SAA’s R85m lease agreement with Flyfofa set aside - EWN

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU)’s application to have the South African Airways (SAA)’s decision to extend its dry-lease agreement with Flyfofa Airways set aside has been granted.

The Special Tribunal has ruled that SAA’s decision to extend the lease for a Boeing 737 aircraft was made without the required approval from the National Treasury.

SAA paid a total of R85 million for the lease, which the SIU said was also entered into without following the required procurement process.

SIU spokesperson Selby Makhatho said that the SIU wants to recover the money.

“To facilitate the recovery, the Tribunal ordered Flyfofa effective, as required by to, within 30 days from 11 September 2026, provide the SIU’s attorneys with a full and detailed account, supported by underlying documents, of all amounts received from SAA and costs properly and actually incurred in performing the agreement. This must include an account of the period during which aircraft ZS-TGG was grounded and any substitute performance provided during that period.”

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