The Rwandan Minister of Trade and Industry, Francois Kanimba, has announced that by easing the country’s high transport costs, exports will receive a major boost. New multi-service centres are to be established at export locations, which will...
A truck driver evaded death by a whisker when his eight-ton truck overturned and slid almost 20m before ploughing into a house in Buitenkant Street on Thursday afternoon. Loaded with sand, the truck collided with an Opel Corsa bakkie before...
1time Airline today confirmed that it has concluded a joint venture (JV) agreement with Nu-Aero (Pvt) Ltd, trading as Fresh Air, a registered Zimbabwean company. Fresh Air is jointly owned by Nu.Com (Pvt) Ltd of Zimbabwe and 1time holdings. This...
Two-year project is due for completion next July. The water use verification project underway in the Upper Orange Water Management Area is proceeding apace and has entered the end of the validation phase, says Ashwin Seetal, specialist sector...
The energy crisis has even die-hard environmentalists reconsidering it. Stewart Brand and Mark Z Jacobson square off over the pros and cons – a discussion that will make you think and might even change your mind. Since the counterculture 60s,...
The Dar es Salaam Port is a strategic entry and exit point for two major transit corridors in central east and southern Africa’s land-locked countries. The port serves the central corridor running from Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and Democratic...
South African Airways (SAA) is introducing a new check-in baggage policy in response to varying customer requirements in each of its markets. The policy aligns with most of the larger Star Alliance member carriers ensuring a transparent and...
A Derby rail consultancy has been appointed to help with a major rail project in South Africa. Interfleet Technology, which has its headquarters on Pride Park, has been selected to provide support for the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa...
A minibus has collided head-on with a truck at an intersection in Vereeniging, killing 12 people. The minibus had 13 passengers in it at the time of the crash, leaving only one survivor. The truck only had the driver in it, and he survived without...
Kenya Airways and U.S.-based GHS Aviation audit safety group has signed a deal to enhance Africa’s aviation safety, China’s Xinhua news agency reported. GHS will set up an International Air Transport Association (IATA) safety operation...
