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Govt mulls over SAA’s draft business rescue plan
In their draft business rescue plan, the BRPs warned they would need billions of taxpayer money to save the failing airline.
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SAA’s BRPs ask for another extension to finalise rescue plan
This will be their fourth extension since taking charge of the embattled airline since December last year.
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Ailing SAA worried flight cancellations spell out more financial woes
The already cash strapped airline will only operate between Johannesburg and Cape Town, and on some of its regional routes following a sharp decrease in the demand for air travel as the world grapples the coronavirus pandemic.
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Reports: ANC NEC shoots down Mboweni proposal to liquidate SAA
According to the City Press, Tito Mboweni had proposed the embattled airline be liquidated.
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As talks with unions over strike begin, SAA losing R52m per day
More than 3,000 workers started striking on Friday to demand higher pay and to protest against restructuring plans involving heavy job losses.
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Carrim: Repeated bailouts to SOEs must stop
On Wednesday, Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba announced that South African Airways and the South African Post Office would get government bailouts to the tune of just over R13 billlion.
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DA calls for Gigaba to account for extending Myeni’s SAA appointment
The DA says Gigaba's failure to remove one of the main obstacles to progress at the airline shows that SAA is clearly not his priority.
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SAA flight attendant arrested for drug possession in Australia
South African Airways has confirmed one of its flight attendants has been arrested in Australia.
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Hawks: Reports linking Jonas to SAA probe 'unethical and wrong'
City press is reporting that the Hawks are gathering evidence that could implicate Jonas in a case of corruption involving a supplier to SAA’s aviation maintenance division.
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DA heads to court to have Myeni booted
Last week, Cabinet announced Dudu Myeni has been reappointed to the position of SAA board chairperson.
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SAA's Pilots Association welcomes Airbus swap deal
The association says it’s a step in the right direction but analysts warn it signals Zuma's loss of control.
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Suspended SAA boss heads into arbitration hearing
This hearing could determine whether Monwabisi Kalawe's disciplinary hearing will continue.
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DA questions SAA's new strategy
The Democratic Alliance says SAA’s turnaround strategy is ‘thin on detail’.
