Transport & Logistics

Infrastructure development critical for in-demand Africa

Published by Staff Writer on 15 July 2011

Africa’s commodities and resources are in demand, yet moving goods within the continent is prohibitively expensive with supply chain management and freight logistics being particularly challenging.

Multi-modal logistics solutions key to driving regional competitiveness

Published by Jaco Maritz on 19 June 2011

“Solutions that optimise southern Africa’s end-to-end supply chain must be identified and critically, must be supported by cost effective and efficiency-driven infrastructure,” says Abrie de Swardt, IMPERIAL Logistics Marketing Director.

Ethiopian Airlines will later this year become the third African airline to join the Star Alliance network.

New breed of airlines opening up African skies

Published by Jaco Maritz on 30 March 2011

Africa’s airline industry has turned a page with a number of world-class carriers emerging, eager to capitalise on the continent’s growing income levels.

Making it in the male dominated trucking business

Published by Regina Ekiru on 7 February 2011

Monica Matiri is the founder and director of Workmanship Production Limited, a Kenyan trucking company. Matiri spoke to Regina Ekiru on how she has made it in a male dominated field.

DHL wins lucrative East African Breweries contract

Published by Staff Writer on 23 January 2011

International transportation and logistics company DHL has won an estimated Ksh2.28 billion (US$28 million) per annum contract to handle the distribution of East African Breweries Limited (EABL) brands in the region.

Airlines benefiting from high demand for flights to southern Sudan

Published by Claude Harding on 14 January 2011

Business Daily yesterday reported that Kenya’s airlines are benefiting from more traffic to southern Sudan as the country’s week-long referendum drives demand.

Fly540 launches flights in Angola

Published by Claude Harding on 5 January 2011

Fly540 Angola, the country’s first ICAO registered privately owned commercial airline, has started with operations.

Vainglorious waterway quest leaves presidents stranded

Published by Dianna Games on 7 December 2010

Three African presidents stood on a river bank recently, waiting for their boat to come in. It never arrived. This is no metaphor.

Canadian firm to build monorail in Nigeria’s Enugu State

Published by Staff Writer on 28 November 2010

Globim Corporation, a Canada-based privately owned consortium of engineering organisations and experts, is set to build a 117 kilometre monorail in Enugu, the capital city of Enugu State, Nigeria.

Corporate air travel in Africa struggling to fully recover

Published by Staff Writer on 24 November 2010

Corporate air travel in Africa has not recovered to pre-recession levels, says British Airways Kenya country manager, George Mawadri.

African air travel expected to grow steadily over next 20 years

Published by Claude Harding on 22 September 2010

Boeing forecasts that carriers in Africa will experience steady growth over the next 20 years as air travel on the continent continues to grow with the economy.

Chinese firm in talks to build high-speed rail project in South Africa

Published by Staff Writer on 24 August 2010

China Railway Group is in talks with South Africa’s government to build a US$30 billion high-speed rail project.

Kenya Airways launches Angola route

Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 17 August 2010

Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ), has launched flights to Luanda, Angola.

How safe is it to fly in Africa?

Published by Jaco Maritz on 27 July 2010

The recent death of 11 people, including well-known Australian businessman Ken Talbot and other executives of Sundance Resources, when their plane crashed in the Republic of the Congo has again turned attention to air safety in Africa.

Transport & Logistics

Infrastructure development critical for in-demand Africa

Multi-modal logistics solutions key to driving regional competitiveness

New breed of airlines opening up African skies

Making it in the male dominated trucking business

DHL wins lucrative East African Breweries contract

Airlines benefiting from high demand for flights to southern Sudan

Fly540 launches flights in Angola

Vainglorious waterway quest leaves presidents stranded

Canadian firm to build monorail in Nigeria’s Enugu State

Corporate air travel in Africa struggling to fully recover

African air travel expected to grow steadily over next 20 years

Chinese firm in talks to build high-speed rail project in South Africa

Kenya Airways launches Angola route

How safe is it to fly in Africa?

How this Africa-focused investor manages his own money

Investor bullish on education in West Africa

Doing business in Somalia: unpacking the realities on the ground

How this French serial entrepreneur started investing in Africa

What it takes to build a logistics network from scratch in West Africa

Building a restaurant chain in Nigeria: The story of Toasties

Where this investor sees the best opportunities in Africa

Gyms in Nigeria: ‘We could be a thousand times larger’

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