SAA failed on public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan’s watch, just as SA Express and so many other SOEs have failed on his watch. Why is he not being held accountable? Why has he not been removed and a more capable individual appointed in his place?
Politics! Gordhan is the master of political games. Some 85% of the electorate cannot afford to fly, so what would make them want to contribute their hard-earned tax payments to something they will never benefit from? The other 15% would rather have saved their hard-earned taxes and paid higher airfares to other commercial airlines that cannot get bailouts...
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