Photo: A Tobacco-farmer. ZIMBABWE’S tobacco yields have been growing since 2008, according to figures obtained from the Tobacco Industry marketing board (TIMB). Harare (The Herald) - Zimbabwe's economic problems are largely a function of production deficiencies, which require the country to exploit the current pro-business environment to increase productivity for export
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Dar es Salaam Rapid Transit Closes Over Dar Heavy Rains
The Dar es Salaam Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) services were temporarily stopped following early Monday's heavy rains that affected city's infrastructures. The rains that affected roads and bridges in Dar es Salaam started around 4:30 am. The operations of famous 'blue buses' were stopped at 9:00 am in what BRT head of
UK rail passengers face disruption in conductor dispute
Commuters wait for trains at Clapham Junction train station in London, Monday, Jan. 8, 2018. Thousands of commuters face a week of mayhem from Monday as Southern, Greater Anglia and South Western Railway staff plough ahead with planned strike action. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) London (AP) — Rail passengers in some parts
Rival airlines Emirates, Etihad step closer with security pact
Etihad Airways headquarters is seen in Abu Dhabi March 3, 2014. REUTERS/ Stringer DUBAI (Reuters) - Emirates and Etihad Airways signed a security pact on Monday to share information and intelligence, the first agreement between the two rival airlines based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Emirates and Etihad, backed by their
34 ships laden with petroleum products, Others, to arrive Lagos ports
Nigeria loses N25b to Saudi airline in Hajj airlift quota
Abuja (The Guardian) - Saudi Arabian airline, Flynas, will earn about N25 billion off the Nigerian air travel market in this year’s Hajj airlifting. The disclosure followed a controversial 50 percent quota approved recently by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) at a key stakeholders’ meeting. In the deal, Flynas will
Nigeria Risks Losing Safety Aviation Certifications Over Breaches at Lagos Airport Runway
Nigeria’s status in global aviation may be downgraded if it is confirmed that bandits access the runway of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, and burgle taxiing airplanes, and the government is doing little to permanently stop the breach. First, the U.S. Transport Security Administration will review its certification of
Nigeria imports dirty fuel one year after ban
One year after the Federal Government banned the importation of dirty fuels into the country as part of efforts to curb the environmental impact of vehicle emissions, the country has yet to enforce the ban. Imagine your Ad placed here The enforcement of the ban failed to come into effect on July 1, 2017 as
Logistics firms East Coast of U.S resume limited service, as blizzard turns to extreme cold
FedEx Ground trucks were plying the pre-dawn streets through snow-covered Boston this morning after driving snow and winds caused widespread disruption of regional logistics services. Imagine your Ad placed here By mid-morning, flights at nearby airports, such as Boston Logan (BOS) and New York’s John F. Kennedy (JFK), were slowly returning to normal, but with
Rise in ‘on demand’ delivery sends e-tailers scrambling for warehouse space
E-commerce warehouse E-commerce was supposed to bypass the need for expensive downtown storefronts, but rising demand for two-day shipping has turned the tables, with warehousing space in or near cities – close enough to deploy last-mile deliveries – currently costing, on average, more than US$250,000 per acre, up 25 percent from