Competitors want Safair suspended; justice department warns judges against possible strike; Gauteng government head departs amid corruption scandal; and RAF CEO claims ‘systemic bias’ from judges.
Lift and Airlink plan to ask the Air Service Licensing Council to suspend FlySafair’s license, alleging it breaches South African ownership laws by not meeting the 75% local shareholding requirement. FlySafair refutes this, claiming full compliance and suggesting that the complaint is a strategy by competitors to negatively affect its bookings.
Despite facing fraud allegations and an SIU investigation, she was transferred to the Social Development Department in July 2023. Premier Panyaza Lesufi has said that she will undergo a disciplinary process following the SIU’s findings. [: Collins Letsoalo, CEO of the Road Accident Fund , said that he believes that there may be systemic bias against the RAF by some judges, giving their mounting court losses.
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