Sunday 1 October 2017 - the first Sunday of Transport Month - will see Cape Town's CBD, Woodstock, Salt River, and Observatory become car free for the day. Open Streets will be reserving a section of the M4 for people, not cars. 8 Aug 2017
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The Oppenheimers argued in court this week that the Guptas were behind the government's decision to block their plans for a luxury international terminal at OR Tambo airport. 7 Aug 2017
SINGAPORE, Singapore: Singapore Airlines is offering cabin crew unpaid leave in a cost-cutting measure as it struggles to keep up in an increasingly tough market. 7 Aug 2017
Nigerian e-courier startup, Max, has launched a new on-demand motorcycle transportation service, MAXGo, in Lagos, addressing the city's road traffic congestion. 4 Aug 2017
Vuyani Jarana
Vodacom executive Vuyani Jarana has been appointed South African Airways (SAA) CEO. 4 Aug 2017
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is mulling over the idea of renaming the Port Elizabeth Airport after struggle icon and former president Nelson Mandela. 3 Aug 2017
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) recently received the last of the 20 new Metrorail trains which were manufactured in Brazil. The organisation is now preparing to manufacture the remaining 580 trains locally, bringing the total new Metrorail trains to 600 over the next ten years. 3 Aug 2017
Technology group Wärtsilä and DHL have completed a successful pilot, where the companies tested mobile robots of Fetch Robotics in the daily operations of the warehouse. (video) 2 Aug 2017
Former Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) chief financial officer (CFO), Fenton Gastin, must pay back just over R8.2-million he received in terms of invalidated contracts signed by the agency's now disgraced CEO, Lucky Montana. 2 Aug 2017
Shulami Qalinge
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has appointed Shulami Qalinge as its chief executive (CE) - the company's first female CE. She succeeds Richard Vallihu who has been appointed group executive: operational readiness, Transnet Corporate Centre. 1 Aug 2017
Bas de Vos
Without going into the specifics too deeply, blockchain is a huge, global distributed ledger or database running on many devices and open to anyone within the blockchain. In the blockchain, information or anything of value can be stored. Its purpose is to ensure a 100% secure, verifiable, and traceable database protocol. 1 Aug 2017
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LOS ANGELES, US: Known for its bouts of heavy smog, the city of Los Angeles has announced plans to have a fleet of fully electric, zero-emissions buses by 2030. 31 Jul 2017
BEIJING, China: China Eastern Airlines said on Friday it is set to acquire a 10% stake in Air France-KLM, as it moves to expand its network in Europe. 31 Jul 2017
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The initial free trade agreement between 26 Africans countries was recently signed in Uganda. Transport infrastructure - road, rail, shipping, and air cargo - will be a vital ingredient in this agreement. 31 Jul 2017
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Recently investors and airline operators met in Lagos to brainstorm on factors inhibiting growth in the aviation industry and the poor yield on investment. 31 Jul 2017
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The senate has approved the $1.8bn federal government 2016-2018 external borrowing (rolling) plan for Lagos-Kano railway modernisation project and reconstruction/rehabilitation of the North-East. 29 Jul 2017
The government has taken an initiative to amend the National Land Transport Act in an effort to accommodate e-hailing services which include Uber, Zebra, and Taxify. 28 Jul 2017
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With the backing of the African Legal Support Facility, the Government of Rwanda has taken a concrete step toward becoming a transportation hub for the East African region with the signing of a concession agreement for the construction and operation of Bugesera International Airport. 27 Jul 2017
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Whilst 'sharing economy' is not a new concept, digital formats, alongside the rapid expansion of the online ecosystem, have led to an exponential increase in the sharing of physical goods, space, skills, and resources. 27 Jul 2017
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