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SAA has a new strategic partner. File photo. Image: Business Day SA Airways has a new strategic partner that will own 51% of the airline. Public enterprise minister Pravin Gordhan on Friday announced that the government has reached an agreement with a private company, Takatso Consortium, that will own 51% of …

South African Airways can no longer depend on financial support from government, the Pravin Gordhan-led Department of Public Enterprises said on Tuesday evening. During a meeting with unions representing workers at the troubled airline, the state was not in a position to provide more capital and that all parties need …

A pilot flew into South Africa’s busiest airport, the Oliver Tambo International Airport, in the commercial capital Johannesburg on Monday in what has been described by local news portals as an “unannounced landing.” The reports say that the pilot of the light aircraft had flown into the airport at a …

The South African Airways (SAA) has rendered an apology to its passengers on board a flight to Dulles International Airport, Washington D.C, United States of America on Sunday following some technical challenges. The flight was forced to land after the pilot reportedly discovered a mishap shortly after take-off. Below is …