COSATU METRORAIL STRIKE THREAT
Complaining that commuter rail service in Cape Town shows no sign of improvement, the South African Congress of Trade Unions (Cosatu) is threatening a strike on 1 December. Union provincial secretary Tony Ehrenreich says government has neglected the railway in Cape Town; the rolling stock is over three decades old and inadequate, with only 85 [...]
SENA LINE UPGRADE DELAYED
Caminhos de ferro do Moçambique (CFM – the state railway & harbours) expects to complete refurbishment of the Sena line linking the port of Beira with coal mines in Tete province by early 2013. CFM took over the project after the government cancelled the contract with India’s Rites and Ircon, due to failure to complete [...]
CLIMATE TRAIN
From an official statement by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) : The Climate Train is a precursor to the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP) meeting in Durban (hosted by South Africa) which aims to raise awareness around the important issue of climate change. The meeting is crucial for developing countries like [...]
SLUMS TO MAKE WAY IN NAIROBI
Integral to planned commuter rail provision in Kenya, the clearance of slum dwellings within the rail reserve through Nairobi’s Kibera is being tackled determinedly. It is a daunting project that will see some 9,000 entities displaced – both dwellings and a large number of small business activities. Two-storey alternative accommodation with electricity and piped water [...]
PRASA: “GREEN” TRANSPORT DURING COP17:
From an official statement by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) : Prasa will provide the following services during the COP17 conference: • Autopax, Prasa’s long-distance bus company, will provide transport for conference delegates during the event in Durban. • Two special trains will be run to Durban for community organisations and delegates [...]
LUDERITZ LINE
During 2001, TransNamib began complete reconstruction of the railway that extends some 310km from Luderitz on the Atlantic coast to the junction (at Seeheim North) with the main north-south line running down from Windhoek and beyond. For more than ten years, the route has remained inoperable. The rebuilding project includes a section where the patented [...]
AFRICAN UNION TRANSPORT MINISTERS CONFERENCE
The second session of the African Union Transport Ministers Conference is to take place in Angola from 21-25 November, the Angolan News Agency Angop reports.
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