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TAZARA plans new link ups

News1 Jan 2013

Despite ongoing financial difficulties at the Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority, a planned alliance with neighbouring state-controlled Zambi...

News20 Aug 2012

In response to appeals for larger contracts, South African rail utility Transnet has launched two tenders for 1064 new locomotives for its g...

News1 Jan 2012

Much has been made of large scale investment in port and rail infrastructure in the states neighbouring South Africa. While project funding ...

News1 Apr 2011

Widespread reports in South Africa suggest that Transnet is considering the development of a new port at Durban. The existing 3M TEU/year po...

News16 Mar 2011

South African transport utility Transnet has appointed Brian Molefe as its new chief executive on a five year contract...

News20 Jul 2010

Siyabonga Gama, the chief executive of South Africa’s state owned rail company, Transnet Freight Rail (TFR), has been sacked...

News1 Oct 2009

Transnet continues to suffer from problems in filling key positions at the head of the company. The chief operating officer of Transnet Port...

News1 Sep 2009

Rail operations at Transnet’s new Port of Ngqura (Coega) in South Africa, which is scheduled to open in October, have been given the green...

News1 Sep 2009

South African state owned rail utility Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) appears to be making good progress in its campaign to encourage freight a...

News8 Apr 2009

South African transport utility Transnet has revealed that it cancelled an order for 212 diesel electric locomotives last year because of �...

News14 Mar 2009

Transnet has appointed its chief financial officer, Chris Wells, as the company’s acting chief executive...

News27 Feb 2009

Research by South Africa’s Road Freight Association (RFA) has concluded that fluctuating fuel prices, road charging and higher vehicle cos...

News29 Nov 2008

After five years as head of South African transport utility Transnet, Maria Ramos has announced her resignation as chief executive...

News2 Aug 2008

The government of Mozambique has announced that new container scanners will be commissioned at the ports of Beira and Nacala before the end ...

News1 Aug 2007

South Africa’s Minister of Transport, Jeff Radebe, has revealed that a feasibility study into greater use of short sea shipping in the cou...