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 …
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 …
Everything that the ANC has laid its hands on since 1994 has been tainted, yet ANC members of Parliament say that there is absolutely nothing wrong in our country
Everything that the ANC has laid its hands on since 1994 has been tainted. Institutions, municipalities and services are collapsing. There is not a single success story. Things will only change if the ANC is ousted at the polls. At Read More …
ANC regime exploiting taxpayer’s money more and more – Treasury writes off R23 billion, SAA will get more money
The Treasury has announced that it has written off almost R23 billion of government’s SA investment. In the previous financial year, R13 billion was written off and Treasury expects SAL to show losses until 2020. According to economists, it is Read More …
Fraud and theft behind SAA bankruptcy – SAA’s debt is currently R15 billion more than its assets, and banks will no longer lend the airline any money
While the airline is required to present its financials by the end of the month, it cannot do so as it’s technically bankrupt. A report in The City Press on Sunday documents the massive financial problems of state-owned airline South Read More …
State-owned enterprises: Which one costs South African taxpayers the most money?
South African state-owned enterprises set the stage for a sad affair. The sordid tale of bottomless funding vanishing under the unexplainable guise of ‘irregular expenditure’ – the millions become indiscernible from the billions, spoken of as fictitious currency. But the Read More …
Cash-strapped SAA go on spending spree to address skills shortage
Embattled national carrier, South African Airways (SAA) has dug deep into its purse in a means to address a “severe” skills shortage. As the Mail & Guardian reports, the airline has splurged millions appointing executives and commissioning foreign consulting firm, Read More …
Cash strapped state airline SAA goes on spending spree
Struggling state airline SAA is splurging millions on executives and consulting firms in a spending frenzy that has been described as “worrying”.
Its recently appointed chief executive, Vuyani Jarana, has said the increased expenditure is necessary to address a severe skills shortage.
The Mail & Guardian has established that SAA, which last week received yet another R5‑billion bailout from the treasury, is paying R25‑million to Deutsche Bank in a deal to analyse its financials and restructure its debt.