Arusha, Kigoma and Rumonge ports in Tanzania and Burundi respectively may get funding from the African Development Bank (AfDB) for their upgrading plans, according to the East African Community (EAC) secretariat. The Bujumbura Port, the main...
South Africa’s trade deficit for July 2012 increased by R1bn to R6.7bn, the SA Revenue Service (Sars) said on Friday. Exports in July increased by 2.9% (R1.8bn) to R63.5bn. A country reaches a trade deficit when it imports more goods than it...
The wage talks currently taking place between the Road Freight Employers’ Association (RFEA) and four transport unions are at a stalemate as no agreement can be reached. Catherine Larkin of the RFEA says that after two days of negotiations,...
Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) spokesman, Lawrence Venkile, said a power failure late on Wednesday caused railway signaling and over head power lines to be affected, thus resulting in the cancellation of five long distance trips. The...