South Africa's Public Enterprises minister will meet unions striking at its...
FILE PHOTO: Passengers board a South African Airways plane at the Port Elizabeth International Airport in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa, September 30, 2018. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo
State-owned SAA has canceled hundreds of flights since the strike began on Friday, saying the stoppage is costing 50 million rand per day and jeopardizing talks with lenders. SACCA’s deputy president Christopher Shabangu also confirmed the meeting saying it was “trying to find a solution to ending the strike”.The strike has cast doubt on the survival of the airline, which hasn’t turned a profit since 2011 and is reliant on state bailouts.
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