Automotive company Toyoto has announced that that the sales of its new bakkie model, Hilux touched 3,153 in July, making it South Africa’s best-selling vehicle for the month
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Nigeria's first China-assisted rail project opens to traffic

The current narrow gauge system will be replaced with a wider standard gauge system. (Image source: US Army Africa)
Nigeria has completed construction of its standard gauge railway modernisation project supported by China
Africa’s first green commercial aircraft takes flight

On the very first flights, SAA aircrafts carried 300 passengers from Johannesburg to Cape Town. (Image Source: Alan Wilson/Flickr)
Boeing, South African Airways (SAA) and low-cost carrier Mango has successfully launched Africa’s first passenger flights using sustainable aviation biofuel produced in South Africa
Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority lands new contract

The authoritys original target for the 2016/2017 financial year was to transport 381,000 metric tonnes. (Image source: DSEpics)
The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority has landed a new contract to transport 18mn litres of petroleum products to DR Congo
Zimbabwe in negotiation with Transnet over NZR deal

NRZ requires about US$6bn to modernise the rail network to global levels. (Image Source: Safariman/Flickr)
The Zimbabwean Ministry of Transport is negotiating a partnership deal with South African company Transnet Limited over the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ)