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Transnet National Ports Authority appoints first woman chief exec
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has appointed Shulami Qalinge as its chief executive (CE) - the company's first female CE... read
Vuyani Jarana
Vuyani Jarana new SAA CEO

Linda Ensor

Vodacom executive Vuyani Jarana has been appointed South African Airways (SAA) CEO. He will commence his duties after his current employer has officially released him... Read

Autonomous vehicles to reshape the global economy
Autonomous vehicles to reshape the global economy

Forrester, in collaboration with Christian Austin and Sal Schiano, has researched the downstream impact of widespread automation in transportation... Read

Pilot project shows robots streamlining warehouse operations
Pilot project shows robots streamlining warehouse operations

Technology group Wärtsilä and DHL have completed a successful pilot, where the companies tested mobile robots in the warehouse... (video) Read


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Standard Bank announces 2017 Top Women Awards finalists
Standard Bank announces 2017 Top Women Awards finalists

Issued by Topco Media

The awards attracted a flood of entries for this year's 14th annual ceremony, which will take place at Emperors Palace on 17 August, before a host of business and government leaders, along with celebrities... read
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Aviation
Quality of social media engagement trumps quantity of mentions in Middle East Airlines sentiment study
Quality of social media engagement trumps quantity of mentions in Middle East Airlines sentiment study
Brandseye analysed the social media universe of the four biggest Middle Eastern airlines according to social media conversation - Qatar Airways, Etihad, Emirates and Saudi Arabian Airlines... read
Airbus Little Engineers initiative comes to Africa
Airbus Little Engineers initiative comes to Africa
The Airbus Foundation has launched Airbus Little Engineer (ALE) robotics programme in Africa, aiming to reach at least 3,000 learners. Initial workshops will be held together with local stakeholders in Kenya and Nigeria later this year... read
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'Guptas behind decision to block terminal'
The Oppenheimers argued in court this week that the Guptas were behind the government's decision to block their plans for a luxury international terminal at OR Tambo airport.. read
Broke SAA may not be able to pay its workers
Broke SAA may not be able to pay its workers

Linda Ensor and Sunita Menon

South African Airways (SAA) has run out of cash and is effectively bankrupt. It is feared it may not be able to pay salaries... read
Bid to name PE airport after Mandela
Bid to name PE airport after Mandela
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is mulling over the idea of renaming the Port Elizabeth Airport after struggle icon and former president Nelson Mandela... read
Bas de Vos
How to use blockchain to reinvent asset management

Bas de Vos

Without going into the specifics too deeply, blockchain is a huge, global distributed ledger or database running on many devices and open to anyone within the blockchain... read
Distribution
Nigeria's Max launches on-demand motorcycle transport
Nigeria's Max launches on-demand motorcycle transport

Gabriella Mulligan

Nigerian e-courier startup, Max, has launched a new on-demand motorcycle transportation service, MAXGo, in Lagos, addressing the city's road traffic congestion... read
Fleet Management
Automechanika means business and business means Automechanika
Automechanika means business and business means Automechanika

Issued by Automechanika

Automechanika Johannesburg has become entrenched on the sub-Saharan African motor industry business calendar as an event where involvement, be it as an exhibitor or a trade visitor, is an imperative... read
Public Transport
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The role of cities in the next automotive revolution

Trevor Hill

Ever-increasing urbanisation and the subsequent demand for development of cities is the catalyst needed to bridge both the greatest challenges and most creative solutions for a future of the automotive sector... read
Photo by Jorge Guerrero/AFP
Every summer, Spain hosts annual exodus to North Africa
Millions of people from France, Belgium and Italy cross Spain every summer to spend their holidays with family in North Africa. This year, close to three million are expected to make the trip there and back... read
Railway
Prasa gets ready for local train manufacturing
Prasa gets ready for local train manufacturing
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) recently received the last of the 20 new Metrorail trains which were manufactured in Brazil. It is now preparing to manufacture the remaining 580 trains locally... read
Former Prasa CFO must pay back just over R8.2m
Former Prasa CFO must pay back just over R8.2m

Kyle Cowan

Former Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) chief financial officer (CFO), Fenton Gastin, must pay back just over R8.2-million he received in terms of invalidated contracts signed by Lucky Montana... read
Transport
Photo by Aditya Chinchure via Unsplash
City of Cape Town announces road closures
The City of Cape Town has announced temporary road closures in parts of the CBD today, Tuesday, 8 August 2017, to accommodate two gatherings which have been approved... read
Funded training opportunity for women in transport, logistics
Funded training opportunity for women in transport, logistics
Gauteng-based women working in the transport and logistics industry are invited to apply for fully funded training in the International Certificate in Logistics and Transport... read
Nigel road upgrade project completed
Nigel road upgrade project completed
The R16m P41/1 road rehabilitation project near Nigel has restored the road for a further 15 years... read
International
Struggling Singapore Airlines offers crew unpaid leave
Struggling Singapore Airlines offers crew unpaid leave
SINGAPORE, Singapore: Singapore Airlines is offering cabin crew unpaid leave in a cost-cutting measure as it struggles to keep up in an increasingly tough market... read
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