Gigaba on SAA: ‘I want that airline off my list of top priorities’
The finance minister appears to be losing patience with South African Airways — but says the latest cash injection has not ‘affected the fiscal framework in any way’
03 July 2017 - 10:13
South Africans are sick and tired of supporting SAA, when the airline itself is not showing any sense of responsibility, Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba said at the launch of the tax season on Monday. Speaking at the SARS head office in Orlando East, Gigaba said: "I want that airline off my list of top priorities. "We just need to resolve the SAA dilemma. It’s been going on for far too long."
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