If South Africa can provide ship and oil rig repair and maintenance, a minimum of 5 000 jobs could be created, said Transport Minister Ben Martins. The South African maritime industry could play a key role and be one of the main drivers for...
The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) is delighted to announce the appointment of two women into the key roles of president and vice-president of the organisation following the recent elections of new council and committee...
While the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) is still firm in its conviction to fight the e-tolling of Gauteng’s highways in court, the South African National Road Agency (Sanral) said that the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP)...
A ban on night flights at Frankfurt has caused Lufthansa to withdraw its service to Cape Town this winter, the German national airline said on Wednesday. Imposed eight months ago, a strict ban on flights after 23:00 leaves no leeway when it comes...
The Blue Scorpions, the special government unit set up to protect our scarce water resources, is woefully understaffed and did not lay a single criminal charge against water thieves and polluters last year, according to a new report by the Centre...
Infrastructure in the East African region needs urgent attention if the East African partner states are to see an improvement in the economy and a growth of trade within the region. The deputy minister for works, Charles Tibeza,spoke at the third...
Transnet National Ports Authority will see the MSC SOLA – one of the largest container ships to date – call at Africa’s busiest and largest port in Durban, on Tuesday, 3 July 2012 at 18h00. The Port of Durban is taking full advantage of the...
Bombardier Transportation, a global leader in rail technology, has announced the restructuring of its South African subsidiary company, Bombardier Transportation South Africa (BTSA). Alan Flint, chairman of BTSA, explained that a special purpose...
Putco has continued to lie about when the bus, which crashed, killing 19 people earlier this week, passed a roadworthy test. On Thursday, the company insisted that the bus had passed a roadworthy test on June 14. But The Star Africa can reveal that...
