Fin24 reports that the SA Statistics Council, an advisory body that endorses the releases of data by Statistics SA, has threatened to resign as a measure of last resort if the national statistical agency does not receive more funding and fill frozen posts.   Source: Latest News

BusinessLive reports that paper and packaging group Mondi has appointed its CFO as CEO with effect from April.  Andrew King replaces Peter Oswald, who took over the reins in May 2017.   Source: Latest News

The Mercury reports that labour experts have warned that businesses may not legally arbitrarily dock workers’ wages for lost productivity during Eskom’s load shedding.   Source: Latest News

BL Premium reports that Anglo American will replace Chris Griffith, CEO of its platinum division, Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), with an internal appointment, thereby ruling out a host of external candidates.   Source: Latest News

TimesLIVE reports that three years after the official opening of the 200-bed Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital in Johannesburg, concern has been raised that the facility is not operating at capacity.   Source: Latest News

EWN reports that more than 20 commuters were injured on Monday morning after two taxis collided on the Golden Highway in Devland, south of Johannesburg.   Source: Latest News

City Press reports that leaders of the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) are refusing to account for members’ investments worth R200 million that vanished after having been channelled to a mysterious company with close links to union bosses.   Source: Latest News

The Star reports that the North West has vowed to rapidly deal with the failure of the Tswaing Local Municipality to pay their employees’ third party funds.   Source: Latest News

Financial Mail writes that red flags about a local shortage of infectious disease specialists have raised fears that SA may struggle to cope with the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) should there be an outbreak.   Source: Latest News

Business Times reports that two of SA’s biggest private hospital groups, Mediclinic and Life Healthcare, are turning to India to recruit nurses for critical posts as they struggle to fill specialist nursing positions.   Source: Latest News