Bloomberg South African Airways (SAA) pledged to urgently begin a search for a private-sector partner to help turn around the troubled state-owned carrier and ease the burden on an already stretched National Treasury. The assurance followed an attempt by the Solidarity union to end SAA’s reliance on state funding and push the airline into business rescue. The carrier hasn’t made ...

Bloomberg A charter plane crashed at an airport near the South African capital of Pretoria, injuring about 20 people, according to emergency services. One person died, News24 reported. “Initial reports show that approximately 20 people had sustained injuries ranging from minor to critical,” ER24 said. “The details surrounding this incident are not yet known to our paramedics.” While the aircraft ...

DUBAI / WAM Rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions will increase the UAE’s GDP by $96 billion by 2030, enabling organisations to better meet and predict customer and citizen trends and drive digital business innovation. As the UAE Strategy for AI guides nationwide transformation, AI and machine learning are entering the mainstream. PwC predicts that AI will contribute $96 ...