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Uganda: 3 Bridal Escorts Die in Accident

14.05.2008 22:19    allafrica.com
Three bridal escorts died when their vehicle collided with another car, a Land Cruiser, at Nyamufumura, on the Mbarara-Bushenyi highway on Sunday.


Uganda: Rainbow School Decries Bad Road

14.05.2008 22:19    allafrica.com
RAINBOW International School and communities residing along Lukuli-Nanganda Road, in Makindye Division have decried the bad state of the road.

Nigeria: Journalist, Policeman Die in Bayelsa PDP Boat Mishap

14.05.2008 22:19    allafrica.com
A sensitisation campaign embarked upon by the Peoples Democratic in Bayelsa State for the forthcoming governorship election in the state Monday turned tragic as two persons, a journalist and a police sergeant lost their lives in a boat mishap while

South Africa: SAA to Expand, Upgrade Fleet As Fuel Price Soars

14.05.2008 22:19    allafrica.com
SOUTH African Airways (SAA) would expand and modernise its aircraft fleet over the next few years as it expanded its network and attempted to cap soaring fuel costs.

Kenya: Matatu Fares Increased

14.05.2008 22:19    allafrica.com
Matatu fares have been increased by as much as 50 per cent on some Mombasa routes.

Uganda: Railway Line to Mombasa Collapses

14.05.2008 22:19    allafrica.com
The railway line linking Jinja and the Kenyan port of Mombasa has collapsed.

Nigeria: Lagos Drivers' Licence

14.05.2008 22:19    allafrica.com
To curb "the spate of insanity on the roads", the Lagos State government is set to launch a new drivers' licence that would rival the national drivers' licence scheme administered by the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC). The lawlessness on

Zimbabwe: 4 Die in Accidents

14.05.2008 22:19    allafrica.com
FOUR people died while 15 others were injured in two separate road accidents along the Harare-Nyamapanda highway on Monday.

West Africa: Road Safety - Nigeria Emerges Regional Leader

14.05.2008 22:19    allafrica.com
The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Mr. Osita Chidoka has been elected as President of the West African Road Safety Organisation (WARSO), in recognition of Nigeria's contribution and leadership roles in an organisation focused on reducing

Nigeria: Missing Aircraft - Pilots Navigate Blindly-Nigcomsat Boss

14.05.2008 22:19    allafrica.com
THE Managing Director (MD) of Nigeria Communication Satellite (NigComSat), Mr. Ahmed Rufai, an engineer has attributed the missing of the aircraft carrying three passengers and two pilots for over two months now to obsolete facilities in most Nigerian aircraft, saying

Nigeria: 19 Feared Dead in Road Accident in Delta

14.05.2008 22:19    allafrica.com
About 19 persons were yesterday, feared dead in a road accident that occurred along Benin-Agbor expressway involving a minibus that veered off the road before somersaulting.

South Africa: RCP Journalists Take Top Honours At Motoring Guild's Awards

14.05.2008 22:19    allafrica.com
Two RCP journalists took top honours at the South African Guild of Motoring's Motoring Journalist of the Year awards, held at the Johannesburg Country Club recently.

South Africa: 2010 Transport Roadshow Begins

14.05.2008 22:19    allafrica.com
The first leg of the 2010 transport inspection roadshow, which will let the media witness first-hand the progress made so far on transport infrastructure preparations for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, kicked off yesterday, Tuesday, 13 May 2008, in Johannesburg.

East Africa: Air Uganda to Share Route With Air Tanzania

14.05.2008 22:19    allafrica.com
Air Uganda and Air Tanzania have signed the first code share agreement on the Entebbe-Dar-es-Salaam route. The partnership increases Air Uganda's flights between Entebbe and the Tanzanian capital to seven days a week, up from four.

Nigeria: Yar'Adua Yet to Get Report On Missing Aircraft

14.05.2008 22:19    allafrica.com
President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua is yet to get the report of the investigative panel set up to probe the missing aircraft saga, THISDAY has learnt.

East Africa: Delays At Border Points Slow Down EAC Trade

14.05.2008 22:19    allafrica.com
Kilindini harbour and the Malaba and Busia border posts have been cited as the main hindrances to trade because of sluggish cargo clearance.

Nigeria: Transport Sector Probe - Senate C'ttee Meets Allison-Madueke

14.05.2008 22:19    allafrica.com
The Senator Heineken Lokpobiri-led Senate Ad-Hoc Committee, set up to probe the N1.3 trillion transport sector funds expended between 1999 and 2007, has met with the Minister of Transportation, Diezani Allison-Maduekwe to set the stage for the public hearing into

Namibia: Roads Pose a Perennial Headache

14.05.2008 22:19    allafrica.com
AREAS that were cleared by Community Development Committees in the Oshikoto Region for the construction of roads have again been encroached by bush, Swapo MP in the National Council Henock Kankoshi told the House yesterday.

Kenya: Bitter Lessons Learnt

14.05.2008 22:19    allafrica.com
The demolition of properties built on road by-passes has started once again. Roads minister Kipkalya Kones has said that the exercise will continue and will only end when all structures that are on the land earmarked for the by-passes are

South Africa: Grade R Learners to Benefit From Transport Scheme

14.05.2008 22:19    allafrica.com
The Western Cape Education Department is to expand its Learner Transport Scheme by including Grade R learners from next year.

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