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Reuters reports that fired Old Mutual chief executive Peter Moyo has resigned from his post on the board of Nedbank, the lender said on Friday. Source: Latest News
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Coronavirus, lack of demand forces SAA to suspend all international flights
TimesLIVE reports that South African Airways (SAA) on Friday announced that it would immediately suspend all international operations until the end of May, in response to a government travel ban aimed at stopping the transmission of the coronavirus. Source: Latest News
Private security employer body up in arms over establishment of ‘illegitimate’ bargaining council
BusinessLive reports that an association representing private security company owners is up in arms over a recently established bargaining council in the sector, claiming it lacks legitimacy. Source: Latest News
Transport union Untu calls on Mbalula to put the brakes on trains until 14 April
The Citizen reports that the United National Transport Union (Untu) has called for the suspension of train services as a measure to derail the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Source: Latest News
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Thursday, 19 March 2020
In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Thursday, 19 March 2020. Source: Latest News
Gauteng government staffers ditch work amid fears of the spread of coronavirus
News24 reports that staff at the Gauteng Department of Human Settlements, Urban Planning and Cogta abandoned their posts amid fears of the spread of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19). Source: Latest News
'We don't feel safe', say Gauteng doctors on the front line against coronavirus
SowetanLive reports on the words of a medical practitioner who works at a public hospital where tests are done to detect Covid-19 and who said: “I don’t feel safe as a doctor. The practice we are working from is OR Tambo and a lot of the patients we...
Steel beams on truck crush cab and kill driver on Wednesday near Vereeniging
TimesLIVE reports that a 35-year-old truck driver died after the load of steel beams he was transporting shifted and crushed the driver’s cab. Source: Latest News
Second UCT staff member tests positive for Covid-19
TimesLIVE reports that after shutting its doors on Monday in the wake of a staff member testing positive for Covid-19, the University of Cape Town (UCT) confirmed on Thursday that a second positive case had been identified. Source: Latest News
Two senior Comair executives depart
BusinessLive reports that Comair, the operator of low-cost airline kulula.com and British Airways (BA) in SA, announced on Tuesday that two of its senior executives were leaving the company. Source: Latest News