The ride-hailing app has had a tough year with a series of scandals, its boss departing, and a fight to keep operating in London. Ride-hailing giant Uber’s full-year net loss widened to $4.5 billion in 2017 as the company endured a tumultuous year that included multiple scandals, a lawsuit alleging the
Transportation
Rolls-Royce names its first SUV after a diamond
Rolls-Royce has officially announced the name of its new large hatchback vehicle that will be designed to travel off-road as well as on pavement. It will be called the Cullinan. But Rolls-Royce would prefer that you don't call it an SUV. Rolls-Royce refers to it, simply, as a high-sided car. The Cullinan
Flower power delivers sweet Valentine’s Day for carriers
Chalk up two more carriers looking forward to a happy Valentine’s Day this week, as Luxembourg-based Cargolux added an extra 1,200 tonnes of capacity to its 20 weekly flights out of Nairobi, Quito and Bogota. Meanwhile, LATAM Cargo reported shipping more than 9,500 tons of flowers in the four weeks leading up
Namibia’s Taxi Union Fights for 20 Percent Increase
China to Establish Sh140 Billion Transport University in Tanzania
Dar es Salaam (Citizen) - China will build a university that will specifically cater for transportation needs in the country, State House said yesterday. A statement, released after President John Magufuli met with the new Chinese ambassador to Tanzania, Ms. Wang Ke, said the Asian economic powerhouse would provide $62 million
Road Traffic Fatalities in Morocco Down 2.62 Percent in 2017 – State Secretary
Rabat (MAP) - The number of deaths on Moroccan roads fell by 2.62% in 2017, State Secretary for Transport, Mohamed Najib Boulif, said Monday in Rabat. According to preliminary statistics, 3,499 deaths were recorded in 2017, compared to 3,593 in 2016, Boulif said at a meeting of the Road Security Standing
Lagos extends Oshodi- Int’I Airport rd construction to Ladipo axis
Artist impression of the Murtala Mohammed airport road when completed Lagos - The State government on Monday approved the extension of the ongoing reconstruction of the International Airport Road to Ladipo International Market axis along Oshodi Apapa Expressway. The government also announced plans to construct a pedestrian bridge at Toyota Bus Stop in response
Tanzania Railway Probably Africa’s Best
RELI Assets Holding Company (RAHCO) is confident that Tanzania's Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) which is currently under construction, is expected to be the best railway in Africa upon completion. The first phase of construction of 300 kilometres from Dar es Salaam to Morogoro is currently being undertaken by the Turkish company
Tesla teams up with Anheuser-Busch, Pepsi, UPS to build big rig charging stations: Report
Tesla is teaming up with some of its biggest big-rig customers to build charging stations at their facilities, according to a report released Friday. The Palo Alto, California based electric car maker, which unveiled the Tesla Semi big rig last year, has received pre-orders from nine major corporations. Anheuser-Busch, PepsiCo and UPS, three
Lagos Elders Council calls for Lekki toll reversal
Lagos (Guardian) - The Lagos Elders Council has appealed to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and the Lekki Concession Company Limited (LCC) to reverse the new rate at the Lekki Toll Gate in the interest of motorists and commuters plying the Epe-Lagos Express Road. Road users in the Eti-Osa area of the state