April 15
Nigeria: 19 Killed in Oyo-Ogbomoso Road Crash - FRSC
Premium Times
FRSC says the road crash occurred at about 07:45 a.m. was due to route violation, referred to in local parlance as 'One Way'. Read more »
April 13
Tunisia: Tataouine-Dehiba-Wazen Border Post - Waiting Times Acceptable in View of Higher Traffic
Tunis Afrique Presse
Reports circulating on social media of heavy traffic and congestion for several days at the Dehiba-Wazen border crossing between Tunisia and Libya in Tataouine, with waiting times… Read more »
April 12
Nigeria: Lagos-Calabar Highway - Umahi Estimates N1.67 Trn Roi in 15 Years
Vanguard
The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, has projected a Return on Investment (ROI) of around N1.67 trillion in 15 years on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway corridor. Read more »
April 11
South Africa: South African, Botswana Presidents to Visit Limpopo Bus Crash Site - South African News Briefs - April 11, 2024
allAfrica
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Nigeria: Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Gulps N4bn Per Kilometre - Umahi
Vanguard
The Minister of Works, David Umahi said the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway will gulp N4bn per kilometre and not N8bn per km, as reportedly claimed by former Vice President Atiku… Read more »
April 10
Kenya: KeNHA Reopens Highway to Garissa After Temporary Fix At Arer
Capital FM
The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) Wednesday announced the reopening of a section of the Nairobi-Garissa highway closed due to flooding. Read more »
Nigeria: With 21.8m Passengers, Lagos Woos Investors On Waterways
Daily Trust
The Lagos State government is currently wooing key investors into the vast untapped opportunities in the state water transportation sector. Read more »
April 09
Sierra Leone: Ferry Captain Remanded for Alleged Murder
Concord
Alimamy Sesay, a 50-year-old assistant captain at the PM Ferry, was remanded in custody on Thursday, April 4th, 2024, by Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road Court No. 2 for… Read more »
Nigeria: Road Project - Residents of Lagos Community Protest Planned Demolition of Properties
Premium Times
The protesting residents said their properties had been marked for demolition and urged the government to shelve the plan. Read more »
April 08
South Africa: Fact Check - Was Former President Jacob Zuma Targeted in a Recent Car Accident? [analysis]
Daily Maverick
On 28 March 2024, the car in which former president Jacob Zuma was travelling in KwaZulu-Natal was involved in an accident. Or was it? Misinformation on all sides has been swirling… Read more »
Kenya: Transport CS Murkomen Says Tech Key to Addressing Road Accidents
Capital FM
Transport Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kipchumba Murkomen has stressed that technological deployment on Kenyan roads will serve as the key solution to halt the accelerating rate of road… Read more »
Uganda: UCAA Apologises for Water Incident At Entebbe International Airport Car Parking
Nile Post
The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has issued an apology to the public and users of Entebbe International Airport facilities following an incident where the airport parking… Read more »
South Africa: Keith Helfet, the Man Who Designed SA's Elusive Electric Car [analysis]
Daily Maverick
The search for the Joule, South Africa's only electric car, led to a conversation with the legendary designer of some of the world's most beautiful sports cars, Keith Helfet. The… Read more »
April 07
Liberia: LIMA Formulates Multi-Year Strategic Roadmap Toward a Vibrant Maritime Sector
New Dawn
The Liberia Maritime Authority (LiMA) has begun formulating a multi-year strategic plan that will guide the institution's operations over five years, 2024-2029. The process got… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethio - Engineering Group Set to Assemble Electric Vehicles
Ethiopian Herald
- Ethio-Engineering Group will shift to assemble electric vehicles and machines soon, Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Tiruneh said, expressing the government's relentless support. Read more »
Nigeria: Arrest of Trailers Loaded With Passengers Will Continue Across Nigeria - FRSC
Premium Times
The JTF established by the corps marshal had apprehended 35 trailers carrying 982 passengers between March 23 and March 30. Read more »
April 04
Uganda: Govt Imposes Hefty Fine for Vandalism On Entebbe Expressway
Nile Post
In a bid to combat road vandalism and ensure the preservation of taxpayer funds, the government has implemented a significant penalty for offenders damaging the Entebbe Expressway. Read more »
South Africa: Broadening a Mighty Range - The New Ford Ranger Tremor and Platinum [analysis]
Daily Maverick
South Africa's bakkie-mad market has just got even more competitive with the launch of Ford SA's locally produced Ranger Tremor and upmarket Ranger Platinum. Read more »
Nigeria: Did Davido Just Acquire a Private Jet?
Daily Trust
At exactly 5:57pm on Thursday, April 4, 2024, music star David Adeleke, better known as Davido, tweeted, "Bombardier 7500 Tear Rubber". Read more »
South Africa: Elections 2024 - What the Major Political Parties Say About Public Transport
GroundUp
We sent questions to the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi Read more »
Nigeria: Navy Nabs 14 Suspected Oil Thieves, Seizes 210 Metric Tons of Crude
Leadership
The Nigerian Navy has arrested 14 suspects involved in oil theft and also uncovered an illegal oil refining site with a capacity to produce over 9.6million litres of Automotive Gas… Read more »
South Africa: 'If We Can Just Stop Taxi Violence' - Ricardo Mackenzie Reflects On His First Year As Western Cape Mobility MEC [analysis]
Daily Maverick
It's been just over a year since the Western Cape Department of Mobility was launched, with MEC Ricardo Mackenzie in charge. During this time, the province has undergone a… Read more »
Africa: Cheaper Down the Road - Total Cost of E-Buses Beats Diesel in the Long Run in South Africa - Study [analysis]
Daily Maverick
A new report finds that a transition from diesel to battery-powered electric buses in South Africa's main cities can be justified purely on a financial basis, in most… Read more »
South Africa: Gauteng Commuters Cheer Prasa's Long-Awaited Reopening of Key Rail Lines [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Almost four years after the destruction of the country's rail infrastructure, Prasa has been on a steady recovery path that has seen more crucial rail lines reopen. In Gauteng, 13… Read more »
Nigeria: FG Fully Opens Third Mainland Bridge With Speed Cameras
Daily Trust
The Federal Government has installed speed limit cameras on the Third Mainland Bridge, to encourage responsible driving, preserve the bridge and improve safety. Read more »