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Transnet set to ditch 8,000 jobs
Transnet set to ditch 8,000 jobs
[Kyle Cowan] More than 8,000 jobs are on the line at state-owned rail company Transnet, where management is believed to be mooting a second round of retrenchments this year... read
Nigeria launches 'bicycle riding' project for transportation in Abuja
Nigeria launches 'bicycle riding' project for transportation in Abuja

The National Council on Transportation has approved the commencement of a 'bicycle riding' project, as a means of transportation in the Federal Capital Territory... Read

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Abdul Khaliq Saeed new CEO of Etihad Airways Engineering

Abdul Khaliq Saeed has been appointed as the new CEO of Etihad Airways Engineering. He will be replacing Jeff Wilkinson who is leaving after 11 years with the company... Read

First green DHL Express facility in SSA unveiled
First green DHL Express facility in SSA unveiled

DHL Express recently unveiled its first green facility in sub-Saharan Africa, located in Bryanston, Johannesburg. The company also announced the roll-out of further green upgrades to additional sites... Read

Aviation
Amcon denies plan to sell Arik to Ethiopian Airlines
Amcon denies plan to sell Arik to Ethiopian Airlines

Wole Oyebade

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria has denied plan to sell Arik Air to one of the leading airlines in Africa, Ethiopian Airlines. read
Dana Air recruits, trains more Nigerian pilots in South Africa, Spain
Dana Air recruits, trains more Nigerian pilots in South Africa, Spain

Abdullateef Aliyu

Dana Air has announced that it has recruited and trained more Nigerian pilots in Johannesburg, South Africa and Madrid, Spain, as part of efforts towards growing and developing the Nigerian aviation industry... read
Kenya Airways becomes official sports ministry carrier
Kenya Airways becomes official sports ministry carrier

Timothy Olobulu

The Ministry of Sports and Kenya Airways have entered a one-year renewable partnership that will see the national carrier become the official airline for all Kenyan teams travelling outside the country... read
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SA Airlink has valid operating licence, says CEO
Regional airline SA Airlink has assured its customers that it is operating under a valid scheduled air service licence and that there is no threat of disruption to its services. read
Cargo & Storage
African airlines record largest year-on-year increase in demand for air cargo
African airlines record largest year-on-year increase in demand for air cargo
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data showing African carriers recorded the largest year-on-year increase in demand of all regions in July 2017 with freight volumes growing 33.7%... read
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Why China's audacious building plans could be a major strain on African economies
Why China's audacious building plans could be a major strain on African economies

Ricardo Reboredo

It has been described by Chinese president Xi Jinping as the “project of the century”. And the One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative is certainly ambitious... read
Tailored medical distribution software launched
Tailored medical distribution software launched
SAP Business One partner, Bluekey Seidor, has introduced a software solution tailored for the medical distribution industry... read
Fleet Management
Desert camelpower in action!
#Loeries2017: Stoked about camelpower

Leigh Andrews

Fitting for #InnovationMonth, I chatted to Charbel Aouad, executive producer and cofounder at Dubai's Stoked, the production company behind an integrated campaign Loeries Gold and this year's integrated Grand Prix for turning horsepower into camelpower... read
Public Transport
Uber-Puma Fuel Card launched
Uber-Puma Fuel Card launched
Through expanding its fuel card business, Puma Energy Tanzania has established a partnership with Uber to supply fuel to all registered Uber partner-drivers... read
Taxi drivers to operate IPTS buses
Taxi drivers to operate IPTS buses
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has clinched an operating deal that will see taxi drivers from the northern areas run the city's bus system along the Cleary Park route... read
Transport
Tiffany Chu on redesigning the way cities build their transport routes
Tiffany Chu on redesigning the way cities build their transport routes

Jamie Matroos

Over 200 cities in over 10 countries now use Remix... read
International
EU approves German rescue loan to insolvent Air Berlin
EU approves German rescue loan to insolvent Air Berlin
BRUSSELS, Belgium: The European Commission has approved Germany's plans to grant insolvent Air Berlin a €150 million ($180 million) loan... read
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Business
Mitigate market disruption by maximising customer experience
Mitigate market disruption by maximising customer experience

Julia Ahlfeldt

As industries across the board find themselves having to transform to keep up with a digital economy, customer experience (CX) is playing a significant role in providing businesses with opportunities for innovation and sustainability... read
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