Boeing

Several Boeing planes found to have wing defects

Article Agency - 3 Jun 2019

The American aviation giant have now found a wing defect on some of their planes including some 737 MAX aircrafts

Boeing seeks to exit crisis mode as it reports results

Article John Biers & Luc Olinga - 23 Apr 2019

The company will report earnings on Wednesday for the first time since a deadly March 10 plane crash plunged the company into crisis-mode

Ethiopian Airlines ‘has flown’ black boxes of crashed Boeing to Paris

Article Agency - 14 Mar 2019

Ethiopian Airlines said Thursday that the black box flight recorders from the Boeing 737 MAX 8 that crashed have been flown to Paris for analysis.

Boeing issues advice over sensors after Indonesia crash

Article Agency - 7 Nov 2018

The planemaker says local aviation officials believe pilots may have been given wrong information by the plane's automated systems

Going green: SAA flies high in its maiden tobacco-fuelled flight

Article Staff Reporter - 18 Jul 2016

SAA has successfully flown a Boeing using biofuel. The power source will be more sustainable when it’s processed in South Africa.

Investigators probe Dreamliner fire at London’s Heathrow

Article Staff Reporter - 13 Jul 2013

Investigators have been searching for the cause of the fire onboard a Dreamliner - raising questions about the safety of Boeing's next-generation jet.

Boeing puts grounded Dreamliner through its paces

Article bogdan TagDiv - 28 Mar 2013

Boeing has completed the first successful tests of its troubled Dreamliner 787 since the jet was grounded following battery fires.

Dreamliner grounded indefinitely by US, others

Article Reuters - 17 Jan 2013

Europe, Japan, India and the US have grounded Boeing's Dreamliner a day after a second incident in which one of the jets made an emergency landing.

How plane giants descended into global ‘price war’

Article bogdan TagDiv - 8 Jul 2012

Boeing is playing down expectations of massive orders in Farnborough, but eyes will be on briefings by the new Airbus and Boeing top management.

Boeing: Africa needs to replace ageing fleet

Article Staff Reporter - 21 Sep 2010

Boeing forecast on Tuesday that Africa would need about 700 aircraft worth $80-billion over the next 20 years to deal with increased air traffic.

Farnborough orders top $28-billion

Article bogdan TagDiv - 22 Jul 2010

Virgin America announced plans to buy 40 new Airbus A320 aircraft at the Farnborough International Airshow on Thursday.

Press Releases

Wellcome Trust award goes to UKZN mental health champion

IT Web - 28 Jan 2020

Dr Andr? J van Rensburg, a senior researcher in UKZN's Centre for Rural Health, received the Wellcome Trust Discretionary Award.

Press Releases

MTN gears up to deliver improved customer service

IT Web - 28 Jan 2020

On 28 January, the first batch of MTN contract customers will be migrated onto the new customer service platform.

Digital Editions

Request for expression of interest on analysis of quality and outcome indicators for regional and district hospitals in Lesotho

Derek Davey - 27 Jan 2020

Introduction The Ministry of Health of Lesotho with the support of the World Bank funded Nutrition and Health Systems Strengthening...

Press Releases

MiX Telematics enhances in-vehicle video camera solution

IT Web - 27 Jan 2020

The company has launched the gold MiX Vision Bureau Service, which includes driver-coaching tools to ensure risky driver behaviour can be addressed proactively and efficiently.

Press Releases

Boosting safety for cargo and drivers

IT Web - 24 Jan 2020

The use of a telematics system for fleet vehicles has proved to be an important tool in helping to drive down costs and improve efficiency, says MiX Telematics Africa.

Government News

Silencing the guns and firearms amnesty

SA News - 24 Jan 2020

Silencing the guns and firearms amnesty

Government News

Gender-based violence is an affront to our humanity

SA News - 23 Jan 2020

Gender-based violence is an affront to our humanity

Government News

UK-Africa investment summit 2020: Think Africa Invest SA

SA News - 23 Jan 2020

UK-Africa investment summit 2020: Think Africa Invest SA