Cape Town International Airport

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Emotions run high at public meeting on CT Airport renaming

Tempers flared during a public meeting regarding the renaming of Cape Town International Airport on Monday. Members of the public were invited to the airport to voice their opinions on the Airports Company South Africa's (ACSA's) proposed renaming of the airport, under the Transformation of Heritage Landscape Government Programme. Members of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), who arrived in their trademark red regalia, strongly supported the suggestion that the airport […]

today5 June 2018

Local

Winnie touted but no decision yet on new name for Cape Town airport ACSA

Deputy Minister of Transport Sindisiwe Chikunga on Thursday reassured Parliament’s portfolio committee on transport that Minister of Transport Blade Nzimande is moving swiftly to give capacity to Airports Company South Africa and address allegations against its CEO Bongani Maseko. Committee member for the ANC Tembalam Xego asked the ACSA delegation about the likelihood that the name of Cape Town International Airport would be changed to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela International Airport. This […]

today20 April 2018

Local

Marikana, renaming of Cape airport will cause political discourse: PAC

wo proposals made at Winnie Madikizela Mandela’s funeral on Saturday are likely to promote serious political discourse. This is according to PAC leader Luthando Mbinda who has objected saying his party has long been calling for the airport to be renamed after its founding leader, Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe. “It will be up to the ruling party, the PAC at the moment is not a governing party but obviously Mama Winnie will […]

today15 April 2018

News

CT International Airport shooting leaves at least one wounded

The Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has confirmed a shooting at Cape Town International Airport in which at least one person has been wounded. According to reports, a second person was wounded in the incident, which is suspected to be gang related. "Just after five this morning, there was an incident on the upper roadway where one person was shot and a stray bullet hit someone else. It seems that […]

today18 October 2017

Local

Cape Town airport faces land claim

It's been 20 years since the Braaf family first submitted their claim to a portion of the Cape Town International Airport land. Some family members now strongly believe that they have been "cheated". Adam Braaf, 74, and the oldest surviving member of the family, said his family was forcibly removed from the land where the airport now stands by the apartheid government, GroundUp reported. "We were resettled in Elsie's River. […]

today27 April 2017

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