Flash Briefing: SAA disaster; MEC Msibi to step aside after murder charges; Treasury bans imported cement

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News headlines:
*Less than three weeks after taking to the skies again, South African Airways is already facing a backlash from staff, cancelled flights, and support problems.
*President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for Mandla Msibi to immediately step aside, after the MEC of agriculture in Mpumalanga appeared in the Nelspruit magistrate’s court on Monday on charges of murder as a result of a deadly ANC branch meeting in August.
*National Treasury has prohibited the use of imported cement in all government-funded projects, giving a significant boost to local producers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12 Oct 2021 8AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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