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SA: Statement by Alan Winde, Western Cape Minister of Tourism, on Cape Town International Airport being rated Africa's best for third year in a row (12/03/2013)

STATEMENT

Cape Town International Airport has been rated the “Best Airport in Africa” in the Airports Council International (ACI) 2012 Airport Service Quality Awards (ASQ). This is the third year in a...

Is the SAA bailout anti-competitive?

ADAMS & ADAMS

It was reported last week that SAA received an emergency bailout from government to cover short term fuel costs to prevent the potential grounding of its local and international flights. The loan...

African airlines: Looking beyond the statistics

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

In the last several decades aeroplanes have become a significant means of travel and transport across Africa, both commercially and privately, and have become an avenue for economic development. It...

Govt must support SAA, says Loubser

NATIONAL AIRLINE

If government wants to own an airline it needs to support it financially, said Russell Loubser, former JSE CEO and South African Airways (SAA) board member, on Wednesday. "If you don't like the...

SA: Malusi Gigaba: Address by the Minister of Public Enterprises, on the occasion of the South African Airways Post-Annual General Meeting Briefing, Airways Park, Kempton Park (15/10/2012)

STATEMENT

The airline industry is a highly dynamic environment with growth and profits sensitive to any changes in the global and national economic environment.

DA: Statement by Natasha Michael, Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises, asserts that State guarantee for South African Airways puts cart before the horse (04/10/2012)

STATEMENT

It defies logic that Treasury would agree to provide a R5bn guarantee for SAA without first assessing a turnaround strategy. As it currently stands, one of the terms of the guarantee is that such a...

SA: Statement by Malusi Gigaba, the Minister of Public Enterprises, on the appointment of auditors for South African Express (13/08/2012)

STATEMENT

The Minister of Public Enterprises, Malusi Gigaba and Directors of the Board of South African Express (SAX) held their Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Airways Park, Kempton Park today. Minister...

SA: Statement by Malusi Gigaba, Minister of Public Enterprises, on South African Express Board (13/08/2012)

STATEMENT

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all of you for agreeing to serve on the South African Express Board. Let me first start by introducing myself and the team, I am Malusi Gigaba,...

Discussions ongoing on ‘vital’ support for SAA - Gigaba

AVIATION

Shareholder support for South African Airways (SAA) to procure a modern and fuel-efficient fleet was vital for its future competitiveness, Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba told lawmakers...

SA: Gigaba: Address by the Minister of Public Enterprises, on the department's budget vote, Parliament (16/05/2012)

Topics

We are honoured to present to this EPC today our Budget Vote for 2012 / 2013. We are doing so at a time when the global economic outlook is a major cause for concern resulting in a great deal of...

SA: Mahlalela: Address by the Director-General, at the Airlines Association of Southern Africa AGM, Durban (14/10/2011)

Topics

Date: 14/10/2011

Source: The Department of Transport

Title: SA: Mahlalela: Address by the Director-General, at the Airlines Association of Southern Africa AGM, Durban

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DA: Statement by Stuart Farrow, Democratic Alliance shadow minister of finance, on air travel tariffs (03/06/2011)

Statements

The proposal by the aviation economic regulator to increase passenger service charges by 161% over the next 5 years will have a negative effect on passengers, the airline industry and...

Sino-African relations: Welcoming trade, but unwieldy for traders

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

In early April 2011, at least seven mainland Chinese media outlets posted an article on their websites that included translations and summaries from foreign and Hong Kong news sources. The topic?...

Daily podcast - July 7, 2010

PODCAST

In today's podcast, the AfDB's Mthuli Ncube says that Africa needs foreign investment to tackle infrastructure deficit; Africa's emerging markets lure investors but its readiness is in question;...

Africa needs foreign investment to tackle infrastructure deficit

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

The infrastructure deficit in Africa currently amounts, in monetary terms, to $1,5-trillion, African Development Bank vice-president and Chief Economist Prof Mthuli Ncube told Engineering News...

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