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Retrenchments at embattled SAA put on hold
If agreement cannot be reached then the business rescue practitioners are compelled to apply for an urgent court order application in the high court to liquidate the business

TAP Air Portugal planning Lisbon-Cape Town route
Non-stop flight linking Lisbon and Cape Town to fly three times a week and will commence in November 2020

Africa’s 43% jump in COVID-19 cases in one week worries WHO
With continent lacking adequate health services and testing capabilities, WHO warns of 300,000 deaths

Citrix survey reveals new face of work
Citrix commissioned OnePoll to conduct an online survey of 2,000 office workers

Ciena names Jürgen Hatheier as CTO for EMEA
Hatheier held leadership positions at Pacific Broadband Networks, ARRIS Group and Technetix

Liquid Telecom helps the Zimbabwean government launch emergency response to COVID-19 pandemic
Liquid Telecom helps the Zimbabwean government launch emergency response to COVID-19 pandemic

Nokia expands 5G offering with new radio access solutions
New AirScale All-in-Cloud base station boosts the efficiency of networks

Ericsson sees 5G slowing, sales decline by 2% in Q1 2020
The Swedish vendor's net income was $230m, a decline of 5% year-over-year

IT veteran Bradon Rogers joins Mimecast as SVP
Former Symantec and McAfee exec joins global go-to-market team to drive collaboration with product and engineering teams

Zambia's power utility company to commission Kafue Gorge Lower hydro plant in September
The commissioning of the new power plant in the third quarter will go a long way in alleviating power shortages and load shedding

Emirates to undertake repatriation flight to South Africa this week
Passengers are required to apply social distancing guidelines during their journey

Why data is and always will be the next big thing
Morten Illum, vice president, EMEA at Aruba, explains why data is at the heart of the progress the IT industry is experiencing at the moment.

SA airlines set to lose $2.2bn, plea for government support
The business rescue practitioners (BRPs) of South African Airways (SAA) have confirmed that they would be able to pay SAA salaries in April, as they have also done each month since the airline went into business rescue in December last year. But the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has informed unions and the SAA BRPs

Heineken beer sales slide amid lockdowns, worse to come
A lack of clarity on the impact of COVID-19 meant it has withdrawn all guidance for 2020

Glencore to take its DRC Katanga Mining private
Glencore International (GIAG) is taking Katanga private by way of an amalgamation of the company with 836074 Yukon

SA Finance Minister announces second wave of tax measures to help South Africans
In line with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of a R500bn ($26.6bn) coronavirus relief package, National Treasury has published further details on its second set of measures that aim to assist individuals and businesses through the pandemic. The measures will help businesses focus on staying afloat and paying their employees and suppliers, the Treasury

Air Mauritius goes into administration
The primary aim of administration is to try and salvage a company's business

Ghana uses drones to enable faster coronavirus testing
Ghana has 834 confirmed infections and nine people have died from COVID-19, the disease the virus causes

Lenovo Legion launches gaming PCs
Latest gaming computer comes with Innovative Coldfront 2.0, Dual Burn Support and Improved TrueStrike Keyboard

Dis-Chem faces Competition Tribunal for excessive pricing during coronavirus pandemic
The Competiton Commission has referred Dis-Chem to the Competition Tribunal for excessive pricing during South Africa’s coronavirus pandemic. This referral follows an investigation by the commission which found that Dis-chem charged excessive pricing on essential hygienic goods to the detriment of customers and in contravention of Section 8 of the Competiton Act, it said in
