Wi-Fi... in the sky

South African airspace becomes cyberspace in a first for South Africa as Wireless G, together with Mango and Vodacom, bring you Wi-Fi in the sky. By using G-Connect In-Flight Wi-Fi, Mango guests can now surf the web when travelling between South Africa's major centres, at 30 000 feet. 9 May 2012 14:00

Eritrean's direct flights to SA 'crucial' to African agenda

Eritrean Airlines will now fly to Cape Town International Airport and OR Tambo Airport four times a week. 8 May 2012 12:15

Labour laws to set new course

In March, cabinet approved the submission of the amendment bills for the Labour Relations Act (LRA) and the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) to Parliament. The two will deal with the phenomenon of labour broking and child labour, among other things. 2 May 2012 07:08

E-tolling saga builds to a head

[Paul Vecchiatto] The Gauteng e-tolling saga appeared to be reaching some kind of head this week with the downgrading of the bonds used to finance the R20bn project and the appointment of a high level committee by Cabinet. 7 May 2012 10:26

Transnet to cover 60% of R300bn rail expansion - Gigaba

Transnet will cover two-thirds of its R300bn infrastructure programme with "retained earnings", Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba said, adding that R100bn would be raised "by the market", Fin24 reports. 18 May 2012 13:57

Incoterms 2010R released

The International Chamber of Commerce has released "Incoterms 2010R: a trend towards international multi-modal transport", which has introduced two new rules, DAT (Delivered at Terminals) and DAP (Delivered at Place). 15 Oct 2010 10:11

Ethiopian wins Bombardier's Airline Reliability Performance Award

For the second consecutive year, Ethiopian Airlines has won the 2011 Annual Airline Reliability Performance Award from the Bombardier Aerospace. Ethiopian achieved the highest overall dispatch reliability rating and placed first overall in the Q-400 product category for the Middle East and Africa region. 10 May 2012 08:16

Sanral boss Nazir Alli resigns

The Board of the South African National Road Agency Limited (Sanral) on Tuesday announced the resignation of its chief executive officer, Nazir Alli. 8 May 2012 09:43

Gauteng corridor needs R500bn

Preliminary estimates indicated that R500bn would be required for the construction of the Gauteng-to-Durban corridor, of which an estimated R100bn would be needed for the development of the port precinct, Transport Minister Sbu Ndebele said in Parliament late last week. 30 Apr 2012 07:57

E-toll saga deepens, Fedusa sends Zuma open letter

In an open letter to President Jacob Zuma, the Federation of Unions of South Africa (Fedusa) says it has referred the issue of tolling prices, and how they are calculated, to the Competition Commission. Fedusa is seeking an urgent meeting with the president to discuss the issue. 23 Apr 2012 14:12

SAA introduces flights: Johannesburg - Cotonou, Benin

South African Airways has launched another new route from its Johannesburg hub to an African destination, this time to Cotonou in Benin. 21 May 2012 07:20

Car pooling system affects insurance policy

With the petrol price increasing for the fourth time in 2012 to reach another record high, many motorists may consider forming a car pooling group in an effort to reduce costs associated with daily travelling. However, they could be placing themselves at risk of a motor insurance claim repudiation if they are not aware of the insurance considerations when it comes to car pooling activities. 2 May 2012 10:12

Transnet to create more than half a million jobs

State-owned transport logistics company Transnet told parliament yesterday that its R300bn infrastructure programme would create more than 588 000 direct and indirect jobs. 9 May 2012 13:41