Johannesburg and Cape Town would depart. The blackout produced eerie scenes of the emptied airport — in one case, people had to haul their heavy luggage down a darkened stairwell, with only a ...

Skytrax World Airport Awards took place recently, where Cape Town International Airport was named the Best in Africa.

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has publicly acknowledged the depth of the crisis, referencing a damning internal audit and admitting that many high-risk findings were not resolved timeously.