{"podcast":{"title":"Johannesburg News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176","podcast_index_feed_id":7622176,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":1469,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Johannesburg News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Johannesburg—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Johannesburg News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-19T00:21:08.748621+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176"},"episode":{"title":"Court Upholds Firing Over Covid Policy | Johannesburg News","slug":"court-upholds-firing-over-covid-policy-johannesburg-news","published_at":"2026-08-01T11:00:29+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176/court-upholds-firing-over-covid-policy-johannesburg-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/a8f61ff0977d0e0b","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/dab6c1e1-46b5-4774-8329-4c187f3aad09.mp3","summary":"A former Santam employee, A Richards, lost her legal battle after being fired for refusing to comply with the company’s Covid-19 testing policy — which required unvaccinated workers to pay for regular PCR tests. Despite attempting to get an exemption and temporarily continuing testing, she eventually stopped submitting results and missed work entirely, ignoring warnings and even skipping a disciplinary hearing. Charged with gross insubordination and dishonesty, Richards argued her financial hardship made it an incapacity issue — but the Labour Court rejected that, ruling her actions were clear misconduct and her claims lacked evidence. The court upheld her dismissal, reinforcing employers’ right to enforce health protocols without compromise. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/a8f61ff0977d0e0b","meta_description":"A former Santam employee, A Richards, lost her legal battle after being fired for refusing to comply with the company’s Covid-19 testing policy — which re…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":94,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176/episodes/court-upholds-firing-over-covid-policy-johannesburg-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176/court-upholds-firing-over-covid-policy-johannesburg-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}