Well I don't want offend or critisize any SAA pilots here, but the airline has a long history regarding transportation of drugs (you can find it doing a search here). Anyway one option of sponsorship for cadets would be the "cathay pacific CPP" scheme, it takes you from nothing to a boeing 744 pilot, all paid for, though your going to have to sign a very long contract, but hey who cares, you are high paid, and flying a big jet long haul. The other option would be to join Air atlantic, they have a sponsorship program with multi-flight, though you need a PPL before you start applying for that place. Both of these sponsorship programs are very competitive, many people try to apply to them, but I guess its worth a try, you never know.
Best of luck
