On July 14 the public enterprises minister pulled off the perfect heist. SAA will once again be bailed out with taxpayers’ money, co-funded by hapless concurrent creditors of SAA.

Gordhan was abetted by the commercial banks and aircraft lessors. The latter, as with labour, were bought off by settlements that went beyond the remit of applicable legislation...

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