THE finances and management of South African Airways (SAA) were once again due to come under the spotlight before Parliament’s standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) on Tuesday.
The airline’s business rescue practitioners (BRPs) Siviwe Dongwana and Les Matuson were however a no-show, resulting in the committee postponing the meeting to an unknown date, much to the frustration of members of Parliament (MPs).
The rescue practitioners were scheduled to provide Parliament’s watchdog with an update on SAA’s 15-month long business rescue process.
They were also due to provide an update on the progress of investigations conducted by the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) into the affairs of the state-owned airline.
Earlier this month, the SIU revealed that its investigations had uncovered irregularities in the purchase and leasing of aircraft, irregularities related to procurement processes for maintenance and technical repair contracts, the abuse of travel benefits, and irregular payments to vendors.
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