I think FWK has written up a great solution and alternative - I think that would be great it should be refined and presented to the gremiums concerned. It would boost our local flying clubs who do need more members and students and will actually help them survive and help maintain a higher standard of training. It would improve the GA infrastructure as a whole and in the end also our feeder airlines and SAA in the end will benefit.
The R500000 taxpayer money would be far better invested because of the direct return and the standards of pilots actually making it into the airline will be better, as they have more choices.