Solidarity filed a case on Thursday asking a court to subject SAA to the business rescue, with the aim of restoring it to profitability.
Solidarity said it would “mean that the court can appoint a business rescue practitioner with comprehensive powers to rescue the airline.”
Trade unions at SAA said they would continue talks with the airline on Thursday aimed at ending a week-long strike over wages and job cuts that have brought the national flag carrier to the brink of collapse.
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) and the South African Cabin Crew Association (Sacca), which have been leading the strike, said in a statement that they hoped to find an acceptable compromise in the talks with SAA.
SAA has nearly no cash left and may miss salary payments this month. The carrier’s swift decline has turned it into a black hole for government bailout money, with some R20-billion being spent on it in the past three years.’
Its operations are marred by an unprofitable international route network and a fleet of inefficient planes.
The airline said on Thursday it would suspend all flights between Johannesburg and Hong Kong from 23 November up to and including 14 December to curb significant financial losses on the route.
In other news – Social Media insults #IdolsSA’s Sneziey & her Gogo of using Tokoloshes
Sneziey didn’t care when people attacked her on social media. In fact, she was prepared. BUT THE ATTENTION SHIFTED TO HER GOGO AND SHE COULDN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE. The Idols SA runner-up wants people insulting her and her gogo on social media, saying they own tokoloshes, to back off.
“Me and my gogo are not evil,” said Sneziey, whose real name is Snenhlanhla Msomi. “I wish my mother was still alive so she can speak on my behalf.” “I don’t have a tokoloshe and my gogo doesn’t own one. I’m a praying woman! Dumi Mkokstad and Jumbo can attest to this because they taught me how to pray.” continue reading
Source: Reuters
