RC 261028SAfm
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
A business-focused episode dominated by SAA's cash strain, with staggered salaries and a missed audit deadline, plus a R15.2 billion mining revival and new SARS guidance for influencers.
- 18:35
SAA has staggered salaries for pilots, management, executives and the board since September, while cabin crew and ground staff were paid on time, according to the airline's spokesperson.
- 18:34
Jet fuel now makes up about 40% of SAA's operations, a cost shock the airline says followed Middle East tensions and that it absorbed for months before the salary delays began.
- 18:40
SAA missed the 30 September deadline for its audited financials; the Oversight Committee on Transport now expects them by 30 October, and the airline says the audit is close to finalising.
- 18:25
African Rainbow Minerals plans to invest R15.2 billion in developing the Bokoni Platinum mines, including about R750 million to restart the Nkomati nickel mine.