South African billionaire Rob Hersov says that he plans to build a new world-class airport just north of Cape Town.<\/p>\n
In an interview with BizNews<\/a><\/strong>, Hersov said that he has purchased the Fisantekraal Airport, which currently has four runways, just 13km away from Durbanville.<\/p>\n “We want to build the Lanseria Airport of Cape Town. We\u2019re renaming it Cape Winelands Airport,” he said.<\/p>\n Fisantekraal Airport was built on a 150-hectare site by the South African Air Force in 1943 to operate Lockheed Ventura bombers, MyBroadband<\/a> <\/strong>reported.<\/p>\n The airfield was transferred to the local municipality in the sixties and was sold to a private owner in 1993. It then changed hands again last year.<\/p>\n Of the four original runways, two remain operational while the other two are used as Hollywood favourites for movie and film production.<\/p>\n Hersov is the chairman and chief executive of Invest Africa \u2013 a platform that evangelises Africa with members in New York, Washington, London, Dubai, Geneva, and Johannesburg.<\/p>\n Hersov has worked with numerous successful businessmen, including media mogul Rupert Murdoch and South African billionaire Johann Rupert.<\/p>\n He is also a successful international entrepreneur in his own right. He has, among other things, built a successful private jet business which he sold to Warren Buffett.<\/p>\n After 31 years abroad he has returned to South Africa where he is now focused on investments in Africa.<\/p>\n
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