The Democratic Alliance has called on Transport Minister Barbara Creecy to immediately initiate a thorough investigation into the root causes of the collapse of aviation fuel supply at OR Tambo International Airport, in Gauteng.
This week court documents revealed that Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) is facing multiple liquidation applications owing to its failure to pay service providers over R500-million, excluding interest, for services rendered.
ACSA has denied that it is on the edge of liquidation and assured that it could pay all its debts, “as and when they arise”. It also highlighted that its 2023/24 financial statements had been independently audited by the Auditor General of South Africa.
DA Tourism spokesperson Haseena Ismail noted that allegations of financial misrepresentation and withheld payments by ACSA had further undermined confidence in airport operations and management.
Ismail highlighted that disruptions of this magnitude threatened to cripple the country’s tourism sector, causing widespread
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