South African Airways is an "unfixable mess"
South African Airways (SAA) CEO Vuyani Jarana recently resigned from the struggling state-owned enterprise, exacerbating the instability at the company.
In his resignation letter, Jarana highlighted many problems at SAA, including mounting debt and...
SAA needs more support from government to stay alive - CEO
In an interview with the City Press, SAA CEO Vuyani Jarana said that the struggling state-owned airline requires bold action from the government in order for its turnaround plan to succeed.
Jarana said that while the government support...
See how much money Eskom and SAA lose every second
State-owned enterprises (SOEs) are some of the biggest risks to the South African economy, with losses and bailouts running into billions each year.
Over the last decade, under Jacob Zuma’s leadership, SOEs like Eskom, Prasa, SAA, and the SABC...
Telkom's head of finance now working for SAA
South African Airways (SAA) has appointed Deon Fredericks as its new interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
Fredericks’ appointment as interim CFO was announced by the national carrier on Thursday.
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SAA to cut flights to Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, and East London
South African Airways will reduce the number of flights between Johannesburg and Cape Town, and stop flights to Port Elizabeth and East London, in its quest to become profitable.
South Africa and Zimbabwe in airline permit dispute
All eight South African Airways flights between Harare and Johannesburg were canceled on Saturday when the Zimbabwe government demanded a foreign operators permit, a day after an Air Zimbabwe plane was grounded in the South African city for...
Government could give up majority stake in Telkom to save SAA
Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba has revealed the need to sell state assets in a bid to inject nearly R16bn into South African Airways (SAA) so it can repay loans.
SAA tender scandal culprit protected by executives – Report
Senior SAA executives are protecting an employee who forged the signatures of other executives to benefit financially from a multi-million-rand tender, the Sunday Independent reported.
SAA’s Dudu Myeni vs Comair’s Pieter van Hoven – The winner is clear
We compare the aviation and tourism experience of SAA chairwoman Dudu Myeni and Comair chairman Pieter van Hoven.
How much SAA paid its CEOs to leave
In the past 11 years, South African Airways has paid close to R23m in separation packages to chief executives and chief financial officers who did not complete their contracts.
While South African Airways said it is aware of three incidents of in-flight theft, 11 more people have told News24 of falling victim to pilferers on the airline.
Users contacted News24 after Warren Becker spoke out when R30 000 in foreign currency was stolen from his bags on a flight from...
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I did not lie about my degree: SAA CEO
Acting South African Airways CEO Nico Bezuidenhout has said SAA, Mango staff, and Mango’s board have always known that he did not have a degree, SABC radio reported on Tuesday
Fake qualifications are fine, as long as you succeed
The SAA board stood by its appointment of Nico Bezuidenhout as acting chief executive officer, it said on Tuesday