OR Tambo International Airport

New terminal at OR Tambo opens

The new R2.3-billion central terminal building at the OR Tambo International airport outside Johannesburg has been opened this week, with passengers now being processed through new international arrivals facilities, which includes a more user-friendly customs control process.

La Mercy airport 'on track' for 2010

Construction at the new international airport at La Mercy, to the north of Durban, is making good progress since work began a year ago, the Airports Company South Africa says, with the airport scheduled for completion by the first quarter of 2010.

SA calls for power producers

Eskom is seeking statements of qualification from national and international companies interested in investing in South Africa as independent base load power producers, to supply the state-owned utility with between 2 100 and 4 500 megawatts of electricity.

Seacom cable online 'by June 2009'

The construction of Seacom's 15 000km privately funded fibre-optic undersea cable, which will link southern and east Africa, Europe and south Asia, is on schedule and set to go live as planned in June 2009.

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