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 in the favour of an unqualified ‘professional’. Taking to social media, Mbuyiseni Ndlozi weighed in..
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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?
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The Police bust SAA pilot who was fired for flying with fake licence for 20 years
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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. Police spokesperson Brigadier Vish Naidoo said William Chandler appeared in Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court on..
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SAA pay Comair R1,1 billion, where does the bankrupt state entity get the money from?
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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 systems were against the rules of the Competition Council, and Comair has set a claim..
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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
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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 is needed to maintain its operational duties until April. Jarana, says it is clear that..
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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?
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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 the state security minister and was suspended as NPA boss by Thabo Mbeki in 2007…
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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
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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 the R3,5bn was received from local banks. This comes after National Treasury gave R5bn to..
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Boycott South African Airways – Here’s why!
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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, it is your ethical duty. If you are unethical, it is your familial duty. If..
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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
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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 to 7 days amid fears of a total collapse in the airline’s finances. This alone..
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BREAKING NEWS:- SAA has already eaten through more than half of its R5 billion bailout
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South African Airways seems to be a bottomless pit. South African Airways (SAA) has already spent more than half of its recently approved R5 billion government bailout.
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So here we go again:- SAA will receive ‘final’ bailout of R5 billion, says Department of Public Enterprises
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According to the Department of Public Enterprises, this R5 billion bailout will be the final financial hand-out afforded to the ailing national carrier.
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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
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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 this late stage, the ANC itself cannot even agree on what is wrong in South..
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Be careful:- Sleeping passengers ‘robbed’ in mid-air on SAA flight
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Passengers aboard an SAA flight were allegedly robbed in mid-air of cash and jewellery as they slept on a flight between Johannesburg and Hong Kong.
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ANC regime exploiting taxpayer’s money more and more – Treasury writes off R23 billion, SAA will get more money
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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 clear that state-owned entities are exploiting taxpayers hard earned money and that these enterprises are..
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Breaking News:- Six SAA pilots retire at the same time
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Six senior South African Airways (SAA) pilots were missing from the sky this month, as all six retired simultaneously. Between them, Captains Fanie Coetzee, André Nagel, Elmer Leeuvennink, Ken Badenhorst, Gerry O’Neil and senior officer Louis Nel have more than 200 years of service.
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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
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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 African Airways (SAA). According to the report, SAA’s debt is currently R15 billion more than..
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