Editing South African Airways (section)

=== Relaunch: 2021–present ===
In June 2021, the South African government relinquished its controlling stake in the airline. After extensive talks with potential investors, they selected the Takatso Consortium. The consortium was to own 51% of the airline, while the government maintains a 49% stake.<ref>{{cite web|date=2021-06-21|title=South Africa: SAA's new deal gives it wings, but no flying the skies just yet|url=https://www.theafricareport.com/99718/south-africa-saas-new-deal-gives-it-wings-but-no-flying-the-skies-just-yet/|access-date=2021-06-21|website=The Africa Report.com|language=en-US|archive-date=21 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621113742/https://www.theafricareport.com/99718/south-africa-saas-new-deal-gives-it-wings-but-no-flying-the-skies-just-yet/|url-status=live}}</ref> The consortium  involves Harith General Partners and [[Global Aviation|Global Airways]]. Harith General Partners is chaired by South Africa's former deputy finance minister, Jabulani Moleketi. In the address in which he announced the takeover, [[Pravin Gordhan]], the [[Minister of Public Enterprises]], revealed that SAA would receive a R3 billion boost in investment from the new partners.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ndenze|first=Babalo|title=Who's who in the new Takatso Consortium|url=https://ewn.co.za/2021/06/15/takatso-consortium-a-combination-of-a-former-dept-finance-minister-and-business|access-date=2021-06-21|website=ewn.co.za|language=en|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624204712/https://ewn.co.za/2021/06/15/takatso-consortium-a-combination-of-a-former-dept-finance-minister-and-business|url-status=live}}</ref>

In an interview on 26 November 2021, Gordhan reiterated that the South African government still expects to complete the transaction with the Takatso Consortium in early 2022, despite the ongoing [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lacqua|first1=Francine|last2=Burkhardt|first2=Paul|title=Pravin Gordhan expects sale of SAA to be done by early 2022|url=https://www.businesslive.co.za/bloomberg/news/2021-11-29-pravin-gordhan-expects-sale-of-saa-to-be-done-by-early-2022/|date=29 November 2021|access-date=29 November 2021|website=BusinessLive|archive-date=29 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129085417/https://www.businesslive.co.za/bloomberg/news/2021-11-29-pravin-gordhan-expects-sale-of-saa-to-be-done-by-early-2022/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In October 2022, SAA expanded its fleet with the addition of 2 Airbus A320-200 and added new routes from [[Johannesburg]] to [[Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe|Victoria Falls]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[Malawi]] and [[Windhoek]], [[Namibia]].

On 31 October 2023, SAA resumed services to [[São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport|São Paulo]] in Brazil,<ref>{{cite web |title=After almost four years, South African Airways resumes flights to Sao Paulo |url=https://www.aviacionline.com/2023/10/after-almost-four-years-south-african-airways-resumes-flights-to-sao-paulo/ |website=Aviacionline |date=31 October 2023 |access-date=10 January 2024 |archive-date=10 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110151820/https://www.aviacionline.com/2023/10/after-almost-four-years-south-african-airways-resumes-flights-to-sao-paulo/ |url-status=live }}</ref> the first intercontinental route to be flown by the airline since the start of the pandemic. SAA also resumed flights to [[Perth Airport|Perth]], Australia in April 2024. <ref>{{cite web |title=South African Airways to returns to Perth on April 28 |url=https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/south-african-airways-perth-johannesburg |website=ExecutiveTraveller |date=9 January 2024 |access-date=10 January 2024 |archive-date=10 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110151820/https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/south-african-airways-perth-johannesburg |url-status=live }}</ref> Since relaunching, South African Airways has increased the frequency of their Perth bound flights to 4 weekly flights, increasing to 5 by late January 2025. <ref>{{Cite web |title=South African Airways increases its connectivity between Perth and Johannesburg |url=https://www.perthairport.com.au/Home/corporate/articles/2024/12/17/07/45/South-African-Airways-increases-its-connectivity-between-Perth-and-Johannesburg |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=www.perthairport.com.au |language=en}}</ref>