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    NAMIBIA: Air Traffic Management System Goes Operational 

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    NewsTracker
    Published on 24th December 2011 03:10 PM

    Pardubice, Czech Republic, December 22, 2011 - ERA a.s.,(ERA) announced today that its Wide Area Multilateration (WAM) system deployed across Namibia achieved operational status.

    The WAM system was certified according to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) ...

    AFRICA: Urgent drive to act on road safety 

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    IRIN
    Published on 21st November 2011 09:56 PM

    ADDIS ABABA, 18 November 2011 (IRIN) - Increasing traffic accident deaths are a likely consequence of economic and population growth in Africa unless leaders on the continent, already beset by the world's worst road-safety record, implement a wide-ranging plan to address the second leading cause of deaths of young people, specialists at a major conference told ...

    SOUTH AFRICA: Motorists urged to drive safely ahead of schools re-opening 

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    BuaNews
    Published on 13th July 2011 07:10 PM

    Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has urged motorists to exercise extra caution as schools re-open on Monday, 18 July.

    "Roads across the country will be busier than usual this week as schools re-open on 18 July.
    ...

    SOUTH AFRICA: Tshwane launches campaign to fix potholes 

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    BuaNews
    Published on 13th July 2011 07:05 PM

    Pretoria - The City of Tshwane today launched a campaign aimed at fixing the city's potholes within 24 hours of them being reported.

    Launching the campaign in Sunderland, west of Pretoria, Member of the Mayoral Committee responsible for Transport and ...

    SOUTH AFRICA: Fuel levy unlikely to fund GP freeway project 

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    BuaNews
    Published on 12th July 2011 07:29 PM

    Pretoria - Funding for the R20 billion Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) is unlikely to come from an increased fuel levy.

    This was confirmed by Deputy Transport Minister, Jeremy Cronin, during his plenary speech at the South African Transport Conference (SATC) on Monday in Pretoria.

    "Many of those ...

    SOUTH AFRICA: Regular vehicle testing on the cards 

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    BuaNews
    Published on 7th June 2011 01:27 PM

    By Chris Bathembu

    Pretoria - Regular testing of vehicles and improving testing standards for driving schools will be some of the major measures that South Africa will need to introduce in order to address road safety, says Deputy Transport Minister Jeremy Cronin. ...

    ZIMBABWE: Strike at Air Zimbabwe Continues as Management Pleads Financial Woes 

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    VOA News
    Published on 24th May 2011 07:05 AM

    A strike by Air Zimbabwe pilots and other staff entered its fourth day on Friday with no indications of a resolution in the offing as management said it has no money to pay the workers outstanding salaries and ...

    SOUTH AFRICA: RSR investigates Soweto train accident 

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    BuaNews
    Published on 20th May 2011 08:44 PM

    Pretoria - The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) is investigating the passenger train collision which took place in Soweto yesterday.

    A team of the RSR's inspectors were at the scene of ...

    SOUTH AFRICA: Soweto rail cleared after train accident 

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    BuaNews
    Published on 20th May 2011 08:44 PM

    Pretoria - Following the train collusion incident that involved two Soweto bound Metrorail trains yesterday, the technical team has cleared the scene by removing the two trains to the yard in preparation for the resumption of the normal train service ...

    NAMIBIA: Commuters in northern Namibia may not have public transport on Monday 

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    NBC
    Published on 16th January 2011 06:58 PM

    Commuters in northern Namibia may not have public transport on Monday morning, due to the urgent meeting by taxi operators that will be held at Oshakati ...

    SOUTH AFRICA: SAA committed to bring growth to Africa 

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    Admin
    Published on 13th May 2008 04:06 PM

    Johannesburg – South Africa Airways has reiterated its commitment to growing its presence in Africa. SAA Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr Khaya Ngqula said Africa remained the main focus in terms of growth.
    Briefing members of the media at SAA’s headquarters in Johannesburg on Tuesday, ...

    SOUTH AFRICA: SAA making strides with restructuring 

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    Admin
    Published on 13th May 2008 04:05 PM

    Johannesburg - The South African Airways (SAA) has made huge strides with regards to its restructuring programme, says SAA Chief Executive Officer, Dr Khaya Ngqula.

    Addressing the media at the airlines headquarters on Tuesday, he said: “SAA has made good progress towards achieving its restructuring target and has to date reduced company costs by R1 billion.”

    He said ...
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