pour water into a sieve
- Contexto
- Fiscal constraints meant the government had to opt for a “phased recapitalization” rather than giving SAA all the money it wanted in one go, they added.
The new executives will also have to establish a close working relationship with Finance Minister Tito Mboweni, who this year likened giving state funds to Eskom to pouring water into a sieve and last year said SAA should be closed down. The airline has not made a profit since 2011.
A further complication comes from labor unions and sections of Ramaphosa’s governing African National Congress party that vehemently oppose efforts to trim the two firms’ bloated workforces.
- Fuente del contexto
- Reuters
- Tipo de fuente
- Periódico
- Autor
- Alexander Winning, Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo
- Año
- 2019
- Web
- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-safrica-economy/departures-at-south-african-state-firms-could-drag-out-ramaphosas-reforms-idUSKCN1T50KN
- Idioma
- English
- Nivel de uso
- Popular/Familiar/Coloquial
- Marca dialectal
- General
- Frecuencia
- Frecuente