Editing South African Airways (section)

=== Corruption controversy ===
During the administration of [[Jacob Zuma]] the SAA board was implicated in a number of corruption-related controversies.<ref>{{cite web |date=2019-10-21 |title=If Myeni was delinquent, so is the entire SAA board - lawyer |url=https://www.fin24.com/Companies/Industrial/if-myeni-was-delinquent-the-whole-saa-board-was-delinquent-lawyer-20191021 |access-date=2019-11-22 |website=Fin24 |archive-date=3 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103150527/https://www.fin24.com/Companies/Industrial/if-myeni-was-delinquent-the-whole-saa-board-was-delinquent-lawyer-20191021 |url-status=live }}</ref> Most notable were allegations of corrupt or irregular activities by then SAA Non-Executive Director and Zuma appointee [[Dudu Myeni#South African Airways|Dudu Myeni]], which were widely blamed for placing SAA in serious financial difficulty.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cotterill |first=Joseph |date=15 November 2019 |title=President in showdown with unions over South African Airways |url=https://www.ft.com/content/542747a6-07bc-11ea-9afa-d9e2401fa7ca |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/542747a6-07bc-11ea-9afa-d9e2401fa7ca |archive-date=10 December 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=2019-11-22 |website=Financial Times |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Cronje |first=Jan |date=2019-06-19 |title=Former SAA exec says Dudu Myeni asked staff to 'do illegal things' |url=https://www.fin24.com/Companies/Industrial/former-saa-exec-says-dudu-myeni-asked-staff-to-do-illegal-things-20190619 |access-date=2019-11-22 |website=Fin24 |archive-date=3 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103150532/https://www.fin24.com/Companies/Industrial/former-saa-exec-says-dudu-myeni-asked-staff-to-do-illegal-things-20190619 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='Lock her up' - Mzansi's verdict after Dudu Myeni state capture revelations |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2019-06-20-lock-her-up-mzansis-verdict-after-dudu-myeni-state-capture-revelations/ |access-date=2019-11-22 |website=TimesLIVE |language=en-ZA |archive-date=3 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103150534/https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2019-06-20-lock-her-up-mzansis-verdict-after-dudu-myeni-state-capture-revelations/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Skiti |first=Sabelo |title=Capture leaves SA's talent in tatters |url=https://mg.co.za/article/2019-06-21-00-capture-leaves-sas-talent-in-tatters/ |access-date=2019-11-22 |website=The M&G Online |date=21 June 2019 |language=en |archive-date=3 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103150536/https://mg.co.za/article/2019-06-21-00-capture-leaves-sas-talent-in-tatters/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2019-11-14 |title=Ferial Haffajee: Why should SAA employees pay for the sins of Dudu Myeni and Jacob Zuma? |url=https://www.fin24.com/Opinion/ferial-haffajee-why-should-saa-employees-pay-for-the-sins-of-dudu-myeni-and-jacob-zuma-20191114-2 |access-date=2019-11-22 |website=Fin24 |archive-date=6 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230106013924/https://www.fin24.com/Opinion/ferial-haffajee-why-should-saa-employees-pay-for-the-sins-of-dudu-myeni-and-jacob-zuma-20191114-2 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SAA Pilots' Association stands with Numsa, Sacca and calls for leadership overhaul {{!}} IOL Business Report |url=https://www.iol.co.za/business-report/economy/saa-pilots-association-stands-with-numsa-sacca-and-calls-for-leadership-overhaul-37183946 |access-date=2019-11-22 |website=www.iol.co.za |language=en |archive-date=3 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103150526/https://www.iol.co.za/business-report/economy/saa-pilots-association-stands-with-numsa-sacca-and-calls-for-leadership-overhaul-37183946 |url-status=live }}</ref>