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NPA must move fast for SA to escape grey list’s grasp
The National Prosecuting Authority is ready to act on state capture crimes but whether it has the ability to do so has been questioned
Zondo report: Why Myeni must be prosecuted for SAA debacle
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
SOEs are ‘in a very difficult space’ as Covid-19 adds to their woes
The department of public enterprises touched on issues related to Covid-19 at its SOEs, as the acting director general briefed parliament
Embattled SAA is set to receive balance of R10bn funding
Salary arrears owed to SAA staff will be paid by 19 February, and the public enterprises department commits to reskilling affected employees.
Workers get their slice of SA Express
Proposals for how to carve up ownership of the airline could mean that the government will no longer hog the whole pie
SA Express employees in R250m crowdfunding bid to buy their airline
Amid the overnight, worldwide crash of the air travel industry, a group of retrenched SA Express employees have an ambitious plan to raise R250-million in seed funding to buy the…
Uncertain future for domestic airlines
The uncertainty of a post-Covid-19 airspace makes it even more difficult for the airline industry to forecast its recovery
SA Express business rescue practitioners to throw in the towel
With Covid-19 halting air travel, labour unions have been told that lack of post-commencement funding and travel bans have forced airline to the point of no return
State capture commission granted a 13-month extension
Judge Wendy Hughes says this is the final extension because finality is “owed to the nation”
Another state-owned enterprise collapses – are we learning anything?
SOEs must be dynamic growth enablers if they are to be deemed strategic assets for the economy
Everything Ramaphosa said about the economy in the Sona
The poor condition of state-owned enterprises remains a blight on growth forecasts
A Sona to reflect troubled times
Ramaphosa and his role model Nelson Mandela became presidents of South Africa in very trying times
The State of the Nation speech Ramaphosa should make
I have been slow but steady in rebuilding South Africa, but it’s time for tough, decisive action
In his Sona speech, Ramaphosa must tread the line between promises and reality
South Africa has a slew of service-delivery problems, most notably in the water and electricity sectors. The time for promises is over: what the country needs is action
SAA cancels flights, moves ahead with restructuring
The struggling national carrier’s business rescue practitioners say the move to restructure the airline is a bid to return to profitability and to attract equity partners