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SA Money Daily | REVEALED: Heads of travel firm, financial services group behind bid to buy Mango

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'Leave before they want you to leave': Outgoing CEO Alan Pullinger on life after FirstRand View Online SA Money Daily The biggest business, economic and market news of the day. AHMED AREFF , BUSINESS DEPUTY EDITOR REVEALED | Heads of travel firm, financial services group behind bid to buy Mango The founder of a travel company and the CEO of a financial services group are behind the bid to take state-owned airline Mango private. For the past 18 months or so, Mango's business rescue practitioner (BRP) has tried to keep the name of the bidder secret. The low-cost airline's liabilities amount to R3 billion, while it only has around R100 million in assets.  Now, the company that put in an offer to t...

Who ordered the hit on AKA? Experts explain why it's not easy to find the mastermind

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Violent clashes, a 'stolen phone': How the EFF, ANC marriage of convenience crashed in Ekurhuleni View Online Good Morning, SA There was a notable absence from the line-up of men in the dock accused of the murder of Kiernan "AKA" Forbes and his friend Tebello "Tibz" Motsoane. Represented were all tiers of KwaZulu-Natal's hitman industry - from alleged spotters to suspected shooters and even an alleged coordinator. But the mastermind, the client who wanted AKA dead so much he forked out R800 000, was nowhere to be seen. Here are your top stories for Friday, 01 March.  KELLY ANDERSON , AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT EDITOR Who ordered the hit on AKA? Experts explain why it's not easy to find the mastermind ...