The South African Air Force thought nothing of ferrying the minister around at enormous cost to the taxpayer.
The investment world would have been up in arms by now if South African Airways were a private company, writes Fatima Hassan.
SAA has introduced a voluntary carbon-offset programme.
Statements by Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba at its annual general meeting this week have revealed a national airline beset by trouble.
South African Airways’s new chairperson Vuyisile Kona has a host of tough problems to sort out to get the ailing state-owned airline into the black.
Former South African Airways CEO Khaya Ngqula’s lawyer has told the airline’s former chairperson Cheryl Carolus he intends to sue her for R40-million.
SAA CEO Siza Mzimela has quit the embattled airline after weeks of speculation that she was planning to exit the top job of the national carrier.
The reasons for the sudden departure of the chairperson of SAA, Cheryl Carolus, and leading members of the board are still not clear.
The missing letter from the treasury providing a R5-billion, two-year guarantee for SAA suddenly arrived at the state-run airline last week.
Treasury has agreed to a R5-billion guarantee for embattled state owned airline SAA, following a dramatic walk-out by the board.
Malusi Gigaba’s department has set its eyes on the burgeoning markets in the rest of Africa in a bid to grow profits for the SA’s ailing parastatals.
Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba has appointed new SAA board members after the chairperson and six other members quit this week.
Dirk Feldman was arrested for drunken disorderliness after allegedly trying to open an exit door mid-flight on an SAA plane to India last month.
Parliament has heard that South African Airways’ balance sheets aren’t looking good but the national carrier’s pilots are among the best in the world.
Women Minister Lulu Xingwana has dismissed a "sensational hot air" report that she demanded to be upgraded on a flight from Accra, Ghana.
The Competition Commission has finalised settlement agreements worth R44-million with SAA and Singapore Airlines for collusion ahead of the World Cup.
SAA announced it has entered into a code share agreement with Air China, which aims to complement SAA’s non-stop service between Jo’burg and Beijing.
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Court papers filed on Friday say SAA insurers must pay for budgets exceeded during former CEO Charles Ngqula’s tenure.
Baggage theft at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg was "out of control", prompting travellers to use alternatives to SAA.
The Civil Aviation Authority and the transport department denied allegations of corruption after granting SAA exemption from long flights.
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/ 27 September 2010
An SAA flight attendant has been jailed for seven years in the United Kingdom after trying to smuggle drugs into the country.
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/ 13 September 2010
South African Airways (SAA) posted a pre-tax profit of R596-million for the year ended March 2010, the group said on Monday.
SAA has issued a second summons against former chief executive Khaya Ngqula, this time for more than $3,4-million (R24,8-million).
Senior staff at SAA could face charges as prosecutors study forensic reports of wrongdoing under the watch of former CEO Khaya Ngqula.
The board of South African Airways (SAA) will institute action against its former, CEO Khaya Ngqula, who left the company in March 2009.
South African Airways (SAA) has cancelled all of its flights between South Africa, London, Frankfurt and Munich scheduled to have departed on Tuesday.
South African Airways and SA Express on Tuesday denied allegations of price-fixing around the Soccer World Cup.
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/ 28 January 2010
The Competition Commission is probing major airlines for allegedly colluding on prices and pricing strategies ahead of the Soccer World Cup.
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/ 29 September 2009
Former South African Airways CEO Khaya Ngqula was paid a total of R13,651-million in the past financial year, it emerged on Tuesday.
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/ 29 September 2009
South African Airways reported a surprise profit for the year ending March 2009 due to fundamental restructuring, the airline said on Monday.
South African Airways said on Wednesday it would post a profit of more than -million after years of losses, but faces a stiff penalty from Airbus.
Cabinet ministers are seething about the payout reportedly given to Khaya Ngqula, the chief executive of South African Airways.