Matshela Seshibe ran SAA for four months, and now Air Chefs has fired him on a judge's findings

Business BagelChristian Maidman · 3 November 2026 at 02:45

The airline caterer's board has accepted a retired judge's recommendation to dismiss South African Airways' former acting chief, and gave him a month's notice instead of three, citing its finances.
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