When Zuma said “corruption” is a European word, he meant corruption itself in African culture is normal & OK, it is just Europeans who choose to make it a bad thing. At SAA, like everywhere else, they did it #TheAfricanWay. The truth is, wide scale corruption was revealed at SAA before the Zondo commission. It seems wherever there was a black man or woman in charge of anything, there was theft, fraud & corruption.
Pravin Gordhan says cash-strapped SAA may have no money for salaries this month
Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan has warned that, while two unions at SAA are demanding salary increases for members, the airline might not even be able to pay any salaries at the end of the month. The minister was Read More …
SAA strike costing R52 million a day and with a bankruptcy record it could mean the end of the entity
More than 3000 workers affiliated with Numsa and Sacca downed tools at SAA on Friday over a wage dispute and plans to cut more than 900 jobs, costing the airline about R52 million a day. The interim chief financial officer Read More …
Warning! SAA Strike will intensify – Talks between National carrier and striking unions collapse
JOHANNESBURG – Talks between South African Airways (SAA) management and striking workers have collapsed. Union leaders briefed the media and workers after the parties met on Saturday in an attempt to resolve the strike which began on Friday. Workers are Read More …
Death bells are ringing for SAA due to impending strike
The impending strike at SAA by the SA Cabin Staff Association and Numsa could mean the end of the airline. In the meantime, the Pilot Association announced that they supported the idea and that the state entity’s overall top management Read More …
‘Mother of all strikes’ ready to paralyze SAA as union hints at ‘total shutdown’ if national carrier cuts a fifth of staff
Numsa and Sacca already have a strike certificate as they accuse management of threatening them with retrenchments and call for the SAA board to be scrapped. As if their financial dire straits and the plan that they would have to Read More …
Air travellers in SA – Bring your own food, union says, as strike threatens airport catering services
Air travellers in South Africa have been warned to pack lunch boxes as there will be no food or catering services on several airlines as workers are expected to embark on a strike on Monday. This as the National Union Read More …
Trade unions are threatening to stop all flights from SAA if their demands are not met
The unions Numsa and the SA Cabin Crew Association demand that the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SAA, Vuyani Jarana, be reinstated immediately in his post. This comes after Jarana announced that he had resigned. The two unions say they Read More …