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South African Airways (SAA) has run out of money and is teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, according to information given to the country’s parliament.<\/p>\n

It is thought the national carrier may soon be unable to pay salaries.<\/p>\n

The cash-flow statement shown to MPs and seen by the BBC paints a picture of an airline hemorrhaging cash.<\/p>\n

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It said that matters may improve by October, but only if it gets a 792m-rand (\u00a345m) bailout from the government.<\/p>\n

Even then, the situation is expected to deteriorate again by December with a forecast cash outflow in that month of \u00a338m.<\/p>\n

The airline has lost money in each of the past seven years. Acting chief executive Musa Zwane, who has led the company for the last 18 months, has been trying to put together a recovery plan since January.<\/p>\n

Last month, the Treasury paid out \u00a3125m to settle a loan from Standard Chartered Bank\u201a which the bank had refused to extend.<\/p>\n

South Africa’s Finance Minister, Malusi Gigaba, has disclosed that SAA asked the Treasury in March for a \u00a3560m recapitalisation. He is expected to give an answer by October.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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