Former South African Airways (SAA) board chairperson Dudu Myeni says the only reason she stopped the signing of a deal with Emirates Airlines was because she was under the impression that some board members were not yet satisfied with the deal. Myeni has been accused of stopping former acting CEO of the airline Nico Bezuidenhout from signing the deal under the directive of former President Jacob Zuma. Myeni has been […]
The Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Tuesday it would write to the Minister of Trade and Industry, Ibrahim Patel, to obtain full details of the reported loan of R3.5 billion that the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) had allegedly made available to SAA. "Given the fact that the Bank falls under the mandate of Minister Patel, the onus rests on him to come clean on the details of this […]
SAA cancelled some of its local and international flights, saying the decision was aimed at saving cash and optimising its position ahead of a further capital injection. Finance Minister Tito Mboweni says National Treasury is working around the clock to try and secure SAA’s R2 billion bailout as soon as possible. Speaking on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland, Mboweni said it was important for the […]
The ANC's national executive committee (NEC) is expected to hammer out some tough points around SAA and Eskom this coming weekend. Issues concerning SAA were partially discussed at the party's last meeting shortly before the January 8 celebrations. National spokesperson Pule Mabe said the topic was deferred to this week's special NEC. Two NEC members told News24 the topic around SAA and the government's decision to put it under business […]
The Muslim Judicial Council’s Halal Trust (MJCHT) has given the reassurance that Air Chefs based at Cape Town International Airport is fully halal compliant. The halal body conducted an investigation into the company's operations after it received a complaint from a former staff member at Air Chefs. Employees at a food company Air Chefs, who caters for South African Airways (SAA) flights claimed that they had informed their management, that […]
South Africa is one of nine countries which have been warned by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to be on high alert for the "black death" plague. The other eight countries at risk include the Comoros, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, France's La Réunion, the Seychelles, and Tanzania. An update on the outbreak, released in a WHO report, states that South Africa’s travel and trade links with Madagascar, where the outbreak […]
The DA has welcomed the reported removal of Dudu Myeni from the South African Airways (SAA) Board. The opposition party has accused Myeni of damaging the airline saying she should have been removed a long time ago. The DA says that the reported restructuring of the SAA Board includes an experienced aviation expert after a year of calling for this since the current Board was appointed in September last year. […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
