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Johannesburg - Suspended SA Airways CEO Khaya Nqula's refusal to provide information on labour brokers is not surprising, because he fears he might have shares in them, Cosatu general-secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said on Wednesday.
"He is refusing to provide information because he fears he might have shares in all of them, or a significant number of all those labour brokers," said Vavi addressing hundreds of striking SA Transport and Allied Workers Union members outside SAA's head office.
Vavi said Cosatu would intervene and ensure that the strike is over by Monday.
"The strike has gone on for too long, as a federation we've decided to intervene."
Handing over a memorandum of demands to SAA's acting CEO Chris Smyth, Vavi told the workers they would as a matter of urgency meet on Thursday or Friday.
"Mr Smyth has agreed that the strike must end."
The workers demand the phasing out of labour brokers within three months, some of which they say are partly owned by Nqula.
They also demand the expulsion of the entire SAA executive committee, and the negotiating team, as well as the extension of retention bonuses to employees who are not benefiting.
The strike has been going on for two weeks.
- Sapa