A better developed water transport system for the East African community is what’s needed if obstacles such as non-tariff barriers associated with road transport are to be overcome. The best place to start the development would be Lake Victoria....
Kenya Railways is shopping for an investor to construct Nairobi commuter rail system. The state placed advertisements jointly with InfraCo Africa, a British donor funded company seeking an interested consortium of engineering, procurement &...
The 13th general meeting of Inter State Road Transport (ISRT) ECOWAS National Guarantors ended in Abidjan last week, with the election of Ghana as its new president. Ghana is represented on this ECOWAS association by SIC Insurance Company Limited,...
A compilation of some hilarious construction accidents.
The Board of UD Trucks Southern Africa has announced the appointment of Jacques Carelse as the new managing director of the company. His appointment became effective on 1 July 2012. The UD Trucks Corporation, of which UD Trucks Southern Africa is...
African ministers and aviation experts have blamed the ban by European Union, EU, on African airlines and inadequate funding as the major causes of the crisis in the African aviation sector. Chairman Bureau of Ministers, Dr. Augusto Tomas, who...
Mercedes Benz-Benz South Africa (MBSA) delivered a fleet of 5 Mercedes-Benz Axor 2628 trucks to Velocity Road Rehabilitation South Africa, a subsidiary of Mvelaserve, on 20 July 2012. The trucks have a very sophisticated application that will...
Modernisation of Saurimo airport, which began in 2011 and is expected to cost US$70 million, is due to be finished in August, the project’s resident inspector, Rui Queimada said in Saurimo, the capital of Angola’s Lunda Sul province. According to...
The Rob Ferreira Hospital in Nelspruit has been undergoing renovations and construction, including a new maternity ward and upgrades to the laboratory, theatre and the ICU block. Progress and implementation The renovations and construction...
IMESA sees itself as playing an extremely important supportive role in assisting municipalities to meet their obligations and reach their service delivery goals. An eThekwini case study Frank Stevens, vice president of IMESA (operations), presented...
