Cape Town -
The Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises said on Wednesday it was
concerned about the latest developments at South African Airways (SAA).
The
airline’s board on Monday suspended SAA's acting CEO Vuyisile Kona.
Peter
Maluleka, chairperson of the committee said SAA had, over the past few months,
experienced multiple resignations from the Board and top executives.
“Last year
in November, the committee undertook an oversight visit to SAA. When the
committee interacted with the national carrier, members of the committee were
not satisfied with the outcome of the discussions.
"The
presentations made by the SAA Board and its management were unsatisfactory.
"The
committee recommended and appealed to SAA to expand on its strategy and give
regular progress report on implementation. Actually the committee is not
surprised at all with the latest developments at SAA,” Maluleka said.
Maluleka
said governance problems in SAA have affected the execution of a turnaround
strategy.
This
included a decision to initially appoint Kona as both acting CEO and acting
chairperson.
“But we
have full confidence in the Board and the Minister of Public Enterprises that
they will bring about stability in the entity,” Maluleka said.
SAA will
brief the committee next week.
- Fin24
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