The Cabinet is not ready to cut its losses with the embattled South African Airways (SAA)‚ with Communications Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi saying the Cabinet was not considering privatising the national airline. Briefing journalists in Pretoria on Thursday following a Cabinet meeting‚ Kubayi said the Cabinet did not discuss Dudu Myeni’s tenure as the board chairperson of the ailing SAA. "We looked at issues‚ we do not look at people‚ we look at issues about the state entity because otherwise we will be distracted‚" she said. Announcing the changes to the SAA board on Thursday‚ Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba said Johannes Bhekumuzi Magwaza would replace Myeni as chairperson. The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) welcomed Myeni’s departure‚ saying that she was at the core of SAA’s problems. The organisation said that since her appointment as chairperson in 2008‚ the government had bailed out the national carrier to the tune of a staggering R23.8bn. "This year alone‚ SAA received R2....
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