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Consultative talks between SAA, unions set to go under way on Monday
Two weeks ago, the national carrier announced that 944 people could lose their jobs.
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SAA set to resume some domestic flights today
Flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town and Johannesburg to Durban, along with those to Victoria Falls, will be operational.
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SAA running out of cash as unions seek to expand strike
State-owned SAA has racked up losses of more than R28 billion over the past 13 years and wants to cut jobs as part of a turnaround plan.
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3 SAA minority unions win right to take part in retrenchment talks
Satawu, Solidarity, and AUSA - which represent workers only in some divisions at SAA - were not consulted about the planned restructuring that could result in the loss of hundreds of jobs.
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Numsa, Sacca accuse SAA of declaring war after wage talks break down
Unions are putting more pressure on the airline, with the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) serving a secondary strike notice on catering company Air Chefs.
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Numsa serves SAA with secondary strike notice
The latest move comeas after talks between trade unions and SAA brooke down on Tuesday night.
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SAA says it's secured R2bn from banks to stay afloat
Embattled SAA said that it has managed to secure the help of various banks to keep it in business.
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'Pravin Gordhan is part of SAA mess, he is not a saint'
Wits School of Economics and Business Science senior lecture Lumkile Mondi says the South African Airways crisis is self-created.
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Unions set to intensify SAA strike after talks break down
On Tuesday, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa and South African Cabin Crew Association (Sacca) met with government as well as SAA's executive management and some board members.
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Mgoduso: There's no evidence of corruption against SAA board members
The South African Airways (SAA) board on Tuesday refuted allegations by unions that it was corrupt and was the reason the airline was in dire straits.
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Gordhan urges unions to work with SAA management to end strike
The minister met with workers in Tshwane on day five of the strike, which continued to cost the airline over R50 million a day.
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SAA approaches Labour Court as strike continues
Hundreds of employees affiliated to Numsa and the SA Cabin Crew Association went on strike on Friday over wages and plans to restructure at the airline.
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SAA's challenges a result of state capture corruption, says Parly committee
Parliament’s Public Enterprises Committee also slammed utterances by unions calling on South Africans not to fly with SAA as reckless and sabotage of the national carrier.
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SAA awaits date from CCMA to meet with striking unions
The troubled airline will resume flights to six African destinations on Tuesday amid a strike.
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SAA provides CAA with strike contingency plan for safe operation
The national carrier denied claims that it was using unqualified staff to fill in for striking staff.
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Still no word from SAA on domestic flights as strike continues
Sacca said that trade unions would meet Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan in Pretoria this morning in a fresh bid to resolve the crippling SAA strike.
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SAA denies putting inexperienced people in charge amid workers’ strike
Hundreds of SAA employees went on strike last Friday over wages and planned restructuring at the airline.
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SAA announces 6 continental flights to resume from Tuesday amid strike
It said customers travelling on the airline's regional network to Accra, Lagos, Lusaka, Maputo, Windhoek and Harare would be rebooked and could expect to be contacted shortly.
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SAA denies 'malicious' union claims that its flights unsafe
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) and the South African Cabin Crew Association (Sacca) warned on Sunday that passenger safety could not be guaranteed after the airline reinstated international flights.
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SAA threatens legal action as strike continues
Two trade unions leading the industrial action claim the national carrier has brought in inexperienced staff to run operations while the strike progresses.
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Unions blame ‘stubborn employer,’ vow to intensify SAA strike
Workers began the industrial action on Friday, demanding an 8% wage increase while the employer is offering 5.9%.
