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Imperial Logistics trials new hydrogen-fuel-cell hybrid car for fleet applications
Thomas Schulz (left) and Michael Hohn (right) collect the car from Günter Beißel (centre), Mercedes Benz Major Accounts Sales Manager, Rhein-Ruhr (photo credit: Mercedes-Benz).
Imperial Logistics is trialling a hydrogen fuel cell car for the...
BMW and Jaguar Land Rover Join Forces on Electric-Car Technology
BMW AG and Jaguar Land Rover Plc will collaborate on their next generation of electric cars, following similar moves by other automakers that have teamed up to share the burden of developing the expensive...
Uganda Plans to Restore Railway After High-Speed Upgrade Delays
Uganda plans to invest $205 million in restoring a railway from the capital Kampala to the Kenyan border following delays to securing funding for a planned high-speed alternative to the route.
The move will boost...
RAILWAY SAFETY REGULATOR’S SUSPENDED CEO RESIGNS
The Board of Directors of the Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) has received the resignation of Mr Nkululeko Poya, Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The embattled CEO’s resignation comes after he was placed on suspension in...
Get Revved Up for Africa’s First-Ever Electric Vehicle Road Trip Adventure
Petrol heads and electric vehicle (EV) enthusiasts will get the chance to take 12 of the latest EVs on an epic adventure, tackling challenging environments and large distances to showcase the cars’ power and...
Transnet Freight Rail Temping Machine Collides with new Metrorail Train
On Saturday, the 01st of June 2019, at around 18:24, a Transnet Temping Machine (9001) busy with maintenance collided with the new Metrorail train (T8139) at Eerste Fabrieke Station. The temping machine rolled from...
Heavy Traffic delays expected as bridge on busy Johannesburg motorway is demolished
The M1 South Selby off-ramp is closed on Friday due to an old structure of the bridge being demolished, the Johannesburg Metro Police Department says.
Metro police chief David Tembe said heavy traffic delays are...
USD$922 million Capital Injection Proposed for Zambia Railways
Coffee With The Editor, Christopher Musonda of Zambia Railways Limited, takes us through the details of their now launched five-year business plan which includes a USD$922 million capital injection, for existing operations. He outlines...
RESPONSIBLE DRIVING AND GOOD VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SAVES LIVES ON THE ROAD
In South Africa, approximately 1 million road accidents are reported each year -many of which are tragically fatal. As local authorities and stakeholders continue to campaign for safer roads, motorists are encouraged to do...
Engen Integrated Energy Centre uplifts Bushbuckridge community
Engen in partnership with the Department of Energy and the Bushbuckridge local municipality officially launched an Integrated Energy Centre (IeC) in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga on 12 April.
South Africa’s Department of Energy (DoE) gave a mandate...
Bakwena Urges Motorists To Plan Their Journey This Easter
Easter weekend is just around the corner. It is the time of year where almost everyone takes a short break to relax and unwind after a busy start.
Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire (Pty) Ltd (Bakwena)...
World’s biggest plane completes first flight
Stratolaunch, the aerospace venture founded by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, sent the world’s biggest airplane into the air today for its first flight test.
The twin-fuselage plane, which incorporates parts from two Boeing...
Nissan announces R3bn investment in Rosslyn plant
Many more motorists around the world will be driving Nissan vehicles produced in South Africa.
On Wednesday, President Cyril Ramaphosa officiated over the Japanese automotive giant’s announcement of a R3 billion investment at its Rosslyn...
AARTO Bill ready to be signed by the President
The Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act (AARTO) Amendment Bill has been passed by Parliament and is now ready to be signed into law by the President.
“Through the AARTO Amendment Bill, we will...
Learner licence fraudsters sentenced
The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has welcomed the five-year sentences the Durban Commercial Crimes Court handed down to five learner licence applicants, who bribed licence examiners to obtain learner licences fraudulently.
The RTMC on...
Sanral to suspends of e-toll summons ‘with immediate effect’
The South African National Roads Agency SOC Ltd (Sanral) has announced that it will “suspend the process of pursuing e-toll debt” with “immediate effect”.
The move comes after an initiative led by President Cyril Ramaphosa...
E-tolls Suspended: Going, going… but not quite gone- OUTA
The decision by SANRAL to suspend the process of pursuing e-toll debt is a strong signal that the end is near for the irrational Gauteng e-tolls.
"However, we remain cautiously optimistic in that they have...
Big petrol price hike in April
Motorists can expect a big petrol price hike in March, due to rising global oil price, a weaker rand and the introduction of new fuel taxes.
According to the latest data from the Central Energy...
MEC VADI SHUTS DOWN WATA/NANDUWE TAXI RANKS AND ROUTES
Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Ismail Vadi, today published Regulations in the Provincial Gazette instituting “extraordinary measures” in declared areas characterised by violence, unrest or instability relating to the on-going conflict between the...
More Airlines ground Boeing 737 Max 8 after crash
The safety of the Boeing 737-8 Max has been called into question as Ethiopian has grounded its entire 8 Max fleet.
The airline has yet to determine the cause of the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 passenger...
Ethiopian Airlines crash: killing all on board
On Sunday, Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 302, on its way to Nairobi from Addis Ababa, crashed six minutes after take-off. It ploughed into a field near Tulu Fara village outside the town of Bishoftu,...
Engen partners with Gift of The Givers to assist drought-stricken Makhanda community
When the Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape, which includes drought-stricken Makhanda was declared a local state of disaster area on February 25th, Engen heeded the communities call for help and connected...
R172m road upgrade project launched
The Gauteng Department for Roads and Transport will upgrade the R42/Potch Road in the south of Johannesburg in an effort to improve the structural and functional condition of the carriageway.
"It is expected that upon...
Train Service On The Midway – Oberholzer Corridor Suspended With Immediate Effect
Metrorail Gauteng has indefinitely suspended trains between Midway to Oberholzer corridor with immediate effect.
“Suspending this corridor is not only in Metrorail’s interest, but also in the interest of our fare-paying customers who want nothing...
UPDATE: SAA denies reports that it will split into three
South African Airways (SAA) has released a statement denying reports that it will be splitting into three separate entities.
Spokesperson Tlali Tlali said the airline’s CEO, Vuyani Jarana, was misinterpreted by media, and was just...
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