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    Home»Sections»Motoring and transport»Government agrees to R10.5-billion SAA bailout: administrator

    Government agrees to R10.5-billion SAA bailout: administrator

    Motoring and transport By Agency Staff18 September 2020
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    South Africa has pledged R10.5-billion to South African Airways, one of the administrators of the ailing state-owned airline said on Friday.

    The administrators took control of SAA in December after almost a decade of financial losses and have been trying to keep it afloat as the coronavirus pandemic compounds its longstanding problems.

    Administrators published a restructuring plan in June, but the more than R10-billion required for it to work has not materialised since the airline’s creditors approved it in July.

    If the funds flow early enough, then they eliminate the need to deal with the issue of a wind-down or a liquidation

    Administrator Siviwe Dongwana told a creditor meeting called to discuss the funding issue on Friday: “We have since received a further communication from government with the support of the national treasury that indicates that there is a very clear cabinet commitment to provide funding to SAA to the tune of 10-and-a-half billion.

    “The letter also articulates that the mechanisms and the timelines are yet to be finalised,” he added.

    Dongwana added that next week the administrators would advise creditors and other affected parties about the outcomes of further talks with the government on the time frame for the SAA funding.

    Finalising funding

    Based on those talks, the administrators would assess whether there was still a possibility of SAA being wound down or liquidated. “If the funds flow early enough, then they eliminate the need to deal with the issue of a wind-down or a liquidation,” Dongwana said.

    The department of public enterprises, the ministry responsible for SAA, said on Friday that it was finalising funding for the airline and an announcement would be made in an Adjustments Appropriation Bill that would be introduced to parliament soon.

    “The national carrier will not be liquidated,” public enterprises said, adding lenders would also be approached to finance the restructuring and layoffs.

    Separately, two of SAA’s biggest unions organised a picket outside SAA offices on Friday, demanding the government make available rescue funds.  — Reported by Alexander Winning, (c) 2020 Reuters

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