North West Rail Company will build a US$500mn rail line from Chingola to Lumwana in Solwezi, which will attempt to facilitate the transportation of goods between the North-Western and Copperbelt provinces
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Low-cost African airline’s first base is Tanzania
FastJet is planning to set up more airbases in Kenya, Ghana, Luanda and Angola. (Image source: Dave Heuts/Flickr)
British entrepreneur, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannous low-cost African airline, FastJet, has confirmed that Tanzania will be its first airbase
New East African ports aim to boost maritime business
Investors in the East African region have called for the speedy completion of new ports to enhance maritime business
Safmarine’s ‘Sport in a box’ nominated for sustainable architecture award
An abandoned Safmarine shipping container that was transformed into a multi-purpose sports centre in the Western Cape town of Piketberg has been selected as one of 12 finalists in the 2011/2012 AfriSam/SAIA Award for Sustainable Architecture
Precision Air introduces mobile money transfer for ticket purchase
Vodacom Tanzania customers will now be able to buy Precision Air (PW) tickets via a mobile phone money transfer after the two companies entered into a partnership offering the facility
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