South Africa is preparing for the arrival of a flood of world leaders for the funeral and memorial services for former president Nelson Mandela.

Datalex — the Dublin-headquartered international travel software company — has edged closer to profitability, by nearly eradicating its first-half losses.

Dublin-based international travel software company Datalex cut its losses by over 30% last year, while growing revenue by 4%.

AIRLINE software provider Datalex is set to announce a deal with one of the world’s top airlines which has the potential to double to 150 million the number of bookings its software processes each year.

RYANAIR has been named as one of the worst airlines for customer satisfaction in a survey conducted by a leading consumer watchdog.

THE sighting off Brazil’s coast of possible wreckage from a missing Air France jet signals the start of what could be one of the most challenging operations ever mounted to retrieve the tell-tale “black box”.

Fifteen members of South African Airways crew will be questioned today over a £310,000 (€332,000) haul of cannabis and cocaine found in baggage at Heathrow Airport.

Home hope Retief Goosen produced a bizarre first round in the South African Open, which culminated in a disastrous 11 on the 17th after he appeared to have mastered the Humewood course.

Argentina’s Angel Cabrera has had to overcome many obstacles in his career and his patience was tested ahead of the SAA Open, which starts today at the Humewood Golf Club in Port Elizabeth.

The two unions representing striking South African gold miners today agreed to accept management’s latest offer and return to work, ending the industry’s worst strike in 18 years.

A man’s leg and partial torso fell from a South African jetliner onto a suburban New York home yesterday as the aircraft prepared to land at John F. Kennedy Airport, authorities and the airline said.

South Africans of all ages and races heaped praise on Nelson Mandela today as he and the entire nation celebrated his 85th birthday.

COUNTRIES around Africa yesterday stepped up their vigilance against SARS after the continent’s first probable victim of the virus died in South Africa.

Datalex plc (ISE: DLE; OTC: DLEXY) today announced its full year results for the year ended 31 December 2002.

An airline passenger is being questioned after trying to storm the cockpit of a jumbo jet.

Datalex has announced that it has signed an agreement with South African Airways enabling it to sell its products and services via a network of independent travel portals using Datalex booking technology.

Millions of pounds have been taken in an apparent armed robbery at Heathrow Airport.