South Africa Backs National Airline With Millions

The government has granted controversy-plagued South African Airways a five billion rand (U.S. $590 million) guarantee to back its turnaround strategy. The announcement came days after the sudden resignations of many former board members. The country's official opposition says the airline should be privatized.

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