An abandoned Safmarine shipping container that was transformed into a multi-purpose sports centre in the Western Cape town of Piketberg has been selected as one of 12 finalists in the 2011/2012 AfriSam/SAIA Award for Sustainable Architecture
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Precision Air introduces mobile money transfer for ticket purchase
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
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
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