Chairperson, I hereby give notice that on the next sitting day of the Council I shall move on behalf of Cope:
That the Council -
1) notes the political intervention by Minister of the Public Enterprises, Malusi Gigaba, in dismissing the board of SA Express due to corporate governance failures;
2) further notes that this intervention was required, given the poor performance of the previous board, namely contraventions of the Companies Act, among others;
3) notes that this once again raises the issue of competent board appointments and the experience of those who serve in the airline industry;
4) acknowledges that the new board appointments present a turnaround plan to get the airline's financial reporting in compliance with the necessary regulations and to properly account for R 1 billion reflected as adjustments in financial statements; and
5) calls on the Minister of Public Enterprises as shareholder to have closer and continuous oversight of SA Express.