Emirates and flydubai today unveiled an extensive partnership which will see the two Dubai-based airlines join forces to offer customers unmatched travel options. Both airlines will continue to be managed independently but will leverage each other’s network to scale up their operations and accelerate growth. Partnership includes an expansive codeshare
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Uber suspends ride-sharing services in Macau
Calabar Port management seek expansion of Ikom Bridge
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Etihad increases its flights to Egypt and Nigeria
Africa’s export markets set to boom in the wake of ports expansion
With Africa’s overall port utilisation capacity now exceeding 70%, ports authorities and terminal operators are actively calling for partners in development to equip Africa’s ports and harbours for post-neo-panamax shipping requirements. As international trade volumes increase at growth rates of 6-8% per year, expansion projects in Africa follow suit and gain
Uber drivers now considered employees in South Africa
– here’s what it means On Wednesday the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) ruled that South Africa’s Uber drivers were not independent contractors but must instead be considered full-blown employees. In effect, this means that these drivers are given the full protection of the Labour Relations Act which includes strict rules on
Kenya Commissions New Bridge
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday opened a bridge connecting Mbita town to Rusinga Island constructed at a cost of Sh1 billion According to the President, the construction of the bridge was prove that the Government cares about the interest of the people of Nyanza. The Head of state also promised that the Government will construct
Transportation Startup Transfix Raises $42 Million From Investors
Freight-booking company connects shippers with trucking fleets via an app and website Transfix, an online service helping companies to hire trucks to move their goods, said Wednesday it had raised $42 million from investors, in one of the largest funding rounds to date for a freight booking startup. The Series C funding
UBER AND YANDEX AGREE TO COMBINE RIDE-SHARING BUSINESSES IN RUSSIA
Uber and Yandex (the Google of Russia) have announced that they will be combining their ride-sharing businesses in Russia and will extend to five nearby markets namely Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Georgia. Yandex will contribute $100 million into a new joint company in which Yandex will own 59.3 percent and employees