Meanwhile, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) confirmed that it had received a section 189 notice from Unitrans Passenger stating that the company “contemplates the closure of its business”.
“Unitrans has stated that its business was negatively affected by the Covid-19 restrictions which were placed on travel. The management claims that the organisation has experienced ‘extremely difficult trading conditions’ which have negatively affected the company’s financial performance. It also claims that it does not foresee sustainable revenue for the forseeable future,” Numsa said.
It said that Unitrans Passenger employees more than 3,000 people across its passenger divisions.
“About 693 employees will be affected by…