Ken Soar, Condor Group Director, said the decision to close Condor Logistics had been a difficult one, and stressed Condor Ferries would not be affected.
And on the proposal for a permanent African peacekeeping force, Mr Mbeki said what was now needed was a firm G8 decision to help with resources and logistics.
Such a decision negates both the risk of being pick-pocketed and the stresses associated with the logistics of obtaining a favorable currency exchange while adding a measure of comfort to the whirlwind of change presented by a foreign place.