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TransNamib Railway safety awareness
TransNamib announced the start of the rail safety week campaign scheduled for the 10-14 October 2022 – themed, “Be Vigilant around the tracks, trains are fast but slow to stop”. The focus is to reach out to motorists, learners, pedestrians, truck drivers, communities living near the railway tracks, and the communities we operate in… read more
The economy cannot afford strike at Transnet
SEIFSA understand all too well the consequences of industrial action in the context of wage bargaining. A four-week strike in 2014 followed by a three-week strike last year left many an employer on the brink of contemplating closure.
Arguing that the right to strike is enshrined in our constitution and strike action is a functioning mechan… read more
Resumption of full passenger services
Following three weeks of assessing the suitability of the Chambeshi Bridge for full train operations and the temporary suspension of passenger services in Zambia due to a goods train accident that occurred at the Msanza-Kapwila area in Nakonde District on 22 September 2022, we are now happy to announce the resumption of full passenge… read more
Abidjan Ro-Ro Terminal achieves record performance
The TERRA terminal which handles roll on roll off vessels at the port of Abidjan dealt with over 2,687 vehicles between 22 and 29 August 2022, chalking up a record performance. The vehicles – mainly saloon and city cars or construction machines – were transported on the MATORELL and PLEIADES SPIRIT vehicle carriers from Thailand, China, J… read more
Temporary suspension of passenger train services in Zambia
Temporary suspension of passenger services in Zambia due to a goods train accident at Msanza-Kapwila area in Nakonde District. The occurrence took place on 22 September 2022 at 09:45 hours. According to a media statement, the train, comprising two locomotives and 26 wagons, was transporting 1,414 metric tons of cargo from the Port … read more
TAZARA: Temporary suspension of passenger train services in Zambia
The Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) has announced the temporary suspension of passenger train services in Zambia due to a goods train accident in the Nak… read more
TAZARA resumes cross-border passenger train operations between Tanzania and Zambia!
The Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) has announced that the Chambeshi Railway Bridge on the Chambeshi River in … read more
Vandals drive Uganda’s Transport Ministry to embrace concrete railway sleepers
The committee chaired by Hon. Joseph Ssewungu, is investigating the status of the implementation of government assurance on rail works in the country. The Ministry of Works and Transport has resorted to the use of concrete sleepers over steel ones in the restoration of the railway to curb vandalism.
Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala, the Minister… read more
Etihad Rail Welcomes The First Batches Of Its New State-Of-The-Art Fleet Of Trains
Etihad Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE National Rail Network, has achieved a new milestone in the development of the National Rail Network, with the arrival of the first batches of the company’s new and advanced rolling stock fleet. The locomotives and wagons, which reached the UAE via Zayed and Al Musaffah Ports, will operate… read more
Ghana's First Electric Light Rail Transportation system
Kumasi is set to become the first city in Ghana to have an Electric Light Rail Transportation (Tram System) as part of the Ghana government's effort to ease traffic congestion in the capital city. Also known as the Tram System, it is one of the sophisticated systems of transport found mostly in Europe.
This type of tra… read more
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