In the first five months of this year, Mozambique's rail systems handled 1.65 million tonnes of freight, an increase of 9.2 per cent on the figure for the same period in 2007, according to a report in Wednesday's issue of
The Federal Government yesterday signed a N45 billion ($390 million) deal with the World Bank for two important operations in the country's transport sector.
THE Gautrain bungle that led to the collapse of part of Oxford Road - one the busiest roads in Johannesburg - threatens to sink a nearby house and shut the two-way stretch of road for about two weeks.
An important contribution to our understanding of Nigeria's poor roads was published in Vanguard on June 24, 2008 - "Special Focus: Nigeria's Decaying Roads".
The Gautrain has reached a major milestone in its delivery of world-class public transport to South Africa, said Gauteng Premier Mbhazima Shilowa on Tuesday.
THE Federal Government yesterday in Abuja signed a N46 billion credit financing agreement with the World Bank. Mr. Remi Babalola, Minister of State for Finance, who signed on behalf of government, said N38.8 billion would be for its roads development.
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe yesterday justified the recent train fare increases, saying they were meant to ensure that the parastatal improves its service delivery and had been approved by the Government.
The Addis Ababa City Roads Authority (ACRA) on Monday signed agreements with local contractors for the construction of six road and five designing package projects estimated to cost 1.4 billion Birr.
Commercial drivers are testing the resolve of the Liberian Government as to whether it is teethed enough to enforce its new transport fares, which the drivers are challenging. Drivers demonstrated straight defiance yesterday by unilaterally grounding vehicles across the city
THE first of a spate of light aircraft crashes that have happened in Namibia since October last year was probably the result of the use of a wrong mixture of fuel and air as the aircraft took off from Eros
More than 24 hours after an Abuja Chief Magistrate granted them bail, two former Ministers of Aviation, Prof. Babalola Borisade and Chief Femi Fani-Kayode are still in custody. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) would not allow them to
Former Energy and Minerals minister Nazir Karamagi was yesterday cleared in Parliament over his defence that the cabinet authorized the extension of the Tanzania International Container Terminal (Ticts) in which he is a major shareholder.
GAUTENG Premier Mbhazima Shilowa saw the realisation of an eight-year dream that few believed would ever become reality , the launch yesterday of the first Gautrain train set and its first public test run.
Towns along the West Coast have suffered serious infrastructural damage, with key roads and bridges washed away as torrential rain continued to ravage the province on Tuesday morning.
At least 160 people are trapped on farms in the Cederberg near Citrusdal after roads caved in and bridges were washed away as a result of heavy rains and the flooding of the Olifants River and its tributaries.
