Gigaba Appoints New SAA Board

Members Following the resignation of chairwoman, Cheryl Carolus and six other members last week, South Africa’s Public Enterprises Minister, Malusi Gigaba has appointed a new South African Airways board. The new members are Vuyisile Kona, Andile Mabizela, Andile Khumalo, Bongisizwe Mpondo, Dr Rajesh Naithani, Carol Roskruge, Raisibe Lepule and Nonhlanhla Kubeka. Kona has been appointed as the new chairperson. His spokesperson, Mayihlome Tshwete, said the board members who resigned would have finished their terms in October and were not going to be re-appointed. The new board members had already been selected by Gigaba and approved by cabinet in a meeting held on 19 September.