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In September this year the Supreme Court of Appeal ordered Acsa to honour a much-contested 2009 tender award to Big Five Duty Free

Acsa lawyer seeks board’s removal for failure to discipline CEO

Acsa needs to explain why its CEO has not faced disciplinary action on a list of allegations that include undermining a corruption investigation.

Weather information can now be gathered even in remote areas.

Airports go to the dogs to save lives

Man’s best friend has been brought on board to chase foraging birds from local airstrips.

Four injured after BA plane hits OR Tambo building

Four airport staff members have been injured after a British Airways plane hit a building at OR Tambo International Airport just before taking off.

Farmers such as Siga Govender face an ­uncertain future as plans

Big business versus local food supply

Farmers are gearing up to fight their eviction to make way for Durban’s R100‑billion dig-out port.

Most of us don’t have a clue what all the regulations and municipal by-laws are in the first place, so we walk around perpetually dazed and revert to obeying simpler, smaller rules to make ourselves feel virtuous. (M&G)

Metro cops evicted from OR Tambo after failing to pay rent

Ekurhuleni metro police have been evicted from their office at the OR Tambo International Airport for failure to pay rent, according to a report.

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Acsa profits soar as airlines buckle under cost pressure

Although revenues continue to increase, the profits of the airline industry have been squeezed by rising fuel and basic costs.

OR Tambo heist case still in limbo

OR Tambo heist case still in limbo

One of the suspects in the 2006 OR Tambo International Airport heist has already languished longer in jail than the sentence he would serve.

Barrelling down the wrong track

Barrelling down the wrong track

Any infrastructure plans that are based on oil dependency should be scrapped and replaced with sustainable alternatives.

The Durban Aerotropolis Master Plan includes the Durban Aerotropolis at the Dube TradePort Special Economic Zone near King Shaka International Airport.

Airports company offers R400 000 for King Shaka chaos

The Airports Company of SA has set aside R400 000 as a "goodwill gesture" for flights which had to turn back from Durban.

No full-body scanners for SA airports

Airports in South Africa will not be equipped with full-body scanners in the near future, the Airports Company of SA (Acsa) said on Monday.

Security guard arrested over SAA drug haul

Police have arrested an airport security guard on drug-trafficking charges following the detention of 15 SAA crew members this week.