The Covid-19 pandemic has led to airlines looking for new sources of revenue. (Getty Images)
Governments should balance the need for Covid-19 health measures with the impact these will have on a country s socioeconomic situation, suggests an aviation expert.
He took part in a national aviation virtual conference hosted by the SA Civil Aviation Authority.
Forward booking for SA s airline industry appears flat for the next few months, conference participants heard.
When dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, one needs to accept that there is no such thing as risk-free environments. Therefore, one must look at creating a balance between health considerations with the socioeconomic impact of measures taken.
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Previously disadvantaged individuals still only hold 11% of licences in SA s aviation industry.
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula consequently wants to agree on targets to increase transformation in the industry.
He was a keynote speaker at a conference hosted by the SA Civil Aviation Authority.
There has been no meaningful progress with transformation in South Africa s aviation industry and there should be an agreement on transformation targets, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said on Thursday. Previously disadvantaged individuals - black, coloured and Indian - still only hold 11% of licences in SA s aviation industry. We must introduce innovative measures to create opportunities. Lamentations about the lack of transformation without checks and balances just become a hollow repetition. We have to move with speed, Mbalula said during a virtual conference hosted by the SA Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA).
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Police at a livestock theft scene.
Landlocked Lesotho provides South African defence and law enforcement agencies tasked with border protection ongoing problems of which livestock theft is one.
This was confirmed in response to a question asked of Police Minister Bheki Cele by a National Council of Provinces (NCOP) representative. The ministerial reply also illustrated the extent of co-operation between the SA Police Service (SAPS) and the SA National Defence Force (SANDF).
In his written reply to North West Freedom Front Plus (FF+) representative Stephan du Toit, Cele agreed with the “stock theft hotspot” label currently given to the border between South Africa and the mountainous Lesotho kingdom.