Lieutenant General Solomon Makgale claims he has been defamed and has laid charges against former Crime Line head Yusuf Abramjee.
The South African police’s chief spin doctor on Friday found himself in the firing line.
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13 people were arrested overnight for looting in Kagiso, on the West Rand, and police say the situation is calm in Soweto after a week of unrest.
The South Police Service is demanding material related to intercepted calls involving Riah Phiyega from Independent Newspapers.
Acsa insisted on Monday that its security was up to standard after claims that prohibited items had been taken on board aircrafts at various airports.
Travel agent Flight Centre said it was ”blindsided” by the sudden closure of Nationwide Airlines and had gone into a crisis meeting to decide how to deal with the matter, with no information forthcoming from the airline, a spokesperson said. ”We were absolutely blindsided, we were completely unaware,” said Amanda Hardy.
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/ 2 February 2008
A change in baggage-handling companies led to long delays at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport on Friday, with some passengers having to wait up to three hours for their baggage, according to media reports. Among the flights affected were Swiss Air, Iberia and Air France, the Saturday Star reported.
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/ 10 November 2007
Nationwide airline’s Boeing 737-200s were temporarily grounded on Saturday, pending engine inspections, said the Civil Aviation Authority. This action comes after a Nationwide Boeing 737 carrying 106 passengers had to make an emergency landing in Cape Town on Wednesday after an engine fell off during take-off.