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Traxtion Secures $86 Million Equity Investment to Accelerate Rail Expansion in Southern Africa

Rail-focused logistics operator Traxtion has secured an $86 million equity investment in a major capital raise that brings together leading institutional investors, signaling renewed confidence in Southern Africa’s rail...

Durban’s Agribulk Terminal Ships First Maize Vessel in 18 Months — and a Record Harvest Promises More

After an 18-month silence, South Africa's Maydon Wharf Agribulk Terminal in Durban has loaded its first export maize...

Storms Ground Dallas Airports: Over 400 Flights Canceled as FAA Issues Ground Stops at DFW and Love Field

Severe thunderstorms tore through North Texas on Tuesday, May 19, triggering Federal Aviation Administration ground stops at both...

FlySafair’s R12 Birthday Sale: What It Reveals About South Africa’s Aviation Cost Crisis in 2026

South Africa's most popular low-cost airline is back with its annual birthday giveaway — but the small print...

Coinbase Cuts 700 Jobs as AI Reshapes the Tech Workforce — What Africa’s Logistics Sector Should Watch

The global technology sector is undergoing a reckoning, and the latest signal came loud and clear on Tuesday,...

CtrlFleet Acquires Fleetbeacon: A New Era in Transport Management Software

CtrlFleet a leading provider of transport management software, has announced its acquisition of Fleetbeacon, a renowned fleet management automation...

Yamaha Motor unveils Last Mile Delivery company in Tanzania

Yamaha Motor Group Company has established a new company, CourieMate Tanzania, to conduct last mile delivery services in Tanzania,...

The rail projects that will revolutionize transport in Africa

Africa is a continent to watch as far as infrastructure development is concerned. With huge natural resources, Infrastructure remains...

Japan revitalizes Kenya’s Mombasa Gateway bridge

Kenya and Japan have signed a a Ksh260 billion deal to support the construction of Africa's longest bridge-Mombasa Gateway...

Airlines, airports increase IT spend to boost efficiency

Both airports and airlines saw IT spend increase year on year into 2023, reaching an estimated 10.8 billion USD...

IATA World Cargo Symposium: Digitalization takes centre stage

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the agenda for the IATA World Cargo Symposium (WCS) which will feature specialized tracks...

Angola reports massive growth in non-oil exports

Institutional Capacity Building Project for Private Sector Development, which was implemented in Angola between 2014 and 2023, delivered better-than-expected...

South Africa squandering export opportunities-Expert

A South African expert now says that the country is squandering its export opportunities resulting in far-reaching negative consequences. Prof Waldo...

Ethiopia bolsters vaccine supply chain with new manufacturing plant

Construction has started in earnest on a major vaccine manufacturing plant in Ethiopia, which Health Minister, Lia Tadesse says...

AfDB, EU infrastructure deal revitalizes Lobito Corridor

European Commission (EC) and the African Development Bank Group have formalised a new Financial Framework Partnership Agreement to boost...

Rhenus Logistics opens new warehouses in South Africa

Rhenus has opened new warehouses in Pretoria and East London in South Africa as well as modernising and extending...

Magna boosts fleet management with tyre pressure monitoring system

Magna Tyres has announced the launch of Magna TPMS which it says is a revolutionary tyre pressure monitoring system,...

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