At midnight on Monday 21 April we marked the end of Easter long-weekend road traffic management campaigns that were carried out by traffic authorities throughout the country. Once again the spotlight fell on us as Team Transport as thousands of...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Africare have signed a 5-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen the Bank’s capacity to use a community-focused lens while designing its programs and projects. The MoU was signed in Washington,...
The Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) is currently assisting Mpumalanga municipalities to improve their billing systems. Some municipalities are implementing smart meter systems to ensure that consumers are...
To rehabilitate its run-down infrastructure and attract more foreign direct investment, a United Nations expert says Zimbabwe requires $18 billion. Amarakoon Bandara of United Nations Development Programme was speaking at a conference on Special...
With the aim of boosting cross border trade – Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi are looking for an adviser to help them secure financing for a $4.13 billion railway project in the region. The railway will link Dar es Salaam with the capital cities...
The next monthly Transport Forum taking place at the University of Johannesburg’s Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (Africa), takes place on Thursday, 8 May. Topic under discussion is ‘Rail – a key enabler linking South Africa to...
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has challenged African countries to adopt and accelerate reforms that will attract and retain more private sector investment in infrastructure projects. This he says is the only way that the continent will realize...
Two new tugs are now operating under the Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC) at Maputo Port in Mozambique. MPDC is the consortium which has a lease to operate the port up until 2033. It is a consortium between the publicly owned port and rail...
The Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC) will construct a sanitation facility in Zwedru, the provincial capital of Grand Gedeh County, to serve over 27 000 residents. The facility, which will be completed in six months, is being funded by the...
