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Zambian Government Kick-Starts Phase One of the Long-Awaited Nakonde One-Stop Border Post Improvement & Upgrading Project
Phase 1 will focus on the commercial operations at the border, including upgrading the cargo scanner to handle over 100 ...
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ArcelorMittal Liberia’s Railway Expansion and Rehabilitation Project
In recent years, ArcelorMittal re-signed the Mineral Development Agreement with the Liberian government, aiming to ...
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EAC Partner States Urged to Eliminate All Transportation Barriers in East Africa
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 25 October 2024: East African Community (EAC) Partner States have been ...
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Road Freight Association: Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) Must Apply Stents to the Transport Arteries of South Africa
The RFA notes the references to some transport projects – notably the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Plan (GFIP) – e-tolls), ...
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Political Conflict in Mozambique Takes a Heavy Toll on South Africa
The geopolitical conflict in Mozambique comes at a very delicate time for South Africa, when logistics and the supply chain are under pressure from several other disruptive challenges says Dr. Juanita ...
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President Ramaphosa Quietly Announces Major Delay to National Rail Devolution Strategy
The President stated in his weekly newsletter dated 28 October 2024: ‘Work is underway to develop a National Rail Masterplan that will lay out the future for rail in South Africa. Among other things, ...
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Kenya Urban Mobility Improvement Project (KUMIP)
The Government of the Republic of Kenya has applied for a financing package of $670 million from the World Bank to fund the Kenya Urban Mobility Improvement Project (KUMIP). The funding will support ...
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Cape Town Recommendations On Rail Devolution To Serve Before Council
07 November 2024, the City of Cape Town’s Portfolio Committee on Urban Mobility recommended that the outcomes of the City’s Rail Feasibility Study serve before the Council for approval and further ...
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37 Years In, Traxtion is on Track to Expand Its Footprint Through Significant Investment
Traxtion’s significant capital expenditure investment in its operations has allowed one of Africa’s largest private freight rail companies to continue its growth onto the continent, expand its fleet ...
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South Africa: Reforms To Attract Infrastructure Investment
“Collectively, the infrastructure reforms will strengthen planning, appraisal, contracting, financing, and monitoring and evaluation. The outcome will be faster delivery of infrastructure that ...
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AIIM’ing to Transform SA’s Rail Infrastructure
AIIM announces partnership with global giants, RATP Group and Alstom, to spearhead SA’s rail sector revival and reshape passenger and freight transport As South Africa celebrates Transport Month in ...
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History of Sleepers: Concrete Sleepers Types in Service and Development in Modern Railway Track
We have seen how railway sleepers developed from cast iron to wood, and then to steel. The steel sleepers of the 19th Century were not strong enough for the increasing loads. The weakness was remedied ...