1. Singapore, 3 May 2012 – East & Central Africa’s transportation authorities and their industry partners will be gathering in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on June 21-22 for the 3rd East & Central Africa Roads & Rail Infrastructure Summit...
Gautrain’s much publicised tunnel route between Johannesburg’s Park Station and Rosebank will remain closed until a second revised tunnel rectification plan has been submitted and approved. The first rectification plan failed. “Water flowing into...
When all is set for airline and aviation executives from across the world to meet in Seychelles for the Routes Africa 2012 forum, Africa is looking for the best options to attract more airline services to fly its open airspace. Africa has recently...
Mangled wreckage from deadly head-on collisions is usually what lands South Africa’s notoriously aggressive minibus taxis in the headlines, an image some drivers are working to change. In a country with about 14000 road deaths a year – one of the...
There is no doubt that public-private partnerships have an increasingly vital role to play in South Africa but are these partnerships as clear-cut as they seem? Unfortunately not. Dial Direct Insurance learnt this the hard way when its Pothole...
The East African Community (EAC) heads of state have endorsed a revenue management model where tax will only be collected at the point of entry and imported goods transported to the final destination without stopping at national border points for...
Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing African airline, is pleased to announce that is has received the second next-generation Boeing 737-800 Sky Interior Aircraft. The airline placed a firm order for 10 of its kind back in December 2009. “As a...
Because of bad road infrastructure and long waiting times at borders posts, 90% of intra-Africa freight is transported by air. Charles Brewer, MD of the sub-Saharan African operations of DHL Express, says this is why logistics in Africa can be as...
Retailers need to realize the days of making a 20-30% guaranteed mark-up are no longer sustainable, South African fruit growers claimed at the inaugural Cool Logistics Africa Conference last week. Delegates heard that with 38-40 service providers...
