South African Airways inks deal to end eight-day strike

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African Airways (SAA) signed a wage deal with trade unions on Friday to end an eight-day strike that brought the cash-strapped state airline to the brink of collapse.SAA said it would restore its flight schedule to normal over the weekend and promised to delay talks with unions on job cuts until the end of January.Three of SAA's largest trade unions agreed to a 5.9% pay rise for the financial year that began in April, with the first salary increase in February 2020..