New East African ports aim to boost maritime business
Investors in the East African region have called for the speedy completion of new ports to enhance maritime business
Logistics
Safmarine’s ‘Sport in a box’ nominated for sustainable architecture award
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
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
More Articles …
