SAA Appoints Interim CEO

According to Fin24.com, South African Airways has appointed Mango chief executive Nico Bezuidenhout to oversee the business in the interim, while it sits with a suspended Acting CEO. "Nico is a very experienced colleague and airline executive, having been appointed CEO of Mango in 2006. We are very pleased that he agreed to oversee operations and we have every confidence that he will provide the necessary leadership during this period," said SAA chairperson Dudu Myeni. This follows the SAA board’s announcement on Tuesday to suspend Acting CEO Vuyisile Kona with immediate effect, based on allegations which it had a fiduciary duty to investigate. The SA Transport and Allied Workers' Union has welcomed Kona's suspension.