Uber resumes services in Tanzania
Dar Es Salaam – Ride-hailing giant Uber has resumed its services in Tanzania, it said on Wednesday, settling a... Read more
19 Jan, 2023
Ivory Coast coach crash leaves 14 dead, 73 injured
Abidjan – A collision between two coaches in Ivory Coast’s capital Yamoussoukro left 14 people dead and 73 injured... Read more
6 Jan, 2023
Tunisia transport workers strike amid economic woes
Tunis – Tram and bus workers in the Tunisian capital staged a strike over delays in salaries and the... Read more
3 Jan, 2023
South Africa fuel tanker blast death toll climbs to 34
Johannesburg – The death toll from a fuel tanker explosion in a South African city east of Johannesburg last... Read more
30 Dec, 2022
Death toll from South African fuel tanker blast rises to 26
Johannesburg – The death toll from a fuel tanker explosion near Johannesburg last weekend has climbed to 26, a... Read more
28 Dec, 2022
Six people, including an infant, killed in ghastly car crash in Limpopo
Cape Town – A motor vehicle accident involving a truck and a bakkie killed six people, including an infant,... Read more
27 Dec, 2022
Tanzania signs $2.2 billion railway deal with China
Dar es Salaam – Tanzania on Tuesday signed a $2.2-billion contract with a Chinese company to build the final... Read more
21 Dec, 2022
A century on, French-built train in Ethiopia still ‘a blessing’
Dire Dawa – The train pulled out of Dire Dawa station with a creak and disappeared into the pre-dawn... Read more
8 Dec, 2022
Tax-exempt electric motorbikes growing in West Africa
Cotonou – Beninese hairdresser Edwige Govi makes a point these days of using electric motorbike taxis to get around... Read more
1 Dec, 2022
Mozambique re-opens key port in restive gas-rich north
Maputo – Mozambique on Tuesday, for the first time in two years, re-opened a key port servicing a multibillion-dollar... Read more
30 Nov, 2022
