Friday, April 3, 2020

Call for Saftu affiliates to do compulsory coronavirus tests after Vavi contracts Covid-19

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03 Apr 2020
Saftu general-secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has tested positive for Covid-19. Picture: Nhlanhla Phillips/African News Agency (ANA).Call for Saftu affiliates to do compulsory coronavirus tests after Vavi contracts Covid-19

ICTU said it was greatly concerned as Saftu staff and leaders from other affiliates had interacted with Zwelinzima Vavi during the period when coronavirus statistics were low.

 
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