Transkei Transkei Transkei (, meaning "the area beyond [the river] Kei"), officially the Republic of Transkei (), was an unrecognised state in the southeastern region of South Africa from 1976 to 1994. It was a Bantustan—an area set aside for members of a specific ethnicity—and operated as a nominally independent parliamentary democracy. Its capital was Umtata (renamed Mthatha in 2004). Transkei represented a significant precedent and historic turning point in South Africa's policy of apartheid and "separate development"; it was the first of four territories to be declared independent of South Africa. Throughout its existence, it remained an internationally unrecognised, diplomatically
Phoenix Airways Phoenix Airways Phoenix Airways is an inter-Caribbean airline based in Basseterre, Saint Kitts. The airline flies from St. Kitts to several destinations, including Aruba, Barbados, Dominican Republic and Tortola. The airline began operations in July 2014. By the end of the month, press reports indicated that the airline was experiencing smaller loads than expected. In August the airline acknowledged that this had led to flight cancellations and to the use of smaller planes, meaning that some passengers were unable to board their flights. In March 2015, the company's CEO, was arrested by the Barbados Fraud Squad. Phoenix Airways announced that