They stole WHAT!?

I'm glad I visited South Africa a few years back, because things there really seem to be getting out of control:

Fifteen approach lights used to guide aircraft in to Cape Town International Airport have been stolen from roads near the airport. . .

Two weeks ago the lights were lifted off their concrete mounts along the N2, Modderdam Road and from a bridge next to Nyanga.

The stolen lights have not been replaced.

Airport officials said the missing lights could affect the approach of incoming aircraft in spite of emergency measures such as auto landing, which allow company officials in the tower to bring in aircraft without a hitch.

There had been four separate incidents of theft of the lights in the past some 12 months.

Posted by David on January 15, 2003 2:58 PM