During Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe’s parliamentary briefing last week, Transport Minister S’bu Ndebele alluded to the fact that the South African National Roads Agency Limited’s (Sanral’s) mandate should be broadened. Department of Transport...
Transnet Holdings SOC Ltd., South Africa’s state rail and port operator, will move its manganese export terminal to Ngqura from Port Elizabeth by 2014-15, Transnet Port Terminals Chief Executive Officer Karl Socikwa said. Transnet has completed a...
The recent plane crashes in Ghana and Nigeria have highlighted the concern to address airline safety in Africa. The African continent only has a 3% share of all airline traffic, yet accounts for the highest rate of accidents. This alarming...
Business is booming for Somalia’s pirates, whose attacks on commercial ships sailing near Africa’s east coast are more frequent, violent and lucrative than ever. Pirates took in an estimated $160 million in ransoms last year, and one...