Home Affairs Minister Ayanda Dlodlo will approach the SCA to challenge the Oppenheimer family’s court victory in October to run a private international terminal at OR Tambo International Airport. A Business Day report says on Friday the department lost the second round in a battle that has pitched the Oppenheimers against the Guptas when the Gauteng High Court (Pretoria) dismissed its application for leave to appeal against the October judgment.

Judge Sulet Potterill found there were no prospects of success on appeal. Potterill said several state entities had already approved the project. The decision by Home Affairs to withhold approval had resulted in accumulated losses of R373m because Fireblade’s business model is premised on being able to service international flights. She cited a missed opportunity when luxury car maker Porsche chose to host a global event at Fireblade in November.

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