The airline’s employees in Durban have been told to join the unemployment queue on March 1 because the city’s route will be closed at the end of February
I have been slow but steady in rebuilding South Africa, but it’s time for tough, decisive action
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
The president is facing challenges at every turn, among them the economy, the state of SOEs and factionalism within the ANC. Only if Ramaphosa and his party work together will they be able to turn their declining fortunes around
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
The union federation says urgent, bold action is needed to keep the state-owned utility (and South Africa) going
The government has committed an additional R2-billion to the airline, but has yet to pay it out
SAA is working to accommodate customers on its sister airlines after it cancelled flights due to low demand
The finance minister says despite the difficult fiscal environment, structural reforms are under way to put SA on a new growth path
“Overall it seems not only is Ramaphoria dead [it was never alive] but the long arc of reform potential is being lost in the discourse."
Taking tough decisions was always a political risk. But now it may be too late for business rescue
After years of pumping billions into the airline, government picked business rescue to prevent a wider fallout at Eskom and other state entities
The move potentially draws a line under the crisis — if a rescuer can be found
Citizens, politicians, business people and civil society organisations must reject unethical leaders
‘Unique’ situation effectively gives airline two CEOs
The industrial action will cost the airline R52m a day. But the unions are angry about more than money
But it can’t be all bad. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma hasn’t played while The Cat and Cupcake are away
Three unions in the middle of negotiating wage increases say the airline had not told them of its decision to retrench staff
Unions cite board apathy and lack of communication as they prepare for a strike that could cripple the state airline’s operations
Vuyi Raseroka is the latest executive at the crisis-prone airline to have their wings clipped
The airline, already plagued by insecurity and spying claims, has suspended an official after it used hidden cameras to track him
Nico Bezuidenhout, who left Mango in 2016 to join regional low-cost airline Fastjet, will be the latest name to be unveiled by SAA’s board
Despite millions being spent on consultants
and assurances of a turnaround, the state’s
airline has ‘nothing to show for it’
With the state not taking tough decisions on its struggling state-owned enterprises, Gordhan’s detractors will continue to question his agenda
The chief executive has resigned but most unions are backing him and the board has yet to respond
M&G investigative journalist Sabelo Skiti spoke to Eusebius McKaiser about SAA after their CEO resigned at the weekend
Privatisation is not on the agenda the minister says
William Chandler was arrested on Monday following a charge laid against him by the airline after it discovered his licence was forged
A department head has been suspended for allegedly trying to cover up for the disgraced pilot
South Africa’s system failures: Paedophile allowed into the classroom, and SAA pilot flew for 25 years — with no licence
Corruption has gone too far in SA to be eradicated but other nations have used it to their advantage
Before President Ramaphosa begins his second State of the Nation address, senior M&G journalists unpack the challenges facing the president