Airline brought back from the brink as rescue practitioners and Gordhan agree to work on a rescue plan by the end of June
An internal forensic probe has found that the duo had manipulated tender processes
Sassa is keen to try out online registration to process applications for the Covid-19 relief grant, but NGOs are wary because not all intended beneficiaries are able to access data
Unions and business rescue practitioners have until Friday afternoon to agree on a settlement and start the process of shutting the airline down
The minister is also expected to announce talks with unions towards a new airline after the shut-down of the cash-strapped national carrier
Maintenance division is first SAA subsidiary to declare hardship to staff as travel ban effects grow at the state-owned airline
As SAA subsidiaries declare hardship to staff, business-rescue practitioners urge them to sign agreements to save severance payouts
Practitioners inform staff that the government’s rejection of R10-billion bailout last week almost guarantees that the prospect of rescue is now impossible
Despite R50 billion being pumped into the state airline, the current collapse was always likely thanks to political appointees, corruption and the ANC not deciding what it wanted out of SAA, writes Sabelo Skiti
About 1 500 South Africans are stuck abroad, waiting to see if the government can help them to return home