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Like most industries that start off unregulated, the motorcycle passenger business is growing to be as much of a curse as it is a blessing. In a few years, it has become one of the most dominant modes of passenger transport in Kenya.
The Federal Government yesterday took step to link up with the global shipping communication network as the government yesterday in London, UK signed the Long Range Identification and Tracking System,(LRIT) Services Agreement with the International Mobile Satellite Organisation (IMSO).
GAUTENG roads and transport MEC Bheki Nkosi yesterday moved to quash speculation that the government was considering making additional funding available to the Bombela Consortium to complete the airport link of the Gautrain in time for the Soccer World Cup.
PARLIAMENT yesterday heard that the influx of old second-hand vehicles and the Government's decision to allow sale of second hand tyres is a contributing factor to the high number of road accidents in the country.
THE Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has signed today the Long Range Identification Tracking System ( LRIT) Services Agreement with International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) in London UK.
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Malam Abdul Salam Mohammed has said that Automated System Custom's Data (ASYCUDA) should be adopted so as to realize an electronically driven Port operation system.
An aviation expert, Mr Gbenga Olowu has identified the aviation sector as one of the hardest hit by the global economic meltdown. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos, Olowu said that as the recession bites harder; air travel has shrunk, hitting airlines and airport
The Lagos State Government has concluded arrangement to provide free bus service for the residents of the state during the Sallah festival aimed at making the festival smooth and stress-free.
Oil marketers are raising alarm over increased threats to vessels delivering crude oil to the Kenyan coast, due to piracy.
The chief executive officer of the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund (MVA), Cross Kgosidiile has said that last year, the number of people who died in road accidents went down compared to 2007.
People who commute on the Francistown-Mandunyane road may find themselves in the lurch as bus and combi drivers threaten to strike to protest the recent 'reduction' of fares by the Department of Road Transport and Safety (DRTS).
The Chief Pilot of the Ghana International Airlines (GIA), Mr. Eric Mills-Lamptey, has resigned from the ailing company, following a misundertstanding between him and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company, Ms. Anna-Myers.
John Mirenge, chairman of RwandAir was pacing up and down from the intensive care unit to the reception at King Faisal Hospital in Kigali. His phone was ringing off the hook. Calls were coming in from all corners of the world inquiring about the November 12 RwandAir accident at Kigali International Airport. The victims had been rushed to the hospital.
The National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) and the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTDs) have lashed out at the Federal Government over the deplorable state of federal roads in the country, which, they noted, has greatly harmed their operation over the years.
Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola has said that the Federal Government projects will have more meaningful impact on the people if the state governments get involved in the identification and award of contracts for such projects.
Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has stressed the need to strengthen cooperation and coordination to fight piracy on the Indian Ocean.
British Airways will resume flights to Zimbabwe early next year following a two-year absence in a move expected to improve tourist arrivals into the country.
MR. Emeka Nwokeke is a driver with Chisco, a popular transport company that has buses plying different parts of the country. Emeka left Lagos about 7p.m. penultimate Friday en route Port-Harcourt.
Mr. Frank Nneji is the managing director of ABC Transport Plc. He recently withdrew his luxury bus from plying some parts of the country, citing the poor state of roads in the affected areas. In this interview, Mr. Nneji calls for increased funding for the road sector.
Air passengers in East Africa will each be levied $0.7 (Sh52) to support the Civil Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Agency (CASSOA) if the proposal is approved by ministers of Finance.
Air Namibia-Ghana, has commenced direct flights from Accra to Johannesburg, South Africa and Windhoek, Namibia .
The sorry state of roads in the South East has drawn the ire of a youth organisation known as Odimma Ndigbo Youth Movement which has given the Federal Government up till the first quarter of next year to fix all the dilapidated federal roads in the zone or face the wrath of the people.
The ongoing construction of the Achimota lorry terminal in Accra has almost been completed, and the place will be opened next month.
The Eastern Regional Minister, Mr. Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, has entreated all Ghanaians to put their political affiliations behind them, and rather join the campaign to eradicate road accidents in the country, since accidents have no regard for one's political inclination.
The points de-merit traffic system has not yet been implemented, says the Road Management Traffic Corporation (RMTC).
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