF claims crashes.

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.