Troubles at SAA and ACSA

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Documents lodged in the high court of Johannesburg last week indicate that a service provider has applied for ACSA's liquidation for failing to pay the contracted service providers over R500 million owed for services rendered. Just a few days ago, SAA was in hot water when more than 100 pilots embarked on a strike over a pay increase from the airline. Sizwe Dhlomo and Sol Phenduka discussed the challenges these two entities are facing. Moreover, they enquired from listeners, "should we be concerned about these issues or it's not a priority right now?"
9 Dec 2024 1AM English South Africa Entertainment News

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