Mango Airlines is working on a business rescue plan to ensure its long-term sustainability, as it will not be part of the South African Airways Group. To achieve this, the company needs to find an investor who can support its operations beyond the restructuring phase. Securing such an investor involves getting approval from the Minister of Public Enterprises and complying with necessary regulations. On October 8, 2021, the business rescue practitioner informed the Department of Public Enterprises about the planned sale to potential investors. The plan suggests that Mango should resume operations as soon as possible, ideally by December 2021, to maintain its flight rights and take advantage of increased holiday demand. However, if resuming operations isn't feasible, the company may pause its activities until a suitable investor is found.
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6.2 Restructuring Process
6.2.1 Having established that Mango will not form part of the SAA Group, the BR Practitioner
has determined that for Mango to be rescued and for it to remain sustainable into the
future, the Company requires an investor that would fund ongoing operations beyond
the restructuring of the Company. Securing an investor will trigger a transaction that
would require approval in terms of the PFMA, read with Mango's SMF.
6.2.2 Section 54(2) of the PFMA provides for mandatory ministerial permission (through the
Minister of Public Enterprises ("the Minister") in this instance) and general oversight
(through National Treasury) when, for example, a public entity's shareholding will be
materially altered through the disposal of a significant shareholding in the entity.
Furthermore, compliance with the SMF also becomes mandatory.
6.2.3 On 8 October 2021, the BR Practitioner furnished the DPE with a memorandum which
served to satisfy the pre-notification requirement that is prescribed by the SMF and
intended to provide early notification and sharing of information regarding the concept
of a significant transaction that is contemplated.6.2.4 This BR Plan therefore proposes that the Company be sold to an interested investor.
6.2.5 In the interim, the BR Plan proposes that Mango resumes operations as soon as
possible, but ideally by December 2021 to ensure that Mango preserves its route rights
and licences which may be critical for the investor and also to take advantage of the
higher December demand. In the event that it is not possible to resume operations it
may be more prudent to rather concentrate on the Investor process and in that event
contemplate a possible mothballing of operations until the investor has come on board.
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