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First look at Ultra Long Range version of A350 XWB
Following completion of the airframe assembly, the first Ultra Long Range version of A350 XWB aircraft has been moved to an outdoor station where it will undergo extensive ground tests...read
Blade Nzimande
Three focus areas for SA and its new minister of transport
Among the changes of President Cyril Ramaphosa's recent cabinet reshuffling was the appointment of Blade Nzimande as the new minister of transport - replacing Joe Maswanganyi...read
Lance Pullan of K-Line receiving the company's award for Most Improved Shipping Line presented by TNPA Port of Durban's Lwandile Mabuza (left) and Tshwaelo Matlhape (right).
All the Port of Durban Customer Awards winners
The winners of the TNPA Port of Durban Customer Awards event, which recognises Port of Durban terminal operators and their role in the success of the commercial seaport, have been announced...read
Logistics & Transport
Electric vehicles are changing the world. And they're only just getting started

Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada

Countries around the world are increasingly acknowledging the shift that's needed from a fossil fuel-driven economy to one that is sustainable, green and attempts to mitigate climate change... read
A South African's guide to moving to and making it in Malta: A capital of knowledge

Marcus 'The Maltese Falcon' Brewster

How does a nation get ahead in the global economy if its landmass and population size is small? Although I hadn't thought much about it previously, an article in the Times of Malta made me think of my newly adopted homeland rather differently. The answer is to position yourself as a player in the knowledge economy... read
Aviation
Greater security needed at OR Tambo to secure safe passage of travellers
"Compared to international standards, I find the security at OR Tambo International Airport, through which over 21 million passengers travelled in 2016, lacklustre. Our travellers are harassed by hawkers, porters and loiterers..." read
Cameroon startup launches drones for global market
Talking fast and dreaming big, William Elong shows off the first "made in Cameroon" drone at his sixth-floor workshop in downtown Douala, minutes from the economic capital's Atlantic seafront... read
Cape Town Air Access proves a phenomenal success
2017 saw an exceptional growth of 20% in international passengers to Cape Town despite South Africa's economy facing a technical recession... read
Namibia to review unified African air transport market agreement
The Namibian government will next month host a workshop to review the Single African Air Transport Marketing (SAATM) agreement, which the country has not yet signed... read
Fleet Management
Frost & Sullivan executive analysis of electric truck market
According to Frost & Sullivan's latest analysis of the electric truck market, by 2025 the global light/medium/heavy-duty hybrid and full-electric truck segments are expected to achieve annual sales of more than 2.25 million units... read
Public Transport
Virgin Hyperloop One shows off a passenger pod in Dubai

Nick Lavars

Virgin Hyperloop One has been making inroads in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for a little while, having already presented its vision for a route connecting cities across the Middle East, including a 12-minute link between Dubai and Abu Dhabi. read
New bills to push for integrated transport system
Cabinet has approved two bills which lay the foundation towards the National Development Plan (NDP) 2030 aspirations of an integrated passenger transport system that is accessible for all... read
Railway
Prasa to fork out R1bn in backpay as it reinstates 700 dismissed workers

Ernest Mabuza

The cost to reinstate the 700 workers who were fired by the Passenger Rail of South Africa (Prasa) after a protected strike five years ago will amount to over R1-billion... read
Anger as rail construction begins in Nairobi National Park
Kenyan conservationists expressed outrage on Thursday, 1 March 2018, after construction of a railway line began inside Nairobi's famed national park, saying this defied a court order halting the project... read
Shipping
Ethiopia buys stake in Dubai-managed Somaliland port
Ethiopia on Thursday acquired a stake in a port in the breakaway state of Somaliland, its operator DP World said, as a legal dispute rages over another major Horn of Africa shipping hub... read
Transport
Petrol price to drop by 36 cents a litre
Wednesday, 7 March 2018 will see a significant drop in fuel prices... read
International
France to force reforms to 'untouchable' rail sector
PARIS, France - President Emmanuel Macron's government unveiled on Monday plans to push through reforms of France's mammoth rail system, daring to tread where his predecessors have failed... read
Business
5G, the cornerstone of the digital revolution
Blazing fast 5G wireless networks promise to unlock the potential of internet connected devices, or the Internet of Things -- making driverless cars and talking fridges a reality... read
Pros and cons of the growing multi-unit franchising model
Multi-unit franchising is becoming a growing trend globally and in South Africa, meaning a single franchisee owns more than one outlet in different geographies... read
SACO report highlights growth of trade in cultural goods and services
SA's cultural goods exports are growing faster than imports, according to a new report that examined the growth and structure of the country's cultural and creative industries trade between 2007 and 2016... read
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