Timeslive reports that a text message allegedly sent by a Mango Airlines employee to another staff member saying they should not return to work because they were black and HIV positive has turned out to be fake.  

This was confirmed by the airline on Saturday and followed an investigation by the division of the airline’s security department specialising in fraud investigation.  The airline said it viewed the false allegations made in the SMS seriously and that investigations were continuing to establish the source and origin of the SMS in question.  Once that was concluded, the airline would seek legal advice in terms of the next steps to be taken in regard to the matter.  The text message‚ in the form of a screengrab posted on social media that went viral‚ came from someone saved as “Mandy HR Mango” in the recipient’s phonebook.  The message read: “Mango cannot allow you to work with us‚ you are black and HIV positive.  That is just too much for us.”

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