State-owned companies will have to disclose data on their highest and lowest paid employees in an effort to solve wage disparities and be more transparent
The ‘old fashioned’ carrier is still struggling for passengers
The court-declared delinquent director was consistently enveloped in allegations of intimidation, fraud, money laundering and corruption
The public enterprise minister would rather iron his penis than campaign for the ANC
The recommendation that the unit look into the legality of the now cancelled deal is a blow
The plan to ‘sell’ the airline for R51 is in the bin – as is eThekwini
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
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
It highlights that changes need to be made in their operation, experts say
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
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
Student debt is growing quickly and, if something doesn’t change, it could jeopardise the country’s already struggling economy
Local ticket prices have risen by at least 35% to 40% as a result of Comair’s collapse
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
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
Four unhappy high-ranking party members say the SAA sale was never discussed at the NEC