Trade union Solidarity is claiming credit for the decision to place ailing state-owned airline SA into business rescue and criticised the government for wanting more control over a process it was initially opposed to.

The SAA board of directors on Wednesday night adopted a resolution to place the loss-making airline into business rescue. The decision followed a crippling, eight-day wage strike by the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) and the SA Cabin Crew Association (Sacca) in November, which cost the airline more than R50m a day...

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