The plan to ‘sell’ the airline for R51 is in the bin – as is eThekwini
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State capture is often cited as the the reason for the department’s ongoing failures, but its problems run far deeper
The minister failed to submit two key documents to the portfolio committee on public enterprises, without which they will not back the deal
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Elevating the travel experience to new heights
As they start recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic, FlySafair and SAA have launched new routes and are leasing additional aircraft
Kgathatso Tlhakudi has claimed wrongdoing in the sale of the national carrier
The low-cost carrier has gained ground since taking to the skies in October 2014
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It highlights that changes need to be made in their operation, experts say
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Having struggled to keep up with changing markets, the two entities under the department of communications are in states of financial disrepair
The national carrier told parliament that a final draft external audit report is expected at the end of May this year
During her opening address at Africa’s Travel Indaba, the minister emphasised the need for implementation to revive the industry
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan will be called to appear before parliament to respond to claims by suspended director general Kgathatso Tlhakudi of impropriety in the SAA/Takatso Aviation deal
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MPs must find a way to handle André de Ruyter’s allegations and a protected disclosure accusing Pravin Gordhan of wrongdoing in the SAA sale
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Student debt is growing quickly and, if something doesn’t change, it could jeopardise the country’s already struggling economy
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Local ticket prices have risen by at least 35% to 40% as a result of Comair’s collapse
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The public enterprises minister has said there have been deliberate attempts to undermine the transaction, which is aimed at rehabilitating the airline
The finance minister made a smallish exception for Denel in terms of funding but warned that the government wants to push ahead with plans to consolidate SOEs that no longer served a function
The state capture report reveals a governance crisis at state-owned entities. Experts weigh in on how this came to be and what to do about it.
Yakhe Kwinana, the former chairperson of SAA Technical, has been asked to make representations to Saica, but has not responded
Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo found that the subversion of the procurement system and the decimation of previously sound parastatals happened on the watch of a ruling party that not only dropped the ball but pocketed the proceeds
The former chairperson of SAA Technical received R4.3-million in kickbacks from a supplier
The first of three reports to be handed to the president outlines how misrepresentations by the former SAA board chairperson cost the airline R800-million
SAA emerged from a 17-month business rescue this year with hundreds of jobs slashed and a fleet slimmed from 46 to six planes.
After an 18-month hiatus, the national carrier has done away with major routes that would have required it to use much larger fleets
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Sizakele Mzimela, under cross-examination by the former minister’s lawyers, also tells of ‘ambush’ at a meeting when the Gupta-linked Jet Airways placed undue pressure on the national airline to cancel its Mumbai route
An already low sentiment will be set back by the Covid-19 pandemic, thin reforms and this week’s violence
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Four unhappy high-ranking party members say the SAA sale was never discussed at the NEC
Interest in the beleaguered national carrier, which has received billions of rands in public funding, means criticism is inevitable
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The minister addresses the future of the country’s state-owned entities and speculation they may be moved from his portfolio
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The former SAA chairperson said her closeness to the former president had caused people to unfairly implicate her in state capture matters
After 18 months under administration, the loss-making airline has been cleared for takeoff
Mango’s spokesperson would not disclose the low-cost airline’s debt — which led to a brief suspension of flights — but described it as ‘huge’