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South African Airways in Talks With Banks as Deadline Looms

JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – South African Airways is in talks with lenders about reviewing the terms of 9 billion-rand ($692 million) worth of loans due at the end of the month, and may have to tap government debt guarantees that are keeping the state-owned airline in operation. One bank has told SAA that it wants to be repaid by the end-June deadline, the Johannesburg-based carrier said Monday, without giving further details. Standard Chartered Plc refused…

South African Airways May Test State Guarantees, Opposition Says

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – South African Airways, the country’s state-owned airline, may be close to calling in 19.1 billion rand ($1.5 billion) in government debt guarantees after missing loan repayment dates, according to the Democratic Alliance, an opposition political party. The airline, which hasn’t made a profit since 2011, has 8.9 billion rand of debt payable in the 2018 fiscal year, the DA said, citing data from parliament’s Standing Committee on Finance. SAA…