John Lamola, SAA’s interim CEO, highlighted that while SAA could operate with 20 aircrafts without an equity partner, expanding to 30-35 aircraft would require a strategic partner. The airline’s strategy focuses on operational breakeven, influenced by the fleet plan from 2022 to 2029, which has been revised after the Takatso deal’s collapse.
” [A man accused of illegally connecting electricity for Mthatha residents by tampering with Eskom infrastructure received a conditional five-year suspended prison sentence. Additionally, Inkitha Royal Empire Construction, where he was a consultant, was fined R10,000. The man’s activities from January to April 2016 cost Eskom R231,000, although he earned R120,000 by falsely claiming to be an Eskom contractor.