South African FO minimums

[airlinkCadet]

I am a South African citizen living in the US. I want to go back to South Africa to complete flight training. However I don't know much about the aviation industry in Africa. Do you need to hold an ATPL to be hired as a FO? I know airlines in the US are having a tough time hiring pilots because of the 1500 hour rule. What is the minimum in SA? How many hours do most first officers have when they get hired? Thanks everyone!

[cavortingcheetah]

There is information freely available on the internet!
One suspects that competition for airline places is quite fierce with many applicants already having frozen ATPLs.

https://www.linkedin.com/grp/post/4551064-229539092
Pilot Programme (http://www.flysaa.com/za/en/SAA_Careers/RelatedLinks/cadet.html)