A wheat flour shortage looms as Somali pirates hit closer home -- our dinner tables.

Retrieval of state owned vehicles from ex-Ministers and other former government officials in the immediate past New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration became a topical issue in Parliament yesterday, when deputy Minister of Information, Agyenim Boateng appeared in the House on

THE names of the three people who were killed when a plane crashed after take-off from Windhoek's Eros Airport on Sunday were released by the Namibian Police yesterday.

Motorists across the country have been warned to drive with care and reduce their speed with the cold and wet weather expected to persist throughout the weekend.

On October 26 presidential advisor on Religious Affairs Albert Byaruhanga died when his car knocked two pedestrians at Kyanda on Mubende Mityana road leaving one dead.

Campaign for Democracy (CD), yesterday demanded compensation for the families of the 80 people burnt to death at Umunya along Onitsha Enugu expressway, last month.

Air passengers in East Africa will each be levied $0.7 (about Sh920) to support the Civil Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Agency (Cassoa) finance ministers of the EAC member states approve the proposal.

Twists and turns have continued to surround the disposal of 296 tonnes of fish seized earlier this year in a foreign ship.

ALL districts, municipalities and town councils will soon have their own road construction equipment, President Yoweri Museveni has disclosed.

Emirates Group Security recently hosted 11 aviation professionals from the Nigerian presidential fleet for a three-day Aviation Security Training (AVSEC) course in Dubai.

Alpha Auto Refinishes Limited, a Lagos-based firm, has offered one year free dent maintenance for cars that are repainted in the company this season.

ONE person died instantly and two others sustained injuries when the vehicle in which they were travelling overturned. The trio were transporting A'level examination papers to schools in Pader town.

About 1,500 commercial motorcycle operators in Kaduna have benefited from free crash helmets donated by the Nigerian Breweries as part the company's safety campaign this year.

As Nigerian maritime regulators seem helpless to enforcing the 25 years old Single Hall phase-out rule of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) the port of Fujairah has announced that it is sticking to the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) commitment to

Judges from superior courts in the South-South have calledfor the review and harmonization of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Act, the Merchant Shipping Act 2007 and the Cabotage Act

Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers' Council (NSC), Captain Adamu Biu has said that the development of adequate manpower for all the sub-sectors of the transport sector is key the development of the nation's economy and its growth.

AIRLINES using Acsa's new King Shaka Airport, north of Durban, will have to fork out millions more than they are paying for fuel at Durban International Airport.

VOLKSWAGEN (VW) SA said yesterday it planned to export 55000 new-generation Polos next year to destinations such as the US, Ireland and Malaysia from its flagship plant in the Eastern Cape.

The Abuja Leasing Company Limited (ALC) recently released over 1000 brand new commercial cars on the streets of Abuja in order to reduce road accidents.

Kenya might be hit by a wheat flour shortage due to the high number of pirate attacks on grain vessels.