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Victim fears airport staff helped with theft

Victim fears airport staff helped with theft

by SAPA

Sun, Feb 14, 2010

The owners of OR Tambo International Airport are investigating the theft of a woman's bag as she checked in, and a later theft from her bank account using her stolen bank cards, a company spokesman said yesterday.

Zimbabwe builds a 'secret' airstrip at Marange diamond fields

Zimbabwe builds a 'secret' airstrip at Marange diamond fields

by Special correspondent

Sun, Feb 14, 2010

A secret airstrip is being built in the Chiadzwa diamond fields in Marange, Zimbabwe, which observers believe will be used to deliver weapons in exchange for diamonds mined at the controversial fields, Britain’s Telegraph newspaper reported. (Picture courtesy of the Daily Telegraph)

Ugandan Civil Aviation Authority introduces additional security measures

by www.eturbonews.com

Fri, Jan 22, 2010

The Ugandan Civil Aviation Authority, which also managed the Entebbe International Airport, has recently followed the trend of other airports in Europe and the US and added a strengthened security mechanism aimed to prevent incidents similar to the ones over Christmas, when an alleged terrorist flew from Ghana via Lagos and Amsterdam into the United States and attempted to blow up the flight over Detroit

OR Tambo Airline system fails

by Defence web

Fri, Jan 22, 2010

An information technology systems failure at OR Tambo International Airport yesterday kept some passengers waiting to fly on South African Airways and its rival, British Airways (BA), in queues for up to 45 minutes longer than usual.