News Source: News 24
| 12 days ago
It is impossible to believe that the sudden decision to purge Armscor chief executive Sipho Thomo is unrelated to his stance on the Airbus A400M heavy-lift aircraft -- though Armscor chairperson Popo Molefe denied the connection this week. Government
News Source: News 24
| 19 days ago
It was one of my first big stories for the Mail & Guardian : the government was planning to buy a fleet of eight highly sophisticated A400M military transport planes from Airbus, for what at the time -- 2004 -- seemed a staggering R8-billion. Five
News Source: News 24
| 20 days ago
The Cabinet has decided to terminate the multibillion-rand Airbus A400M strategic lift military aircraft contract, government spokesperson Themba Maseko said on Thursday. "The termination of the contract is due to extensive cost escalation and the