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Check this out from the Sunday Times:
Whole shift of airport luggage guards held for theft
JEREMY LAWRENCE and ANDREW DONALDSON
An entire shift of luggage security officers has been arrested for ripping off passengers at Johannesburg International Airport.
Since January, 300 people have been arrested in a major crackdown on crime at South Africa's biggest airport, which has more than five million passengers moving through it a year.
Those arrested include nine security staff in the baggage handling department who helped themselves to a shipment of cellphones in April.
The crackdown has been welcomed by Business Against Crime's chief executive, Willie Scholtz.
"Although the airport is not one of our campaign areas, it is very clear that when strategies are developed around high-crime spots, things happen."
It was important, he added, that Johannesburg International should be an efficient, well-run airport where passengers were safe.
Charmaine Lodewyk, communications manager for the Airports Company, said the security personnel were all employed by Khulani Springbok Security.
"The security people monitor bags at the airport," Lodewyk said. "They apparently saw a certain package of cellphones in a bag and decided to take them and divide them among themselves.
"The owner of the bag complained about the missing cellphones and, after an investigation, the shift was suspended."
Lodewyk added that the security staff had been videotaped on the airport's R5-million closed-circuit monitoring system stealing from the luggage.
All but three of the 12 security personnel have been arrested, according to the police.
Sarel Eisel, general manager of aviation security for Khulani Springbok, confirmed the incident, while police spokesman Superintendent Eugene Opperman said investigations at the airport were continuing.
The arrests were welcomed by Vanya Lessing, chief executive of the Association of SA Travel Agents. "There has been a marked improvement regarding the safety of passengers at the airport," she said.
The crackdown follows a ceremony in November last year in which all stakeholders at Johannesburg International Airport committed themselves to combating crime.
Signatories included the Airports Company, the police, the armed forces, security stakeholders, the Civil Aviation Authority and the Revenue Service.
Of more than 1 000 security staff at the airport, 300 are employed by the Airports Company and another 300 are contracted by it.
Five licensed private security firms are contracted by airlines and baggage handling agents to provide the necessary securing of hold luggage, aircraft and other services pertaining to aviation security.
JEREMY LAWRENCE and ANDREW DONALDSON
An entire shift of luggage security officers has been arrested for ripping off passengers at Johannesburg International Airport.
Since January, 300 people have been arrested in a major crackdown on crime at South Africa's biggest airport, which has more than five million passengers moving through it a year.
Those arrested include nine security staff in the baggage handling department who helped themselves to a shipment of cellphones in April.
The crackdown has been welcomed by Business Against Crime's chief executive, Willie Scholtz.
"Although the airport is not one of our campaign areas, it is very clear that when strategies are developed around high-crime spots, things happen."
It was important, he added, that Johannesburg International should be an efficient, well-run airport where passengers were safe.
Charmaine Lodewyk, communications manager for the Airports Company, said the security personnel were all employed by Khulani Springbok Security.
"The security people monitor bags at the airport," Lodewyk said. "They apparently saw a certain package of cellphones in a bag and decided to take them and divide them among themselves.
"The owner of the bag complained about the missing cellphones and, after an investigation, the shift was suspended."
Lodewyk added that the security staff had been videotaped on the airport's R5-million closed-circuit monitoring system stealing from the luggage.
All but three of the 12 security personnel have been arrested, according to the police.
Sarel Eisel, general manager of aviation security for Khulani Springbok, confirmed the incident, while police spokesman Superintendent Eugene Opperman said investigations at the airport were continuing.
The arrests were welcomed by Vanya Lessing, chief executive of the Association of SA Travel Agents. "There has been a marked improvement regarding the safety of passengers at the airport," she said.
The crackdown follows a ceremony in November last year in which all stakeholders at Johannesburg International Airport committed themselves to combating crime.
Signatories included the Airports Company, the police, the armed forces, security stakeholders, the Civil Aviation Authority and the Revenue Service.
Of more than 1 000 security staff at the airport, 300 are employed by the Airports Company and another 300 are contracted by it.
Five licensed private security firms are contracted by airlines and baggage handling agents to provide the necessary securing of hold luggage, aircraft and other services pertaining to aviation security.
Yes of course! Enjoy your stay on Kangaroo Island. I hear it's especially great now that all the Koalas are in heat! 
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Just an interesting, short article I found today:
Plane lands on highway
Johannesburg - A light airplane from the SA Air Force made an emergency landing on a road near Pretoria on Friday morning.
A defence force spokesperson, Louis Kirstein, said the Cessna 185, which was on a routine flight from the Waterkloof Air Force Base, developed oil pressure problems.
It landed on a secondary road near Irene in Centurion.
The plane had three people on board: the pilot, co-pilot and an airforce intelligence officer. Kirstein said no-one was injured.
It would be towed back to the airforce base by road.
Johannesburg - A light airplane from the SA Air Force made an emergency landing on a road near Pretoria on Friday morning.
A defence force spokesperson, Louis Kirstein, said the Cessna 185, which was on a routine flight from the Waterkloof Air Force Base, developed oil pressure problems.
It landed on a secondary road near Irene in Centurion.
The plane had three people on board: the pilot, co-pilot and an airforce intelligence officer. Kirstein said no-one was injured.
It would be towed back to the airforce base by road.
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Requesting Tow Back...um were parked on the N1 North.....
"ok copy" and after towback follow the signboards to FAWK....
"I say again:" its straight down the Highway to the Centurion off ramp..and follow the signs from there..
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"ok copy" and after towback follow the signboards to FAWK....
"I say again:" its straight down the Highway to the Centurion off ramp..and follow the signs from there..
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TO THE GiNERAALL!!!
She was such a nice A/c...Ill copy letter from the Ridgeman..
ZS-NUX=C208
NUX was on a flight from Lagos to Accra last Saturday when it experienced a catastrophic engine failure in the cruise. They were at 8,000 feet when it happened and tried to land on a road. Unfortunately there were trees on either side of the road (J**n knows about that problem) and a boulder towards the end of the "landing run." The aircraft hit the boulder and overturned. It is written off - until T**y gets hold of it and remanufactures it I suppose. There were three on board, two pilots an a mechanic - sorry, engineer. The co-pilot received a small cut to his nose and that was the only injury. I don't know the names of the pilots. It was insured so the big mans not to upset..
Shame...
Lucky for them and once again the Caravan saves the crew...
cheers..
[ 19 August 2001: Message edited by: 4granted ]
She was such a nice A/c...Ill copy letter from the Ridgeman..
ZS-NUX=C208NUX was on a flight from Lagos to Accra last Saturday when it experienced a catastrophic engine failure in the cruise. They were at 8,000 feet when it happened and tried to land on a road. Unfortunately there were trees on either side of the road (J**n knows about that problem) and a boulder towards the end of the "landing run." The aircraft hit the boulder and overturned. It is written off - until T**y gets hold of it and remanufactures it I suppose. There were three on board, two pilots an a mechanic - sorry, engineer. The co-pilot received a small cut to his nose and that was the only injury. I don't know the names of the pilots. It was insured so the big mans not to upset..
Shame...
Lucky for them and once again the Caravan saves the crew...
cheers..
[ 19 August 2001: Message edited by: 4granted ]
