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South African Airways suspends all domestic flights
South African Airways has suspended all domestic flights. SAA says this move is in support of the national 21-day lockdown…
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SAA business rescue practitioners request extension due to impact of coronavirus
Ailing SAA’s business rescue practitioners will need another two months to present their plan to save the national carrier, due…
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COVID-19: SAA suspends all international flights
The South African Airways is immediately suspending all international flights until the end of May due to the coronavirus pandemic.…
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SAA begins the retrenchment process
South African Airways business-rescue practitioners have officially embarked on a retrenchment process. Section 189 notices have been sent to staff.…
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Court denies Airlink right to sue SAA
The High Court in Johannesburg has denied Airlink the right to sue SAA. The company wanted to recover about R500-million…
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SAA business rescue plan to be published at end of March
The plan was expected to be published before the end of next week Friday. The SAA business rescue team has…
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SAA will not be cancelling any routes says Acting CCO
South African Airways (SAA) has given some direction for the way forward after battling to keep its planes in the…
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Paul O’Sullivan takes aim at Dudu Myeni, police, and NPA
A sheriff has served papers on former SAA Chair Dudu Myeni, while she was in court on Tuesday morning. Forensic…
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Economic Development MEC: KZN can not afford to lose Durban flights
KwaZulu-Natal can’t afford to have a single SAA flight to Durban cut. That’s according to the province’s Economic Development MEC,…
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Dudu Myeni says SAA stopped paying her legal fees to humiliate her
SAA was covering Dudu Myeni’s legal fees through the directors’ liability insurance but stopped after she decided to change her…
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AG official to testify that SAA was in a shambolic state – Zondo commission
In a meeting on September 15, 2015, the AG saw it fit to raise concerns about Nkonki’s appointment as the…
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Myeni denies Zuma involved in her appointment as SAA board chair
Former SAA board chairperson Dudu Myeni testified in her delinquency case brought by the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) and…
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SAA must answer to Scopa
SAA is facing scrutiny as the airline undergoes business rescue, with a report on the process expected soon. Despite ANC…
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Unions to appeal SAA retrenchments ruling
Trade unions have warned they will fight to the bitter end to prevent retrenchments at SAA. This after the Labour…
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Ruling party must take decisive approach on SOEs – Gauteng ANC
The ANC in Gauteng wants the country’s big challenges, taken to the party’s National General Council, later this year. Responding…
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Liquidation of SAA & SA Express not off the table
The liquidation of SAA and SA Express is not off the table. One business rescue practitioner says companies under business…
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Court hears how fake letter cost SAA millions of dollars
More damning accusations against former SAA board chairperson Dudu Myeni. In the ongoing hearing to determine if Myeni should be…
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Zondo Commission hears how Swissport and SAA worked together without a contract
SAA failed to sign a contract with Swissport for five years despite the company providing services for the airline. International…
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KZN Premier calls for an urgent meeting with SAA as it grounds flights to Durban
KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala has called for an urgent meeting SAA’s top management following an announcement earlier on Thursday that…
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DA confirms SAA business rescue practitioners in talks with UIF over retrenchment packages
The DA suggested that the talks between the two companies were out of order and the “UIF should have shown…
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President Ramaphosa authorises SIU probes into SAA, National Treasury and Eskom
President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorized the Special Investigating (SIU) to probe the affairs of the embattled SAA, the National Treasury,…
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Testimony about SAA operations continues – Video
On Monday, and current Mango CEO Nico Bezuidenhout will finalise his testimony into whether or not former SAA Chairperson Dudu…
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Cash-strapped SAA cancels nearly 100 flights to reduce costs
South African Airways (SAA) has announced plans to scrap close to one hundred domestic and international flights this month to…
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SAA cancels some flights for February
SAA has decided to cancel and consolidate some flights for February. Up to 48 return flights will not take to…
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Development Bank of Southern Africa comes to the rescue of SAA
The Development Bank of Southern Africa has committed R3.5-billion in funding to SAA to allow the national carrier to continue…
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Dudu Myeni’s leave to appeal application dismissed
Former SAA board chairperson Dudu Myeni faced another setback in her attempt to appeal a December court ruling against her.…
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President Ramaphosa – SA not a dysfunctional state
President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is not a dysfunctional state. In a weekly newsletter, Ramaphosa says his administration is…
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SAA future in limbo as more funds are needed to pay salaries
SAA business rescue process struggling to get off the ground Lenders have provided R2-billion required in December last year, allowing…
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SAA ranks high when it comes to being on time
SAA is one of the top airlines when it comes to being on time. The International Airlines Transport Association has…
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SAA resumes flights to Mauritius
SAA has reinstated flights to Mauritius. The island paradise was on lockdown due to the anticipated Tropical Cyclone Calvinia. The…
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SAA cancels flights as cyclone approaches Mauritius
SAA has cancelled all flights between Johannesburg and Mauritius due to adverse weather conditions. Cyclone Calvinia is fast approaching the…
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SAA’s business rescue practitioner comes with some serious credentials
The struggling SAA board this week entrusted Les Matuson to rescue it out of the turbulence it had been stuck…
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SACP disappointed at SAA’s business rescue decision
The SACP on Thursday expressed its disappointment at the decision to put SAA into business rescue. The move followed an…
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SAA placed under business rescue
Embattled SAA has been placed under business rescue and the process commences on Thursday. This is part of the government’s…
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Scopa to visit cash-strapped SAA amid financial crisis
SAA is on its knees and requires another bailout from the government. The Standing Committee on Public Accounts will on…
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Dudu Myeni suing Outa for R8mn
Former SAA board chairperson Dudu Myeni has filed papers at the South Gauteng High Court. She’s suing the Organisation Undoing…
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SAA cannot continue without financial help from the government
The government is working on “immediate actions” to ensure cash-strapped South African Airways’ (SAA) survival, the department of public enterprises…
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DA holds first FedEx meeting since the election of Steenhuisen as interim leader
The DA leadership is calling for the embattled SAA to be put under business rescue. The party said SAA is…
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Unions missed the boat on SAA – the real battle has come and gone
Late yesterday, the SAA strike was finally over – a week after it began and for the workers settling for…
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Solidarity files court case to force SAA rescue
Solidarity filed a case on Thursday asking a court to subject SAA to the business rescue, with the aim of…
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Pravin Gordhan says SAA may have no money for salaries this month
Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan has warned that, while two unions at SAA are demanding salary increases for members,…
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SAA says some workers back at work despite ongoing strike
SAA says they will continue with operations despite the ongoing strike. While addressing the media on Tuesday, acting SAA CEO…
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Pravin Gordhan to meet striking unions at SAA
Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan will meet unions striking at South African Airways on Tuesday in an effort to resolve…
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Secondary strike on the cards at SAA
A secondary strike could be on the cards for the aviation sector. The South African Cabin Crew Association says it’s…
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SAA Acting Chief Pilot – We comply with international standards
A war of words between SAA and the union Numsa. SAA is describing Numsa’s remarks that the airline has safety…
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SAA threatens legal action over union comments
SAA acting-CEO Zukisa Ramasia addressed the media on Sunday in order to clarify the airline’s position on allegations and events…
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SAA executive salaries slammed as airline struggles with financial woes
SAA’s nightmarish financial predicament could be attributed in part to the exorbitant salaries of some of its senior executives, insiders…
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SAA strike enters second day
SAA is facing a rough weekend as a strike by more than 3,000 workers enters a second day. It will…
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SAA offers employees a new wage increase as unions demand 8% increase
South African Airways (SAA) has cancelled flights scheduled for Friday and Saturday because of a pending strike by a majority…
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Pending strike could cost SAA millions
South African Airways (SAA) is broke, the national carrier says a pending strike will make the situation even worse, costing…
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