The SAAF wants to establish a ‘space command’, even though it can’t afford to fly its fighter jets
The South African Air Force , which struggles to keep a single Hercules transport aircraft aloft and cannot afford to fly its fighter jets, is aiming for the stars, literally. The chief of the air force, Lt-Gen Wiseman Mbambo, told a forum of senior officers last month that the SAAF was seeking to establish a “space command” in a “journey to greatness”., marked its 70th anniversary in London’s West End this month with news that it would open on Broadway for the first time next year.
It is taking not only the Agatha Christie murder mystery to New York, but also a mantel clock that has been part of the set since it was first performed in 1952.Padel tennis is not a smash hit for everyone. Actor Jim Carter, who plays the butler Carson in, is against plans by a local girls’ school to build a padel court within earshot of his home in north London.
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