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Strengthening SA’s roads for...

AfriSam’s Roadstab Cement continues to play a vital role in strengthening the country’s...

Galvanizing with zinc a...

The International Zinc Association (IZA) Africa is reinforcing the importance of zinc galvanizing technology in...

AES makes a solid...

Solid fuels such as coal and biomass (for example, wood chips) are both...

ABB enables rapid recovery...

Within 24 hours, ABB mobilised a cross-functional response team from its Longmeadow facility...
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Category: TRAINS AND RAILWAYS

$1.4 Billion Deal to Modernize...

China, Zambia, and Tanzania have signed a...

Maputo Port Sets New Records...

The Port of Maputo has achieved unprecedented...

$1.4 Billion Deal to Modernize Tazara Railway Boosts Copper Trade in Southern Africa

China, Zambia, and Tanzania have signed a landmark $1.4 billion agreement to modernize the Tanzania–Zambia Railway Authority (Tazara) line, a crucial transport corridor for moving copper and other resources from southern Africa to global markets. The deal, officially announced by the Zambian government, marks a significant step in reviving a railway that has long been vital to trade between the two countries. Built in the 1970s with Chinese financing and engineering under the vision of Mao Zedong, the 1,860-kilometre (1,160-mile) Tazara line has historically served as a critical trade artery....

$1.4 Billion Deal...

China, Zambia, and Tanzania have signed a landmark $1.4 billion agreement to modernize the Tanzania–Zambia Railway Authority (Tazara) line, a crucial transport corridor for...

Maputo Port Sets...

The Port of Maputo has achieved unprecedented operational milestones, marking a strong recovery and solidifying its position as a key regional logistics hub. According to...

Lobito Atlantic Railway...

The Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR) has completed the transport of 15,000 tons of sulphur to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), reinforcing the corridor’s growing role as a logistics...

Lobito Rail Corridor:...

Game-changer for mineral logistics in Central and Southern Africa The long-awaited Lobito Corridor rail project—set to reshape how bulk minerals are moved across Africa—has picked up...

Lobito Corridor Gains...

ROME, Italy – Zambia has reaffirmed its commitment to infrastructure-led development by deepening strategic ties with the European Union and Italy through the transformative...

South Africa and...

SOUTH Africa and Botswana have agreed to repair the railway between the two countries to improve cross-border freight links. Following high-level talks, Transnet Freight Rail...

Envusa Energy Targets...

Global mining company, Anglo American, has formed a joint entity with fully integrated independent power producer, EDF Renewables, with the aim of developing a renewable...

FESCO Sets New...

Russia-based FESCO Transportation Group dispatched 53 container trains from Vladivostok in one week. In particular, 49 railway trains departed from the Commercial Port of...

Freight Traffic Sets...

KAZAKHSTAN Railways (KTZ) reports that freight traffic on its network set a new record of over 252 billion tonne-km in 2022, up 5.2% on...