SAA gets R5bn from govt to pay laid-off workers – statement
South African Airways (SAA) has received a further R5 billion from the Department of Public Enterprises to complete severance payments that form part of its rescue plan, bankruptcy administrators said on Tuesday.
SAA entered a local form of bankruptcy protection in December of 2019 after roughly a decade of financial losses, and its fortunes worsened after it grounded flights because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Source: moneyweb.co.za