Bole International Airport has struggled to keep pace with the airline’s rapid expansion. But that’s changing.
SAA has received R15-billion in government bailouts in the last year
The airports company is drawing on its experience to meet the challenges of the continent
An atmosphere of mistrust hangs over the airline’s board, its chief executive and its minister
Former SAA board chair Cheryl Carolus recounted how Gigaba seemingly pushed the airline to drop the critical route between Johannesburg and Mumbai
The state should use funds to build an alternative transport system that is safe and reliable
SAA has been working closely with National Treasury and the department of public enterprises to steer itself to profitability
Carolus’ appearance at the Zondo commission will follow the conclusion of the testimony of Mahlodi Muofhe on Wednesday
Barbara Hogan is expected to reveal how former president Jacob Zuma began meddling in the appointment of board members and executives in SOEs
The national carrier has moved to assure customers and suppliers that it would not be ‘shut down or sold’
A pragmatic solution to absolve junior colluders could stem the continued bleeding of funds
But Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan is ‘confident’ talks with the SOE’s lenders will end well
SAA’s expensive new CFO has a worrying history at Sars, according to the suspended commissioner
A man held captive at the urinal is much more likely to grunt, snort and think to himself ‘Fuck, time to go to Mavericks’
The free-spending chief executive’s British hire is set to earn a cool R5m for just six months’ work
Vuyani Jarana says funding pressures dictated that South African Airways start looking for a strategic equity partner immediately
Former staff accuse ‘turnaround’ chief executive of purging those who fail to do his bidding
Two SAA executives have been fired but the hearing also fingered the former chairperson
Since November, the new airline boss has splurged on new hires and brought in expensive consultants
The national airways chief executive has taken up a challenge proposed by the Free Market Foundation
Nona Sonjani and Wellington Nyuswa have stepped in as acting chief financial officer and as acting CEO of SAA Technical respectively.
Selling off state-owned enterprises may not guarantee their continued developmental role
The president made several sweeping changes to his cabinet which saw the return of Nhlanhla Nene as finance minister
The budget outlines the risks they pose but there are plans to mitigate against them
Given the damage that’s been done, the previous board at Eskom simply could not continue. It had no plan to turn the company around or stop corruption
The party will have to tackle polarising policies when its new leadership takes the helm
Several events could derail the budget but it’s the failure of parastatals that could blow the ship totally out of the water
The president is sitting on the fees commission’s report, but Gigaba’s budget may show his hand
Its problems are many and its debt overwhelming.So the question remains: Can the airline be saved?
Privatisation talk in South Africa shows how state owned enterprises are being used as tools for enrichment by the connected.
Life is no picnic for the finance minister, with the parastatals he used to oversee in a mess
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