September 19
Gambia: Govt Spends Over D760m On OIC VIP Vehicles - Finance Minister
The Point
Seedy Keita, the minister of Finance and Economic Affairs yesterday informed deputies that the total expenditure of the 89 vehicles purchased for the 2024 OIC Summit was… Read more »
Namibia: Puma Energy Grapples With Rail Transport
New Era
Puma Energy Namibia is grappling with a significant decline in reliance on rail transportation. Read more »
Uganda: Island District Leaders Call for Policy Change On Seed Schools to Address Water Transport Challenges
Nile Post
The officials said parents are reluctant to send their children to these schools due to the necessity for daily water transport Read more »
Namibia: Crash in Kavango West Kills One After Driver Swerves for Cattle
Namibian
One person died and three were injured after a car overturned and crashed in the Kavango West region on Tuesday. Read more »
Nigeria: Airport Upgrade - Makinde Earmarks N41bn, Rejects Presumptive Tax Bill
Daily Trust
Oyo State governor, Engr Seyi Makinde has announced that N41 billion has been allocated for the upgrade of Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport in Alakia, Ibadan, to international… Read more »
September 18
Ethiopia: How We'll End Ethiopia, Egypt Airlines Grip On Nigerian Market - Keyamo
Vanguard
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has said Nigeria will no longer allow foreign airlines to dominate its airspace. Read more »
Nigeria: Maternal Mortality - Ogun Launches Rural Health Emergency Transport Service
Vanguard
The Ogun State government has launched the rural maternal health emergency transport service, as part of efforts to reduce maternal mortality in the State. Read more »
Africa: Airbus Opens Support Centre in SA As Boeing Eyes Africa Expansion
Business Day Africa
Airbus has opened a new Customer Support Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, as part of efforts to expand its presence on the continent. Read more »
Egypt: Industry and Transport Min Discusses Cooperation With South Korea
Egypt Online
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Transport Kamel el Wazir held talks with South Korean Ambassador to Egypt Kim Yong-Hyun on means to boost cooperation in the… Read more »
Nigeria: Makinde Flags-Off N41bn Ibadan Airport Upgrade
Vanguard
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, yesterday, flagged off the upgrade of the Ibadan airport, renamed Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport to international standards, saying it will… Read more »
South Africa: Corrupt Traffic Officers Arrested in Mpumalanga
SAnews.gov.za
Law enforcement agencies have arrested a further 13 traffic officers in different towns in Mpumalanga in a clean-up anti-corruption operation aimed at restoring discipline and… Read more »
September 17
Malawi: Shocker! Govt Pays Over K4bn to 3 Companies for a Rumphi Road but Nothing On the Ground
Nyasa Times
Shocking details have emerged with regards to how Malawian tax payers have lost close to K4 billion paying three contractors for a road construction project in Rumphi yet nothing,… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Fire Guts 44 Decommissioned Trains - NRZ Says Investigations Underway
New Zimbabwe
A fire broke out at the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ)'s Bulawayo mechanical workshops on Monday destroying 44 decommissioned trains. Read more »
Nigeria: Many Mawlid Celebrants Killed in Kaduna Road Accident
Daily Trust
Many people travelling to celebrate the Eid-el-Mawlid have died in a road accident along the Kaduna-Saminaka road in Lere LGA of Kaduna State. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Kwazulu-Natal Pushes for Stronger Air Travel Links With Zimbabwe and Zambia
263Chat
A trade mission led by KwaZulu-Natal's (KZN) Department of Economic Affairs, Tourism, and Environmental Affairs is actively working to enhance trade, air travel, and tourism ties… Read more »
South Africa: E-Hailing Drivers On Strike in Cape Town
GroundUp
Drivers want the government to intervene to improve their conditions Read more »
Somalia: Flight Suspension Between Mogadishu and Baidoa Sparks Political Outrage
Radio Dalsan
Flights between Mogadishu and Baidoa were temporarily halted on Tuesday morning, leaving numerous passengers, including businessmen, students, medical patients, and a deceased… Read more »
Kenya: Road Accidents Claim 3,369 Lives in First 9 Months of 2024
Capital FM
3,369 people lost their lives in road accidents between January and September 16 this year, new data released by the National Police Service (NPS) has shown. Read more »
Nigeria: 75 Die in Kaduna Accident, Zamfara Boat Mishap
Vanguard
·Lawal calls for rescue, relief efforts Read more »
Nigeria: 25 Persons Die in Fatal Autocrash - FRSC
Premium Times
Some of the victims died instantly when the fatal accident occurred on Sunday, according to the FRSC. Read more »
Nigeria: Rains Worsen State of Roads Nationwide
Leadership
The current rainy season has further worsened Nigeria's severe road infrastructure deficit. Read more »
South Africa: Fourteen in Hot Water Over Irregular Issuing of Driver's Licenses
SAnews.gov.za
Fourteen traffic officials, including traffic officers and a driving school operator, have been arrested on charges of fraud and corruption relating to the irregular issuing of… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Parly Committee Commends State's Air Space Security
The Herald
The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Transport and Infrastructural Development has commended Government for the installation of new and modern air traffic control and… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Minister Speaks On Helicopter Crash
The Herald
Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister, Dr Jenfan Muswere, has clarified the helicopter accident that occurred on Sunday in Masvingo. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mbudzi Interchange Partially Opens to Traffic
The Herald
Motorists and travellers have expressed relief following yesterday's partial opening of the Masvingo-Glen Norah loop road, which is part of the Mbudzi Interchange project. Read more »