(1)With reference to the request for long-term funding of R16 billion for the SA Airlines (SAA), advertised in the Sunday Times on 28 August 2016, what are the details of the collateral against which the R16 billion funding is to be borrowed;
(2) whether the SAA obtained approval from the National Treasury for the specified funding request; if so, what are the details of any conditions placed by National Treasury on the (a) process of obtaining the funding and (b) terms of the funding itself; if not,
(3) whether the SAA is required to obtain such approval from the National Treasury; if so, (a) what action has the National Treasury taken to stop the funding process from proceeding and (b) what are the relevant details of the reasons given by the SAA for not obtaining approval from the National Treasury;
(4) what are the details of the consequences for the SAA should the funding requested not be available (a) by the end of October 2016 or (b) at any future date?