Flight FA288 was departing from Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport to Durban’s King Shaka International Airport. Lanseria Airport, west of Johannesburg, has confirmed two flight cancellations today due to the ongoing FlySafair pilot strike, now in its second day. Airport management says FlySafair has continued to keep both the airport and passengers informed about developments…
Stranded FlySafair passengers at OR Tambo International Airport on July 21, 2025. FlySafair says it had to cancel 26 flights, which account for 13% of its operations amid the wage strike by pilots, which started yesterday. The airline’s pilots have rejected the airline’s 5.7% wage increase offer, sticking to their demand of a 10.5% hike….
[FILE IMAGE]: Saftu members at a protest. The South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) will on Tuesday march to Nedlac to protest for proposed amendments to labour laws. The protest targets what Saftu calls detrimental changes to the Labour Relations Act, Basic Conditions of Employment Act, National Minimum Wage Act, and Employment Equity Act….
Small Business Development Minister Stella Ndabeni during her address in Stellenbosch, Boland, at a recent Pitch for Funding event aimed at facilitating better access to financial resources for small businesses. Small to medium enterprise issues will be discussed at this weeks’ Global SME Ministerial Meetings, which will form part of the G20 Leaders Meeting in…
The South African Revenue Service (Sars) offices is seen in the image above. The South African Revenue Service(SARS) has announced that the 2025 filing season for individual taxpayers has opened today until 20 October. Both provisional, referring to people who earn income other than a salary, and non-provisional tax payers can now file their returns…
Livestock at an owner’s premises Dairy farmers in KwaZulu-Natal say they have been severely impacted by the Foot-and-Mouth disease (FMD) and the new restrictions imposed by government to contain the spread. The province has reported 191 outbreaks, with 172 still active. New cases have continued to emerge, with several reported in the Amajuba area including…
Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen speaks at the Foot and Mouth Disease Indaba in Roodeplaat, Pretoria, on 21 July 2025. Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen says the foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in the country has led to an economic fallout, decreased exports and job losses. Steenhuisen was speaking during the Foot and Mouth Disease Indaba…
FILE | FlySafair Boeing 737-800 plane. FlySafair says only 12% of their flights have been cancelled following the pilots’ stayaway strike. The escalating standoff with Solidarity, which represents the pilots threatens to disrupt flights for up to two weeks, jeopardising passenger confidence and putting pressure on the airline’s management to return to the negotiating table….
South Africa’s domestic low cost carrier FlySafair above Cape Town, South Africa. Trade union, Solidarity, has described day one of its two-week strike as successful after FlySafair confirmed several of its planes have been grounded amid a wage dispute. This despite earlier reassurances that operations would not be affected by the start of the strike….
Aviation Expert Guy Leitch says the aviation industry has not fully recovered since COVID-19. This comes as more than 200 FlySafair pilots affiliated to Solidarity are set to embark on a two-week strike from today. The union says they have given the employer a notice to strike following a deadlock in wage negotiations. Solidarity has…
