Former South African Airways board chairperson, Dudu Myeni has apologised for naming the protected witness, saying it was not intentional. The commission had previously made an order to protect the identity of the witness. "I am feeling so bad about this whole thing because I don't mean to disrespect anyone and especially I don't mean to disrespect the commission or the chairperson, I am feeling very bad," Myeni said. "If […]
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has appealed to the national government to “think carefully” about a possible bailout for South African Airways (SAA). He said all the provinces desperately need everything they can get, to recover from the Covid-19 lockdown and job losses. “Mr President, we don’t need state-funded planes, but we do need working trains in the Western Cape,” he said. He said everybody pulled together, from business to […]
If it takes job cuts to make SAA sustainable, the state-owned airline's pilots could find alternative opportunities in a region like the Middle East, where there is a huge demand for pilots, Captain Grant Back, chairperson of the SAA Pilots' Association, told Fin24 on Monday. "We have to wait and see what the numbers will dictate regarding possible retrenchments and downsizing at SAA. "If the business rescue practitioners (BRPs) present […]
The Commission of Inquiry into State Capture will continue to hear South African Airways related testimony on Thursday, from the acting head of Supply Chain Management at the airline, Schalk Hendrik Human. On Wednesday, it was heard that former SAA non-Executive Director Yakhe Kwinana wanted to leave her position as board chairperson of SAA Technical (SAAT) to get a hold of contracts from the airline. This is according to testimony […]
Hundreds of South African Airways flight attendants may soon be back on the streets again, demanding better meal allowances. On Wednesday cabin crew members affiliated to the SA Cabin Crew Association (Sacca) embarked on a strike. They're demanding just over $170 (R2,270) for international trips, citing soaring overseas costs, for basics like food. Currently they receive $131. More than fifty SAA flights were cancelled due the strike. SAA managed to […]
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.
