Minister says SA media must be self conscious
Minister of Public Service and Administration Collins Chabane’s calls for the media to join with government and civil society in making the African Peer Review Mechanism work. Chabane says, bolsered by a robust constitution, South Africa’s media must be self conscious, transparent, ethical and self critical. Speaking at a seminar organised by the South African […]
Nigeria battens down the hatches against Ebola
Nigerian authorities are battening down the hatches after a man died of the Ebola virus in Lagos. The death toll from the worst outbreak on record of the deadly disease approaches 700 in Nigeria’s neighbours. The airline that brought Liberian Patrick Sawyer into Nigeria has been suspended. And the Lagos hospital where he died last […]
Task force to look at flying over conflict zones
Civil aviation authorities are forming a task force to look at the safety of air routes following the shooting down of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine earlier this month. Routes between South Africa, Europe, Asia and the Middle East are among those being examined. Meeting in Montreal this week, The International Civil Aviation Organization, the […]