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JOHA11(SBURG ± Comair, which has grounded its British Airways and Kulula.com flights, has apologised to its customers and explained the move was necessary.

Their flights are grounded while the airline operator seeks funding.

In a statement the airline said “The company’s business rescue practitioners (BRPs) have advised the process to raise the necessary capital is in progress and t there is reason to believe such funding may be secured. Once received, the airline will be able to recommence operations, but regrettably under these circumstances the practitioners have no choice but to voluntarily suspend all scheduled flights until the funding is confirmed.”

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PR(TORIA ± A 44-year-old Pakistani businessman has been sentenced to two life terms and six years of direct imprisonment.

This comes after Judge Papi Masopa convicted him of two counts of murder and attempted murder on March 4, 2022. Muhamed Sajid Khan appeared in the Pretoria High Court on Tuesday for sentencing.

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JOHA11(SBURG ± Government’s extension of the temporary reduction in the fuel levy for another two months is good news for motorists and consumers as things could have been worse.

According to a joint media statement published on the 1ational Treasury’s website, this will take the form of a continuation of the relief of R1.50 per litre for the first month, from yesterday to July 6, and then a downward adjustment to the relief for the second month to 75c per litre from July 7 to August 2. The temporary relief will be withdrawn from August 3.

Without this extension, SA’s already cash-strapped motorists would have been hit by a petrol price hike of around R4, pushing the price of 95 octane unleaded petrol over the R25 a litre mark. At the time of writing the final June petrol price is yet to be confirmed.