The presence of Scania in Tanzania started in the 1970s when Scania CV AB delivered 200 tipper trucks to the Chinese authorities to enable the construction of the Tanzania/Zambia railway line (TAZARA), and a further 100 trucks to the Tanzania...
Transport minister Dr Harrison Mwakyembe has ordered the reduction of unnecessary checkpoints across the Tanzania, saying they were slowing down movement of goods and adding to cost of doing business. The move comes following outcry by truck...
Annually, Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) celebrate “innovation, quality, outstanding workmanship and professionalism” (Cesa.co.za) in engineering through the CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards. The prestigious awards ceremony, which...
A blazing fire shut down east Africa’s most important transport hub on Wednesday, 7 August. Nairobi’s international airport, JIKA (Jomo Kenyatta International Airport), caught fire just after 5am (Kenyan time). All flights into and out of JIKA have...
Having already established a strong foothold in Southern and East Africa, SMEC is looking to further expand its presence in West and North Africa. With main markets indices in countries such as Nigeria and Kenya having risen by more than 50% in the...
There are 16 landlocked countries in Africa and at the recent United Nations conference on trade and development the UNCTAD secretariat presented a technical report looking at selected East African transit corridors which provide access to seaports...
Held in Gaborone, one the 24TH April 2013 The meeting was organized and funded by GIZ, the German donor agency. The objective was to agree on how the private sector regional associations could best interact with SADC. This was because some...
Former pirates are calling on the international community’s help. Many say they need new skills to get jobs. Piracy off the coast of East Africa has slowed down significantly. There have been no hijacks in almost a year now.
Pictured from Left to right: Gavin Kelly, Fesarta chairman and Brian Shone, vice-chairman At the eighth FESARTA (Federation of East and Southern African Transport Associations) AGM held in Johannesburg, Gavin Kelly was appointed as the new chairman...
