I had indicated in the above letter that SAA was unable to submit the 2012/13 Annual Report for tabling in Parliament, five months after the end of the 2012/13 financial year, as required by section 55(3) of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No 1 of 1999), as amended. This was due to SAA only assessing the Government support required in order for the airline's 2012/13 Annual Financial Statements to be signed off on a going concern basis in July 2013. Following the request for support from Government in July 2013, Government approved the guarantee required on 29 November 2013. As a result, the 2012/13 Annual Financial Statements were signed off by the auditors and subsequently considered and approved at the Annual General Meeting held on 29 January 2014.