The upcoming East African Community’s Heads of States Summit will place great emphasis on railway, energy and inland water ways transport in the region in a bid to ease trade […]
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Railway concessions failed – Magande
FORMER Finance minister Ng’andu Magande says he agrees with a Southern African Development Community (SADC) technical report that railway concessions in the region have generally been characterised by declining performance. The […]
Southern African governments should support development of ports and railroads
The Southern Africa Railway Association (SARA) plans for governments in the region to invest in developing rail and port infrastructure, said the president of the association, Mozambique’s Rosário Mualeia. Speaking […]
Nigeria’s FCT to get new railway
Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and its surrounding areas will soon be benefiting from a new railway system, thanks to a loan agreement signed between the Nigerian government and the […]
Fixing truck jams in East and West Africa
Regulations, cartels and crumbling infrastructure raise the cost and delivery times of imports and exports across the continent. New railway plans will help to bring more competition to the transport […]
Power outage disrupts trains
Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) spokesman, Lawrence Venkile, said a power failure late on Wednesday caused railway signaling and over head power lines to be affected, thus resulting […]
Lagos-Kano railway: fuel haulage by train suffers major setback
The planned haulage of petroleum products by rail from Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) jetties in Lagos to Kano may not be realisable after all, LEADERSHIP has gathered. Also affected […]
Transnet South Africa carried 10.4% more freight
Transnet South Africa hauled an unprecedented 201 million tonne of freight in financial year 2011-2012 (ended March 2012), a 10.4% increase compared to the previous year, and the highest tonnage […]
Lack of dry port holding up Chipata-Mchinji rail operations
Eastern Province Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EPCCI) is ready to manage the construction of a dry port by the private sector at the Chipata-Mchinji railway so that rail operations […]
Mozambican, South African and Swazi rail companies want better management of rolling stock
The railway companies of Mozambique, South Africa and Swaziland and the Maputo Port Development Company have agreed to set out measures to improve coordination of rolling stock on their respective […]