FuelStream announced today that its subsidiary AFI South Africa, LLC has entered into an agreement to create a fuel logistics joint venture with South African based Global Airway (“Global”). Global is an international Air Transport...
The world’s transport and logistics industry is in dire need of a complete makeover by 2030 if it is to stay competitive. That’s according to a report issued by Professional Services Firm PwC. Joining ABN’s Hannah Viviers to...
South Africa is ignoring a huge opportunity to export more goods to the rest of Africa because of its focus on Bric (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries and its failure to align its exports with what the continent needs, says Standard Bank....
According to officials, terminal buildings at the Lanseria Airport were evacuated due to a bomb scare on Saturday, 23 June 2012, after an “unattended” bag was found. The bag was suspected to be full of explosives, officials said....
Three years into the Inclusive Government, Nicholas Goche has very little to show Zimbabweans as to why he heads the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development. If anything, Goche, like any other Zanu PF minister, has become synonymous...
Frenchman and eco-explorer Xavier Chevrin has driven an electric-powered Citroën Berlingo from Nairobi (Kenya) to Johannesburg, covering approximately 5 500 km over a five-week period, and recharging around 40 times at various stopovers along the...
The eurozone crisis poses a serious threat to African airlines as the number of passengers has decreased, according to a report by the Namibian news agency. Tobias Günzel, deputy director for Aviation, Administration and Navigation for the Namibian...
In recent years, the Government of Tanzania like other governments in Sub Saharan Africa, has periodically banned the export of its staple crop (maize) in an attempt to ensure food security and protect its citizens from food price increases. By...
A South African, Deborah Calitz, and her Italian friend, Bruno Pelizzari, who were held hostage for 20 months after being kidnapped by Somali pirates, have been freed. This was announced by Somalia’s defence minister last Thursday. The couple...
Twenty people were trapped when their bus plummeted off a bridge in Meyerton, in the Vaal Triangle, on Monday morning, paramedics said. At least 85 people were injured in the crash on the R551, Verwoerd Road, said Netcare 911 spokesperson Jeff...