The unions Numsa and the SA Cabin Crew Association demand that the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SAA, Vuyani Jarana, be reinstated immediately in his post. This comes after Jarana announced that he had resigned. The two unions say they Read More …
EFF’s Mbuyiseni Ndlozi talks about the ‘Fake’ pilot saga which is a prime example of white privilege, well Ndlozi can you pilot a plane?
Mbuyiseni Ndlozi of the EFF is not surprised by the scandal surrendering an SAA pilot who flew for 20 years with an allegedly fake license. The Economic Freedom Fighter claims that this is not the first time ‘white privilege’ worked Read More …
The Police bust SAA pilot who was fired for flying with fake licence for 20 years
A senior SAA pilot, who had been asked to resign earlier this year after it was found that he had flown commercial airplanes for more than 20 years with a fake licence, has been taken into custody, police have said. Read More …
SAA pay Comair R1,1 billion, where does the bankrupt state entity get the money from?
SAA conceded that it had violated the Competition Act and announced that it would pay R1,1 billion to Comair. The dispute has been in existence for a period of 10 years after SAA’s travel agents operated bonus schemes. The bonus Read More …
Struggling airline under ANC control is apparently under extremely difficult financial circumstances and will now be rescued by commercial banks – This is the result of corruption and incompetence, celebrated in the ANC ranks
South African commercial banks are basically prepared to help the instable SA Airways with R3.5bn as a lifeline. The struggling airline needs the funds very urgently to meet his short-term obligations. SAA’s Chief Executive Officer, Vuyani Jarana, says the amount Read More …
Suspended NPA boss hired to clean up SAA’s mess – SAA, who has been bankrupt after years of mismanagement and corruption now wants to make a turnaround – Is it to late?
SAA, bankrupted after years of mismanagement and corruption, has named former prosecutions boss Vusi Pikoli as its chief risk and compliance officer as part of an effort to clean up governance at the airline. Pikoli is currently an adviser to Read More …
Desperate times calls for desperate measures, but is this the right thing to do? After all financial losses occurred due to incompetence, negligence and corruption – SAA is borrowing R3.5bn from local banks
South African Airways (SAA) received a R3.5bn loan to keep it going until the end of March. This forms part of the R21,7 billion SA management believes is needs to make its turnaround strategy succeed. SAA spokesperson Tlali Tlali confirmed Read More …
Boycott South African Airways – Here’s why!
Boycott SAA because it wastes R5 billion annually. That could fund 120 000 university students, 50 000 RDP houses, 10 (300-bed) hospitals, 300 schools, or 30 000 police. It is your patriotic duty to do so. If you are unpatriotic, Read More …
SAA airline finds itself in a perpetual debt trap that it just can’t escape from without government bailouts – all this because of incompetent ANC politicians, mismanagement and corruption
There’s a lot to take in with this story below of what could potentially become a massive crisis for the South African fiscus and taxpayer. In a telltale sign, suppliers to SAA are slashing their payment periods from 21 days Read More …