TimesLIVE reports that on Wednesday the world recognised International Nurses Day, with 12 May being the birthday of Florence Nightingale, who discovered the link between disease and healthcare, from the cleanliness of wards to the food and quality of the air patients received. Source: Latest News

Moneyweb reports that state-owned aircraft maintenance company SAA Technical (SAAT) has suffered a steep decline in its monthly revenue as the SA Airways (SAA) business rescue combined with the Covid-19 pandemic led to a drastic reduction in passenger numbers. Source: Latest News

The Star reports that on Tuesday the Hawks (Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation) arrested two bogus recruiters related to R610,000 in theft in Mpumalanga. Source: Latest News

BL Premium reports that a new report from the Medical Research Council (MRC) indicated that SA has experienced one of the world’s worst death tolls from Covid-19 relative to the size of its population. Source: Latest News

News24 reports that Golden Arrow Bus Services has recorded 93 armed robberies since the beginning of the year and is concerned about the ongoing spate of attacks on its buses. Source: Latest News

The Star reports that three bogus recruiters made an appearance in the Protea Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday for allegedly selling job opportunities at the City of Johannesburg’s waste management service provider Pikitup. Source: Latest News

EWN reports that the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) has cancelled its planned strike on Thursday at Rand Water. This came after the water supplier obtained a Labour Court order to prevent the union from taking industrial action. Source: Latest News

BL Premium reports that by end-April the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) had been investigating allegations related to the irregular procurement of Covid-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) with a contract value of R40.2bn. Source: Latest News

News24Wire reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has disputed claims by Eskom in a statement that the average salary of an Eskom employee stood at R737,000 per annum. Source: Latest News

Engineering News reports that trade union Uasa and the Federation of Unions of SA (Fedusa), to which Uasa is affiliated, have urged the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) to seek help from other government departments to find funds to save financially-embattled defence industrial group Denel. Source: Latest News