Vodacom Tanzania customers will now be able to buy Precision Air (PW) tickets via a mobile phone money transfer after the two companies entered into a partnership offering the facility
Logistics
African food retailer plans to build logistics centres in Angola and Nigeria

Construction of logistics centres has become a necessity for Shoprite to meet its expanding business across Africa. (Image source: Derek Clark/Flickr)
Shoprite Holdings Ltd, Africa’s largest food retailer, will open logistics centres in Angola and Nigeria in order to avoid road and port congestion in its new regional markets
Mozambique's gas-powered buses back on Maputo's roads

The gas-powered buses had to be taken off streets for a week due to the natural gas crisis in Mozambique. (Image source: sxc.hu)
The gas-powered buses of Mozambiques publicly-owned Maputo municipal bus company, TPM, have restarted operations after the company met a shortage in natural gas supplies
Number of pirate attacks sinking in East African waters
Pirate activity off the coast of East Africa has undergone a significant drop due to merchant vessels taking better precautionary measures against potential attacks
Ethiopia flag carrier takes delivery of Africa’s first 787 Dreamliner
Ethiopian Airlines has become the first African airline to take delivery of a 787 Dreamliner from