It's amazing how few people have actually read the facts quoted at the beginning of this thread before going off on a rant!
The MCL is an ICAO initiative at the behest of airlines who wish to see airline pilot basic training made more relevant to the job. It has nothing to do with South Africa, South African Airways, or aviation in Africa as a whole. The MCL proposal is being examined by every major Aviation Authority worldwide, and the final structure of the course is still a matter of debate. As I understand it, the MCL will neither replace nor invalidate the conventional route to the ICAO ATPL.
For those who wish to learn more (which might be wise before you comment), Google Multi Crew Pilot Licence. Some information is available on Pprune in
this thread. Please don't leap in there with the kind of ill-informed drivel I see here (with one or two notable exceptions); such posts will not appear for long!
Scroggs