16 people have been killed and about 180 injured worldwide, in defective airbag related accidents Two automakers are adding more than one million vehicles to the growing Takata air bag inflator recall. Honda Motor Corporation is recalling 772,000 additional Honda and Acura vehicles in the United States (US) for defective front passenger
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Airbag scare: Mazda recalls additional 19,000 vehicles in S’ Africa
Mazda Motor Corp. is recalling 19,000 cars in South Africa due to airbag safety concerns as the Japanese carmaker extends a global recall to cover a wider manufacturing period, its local unit said on Monday. The recall was prompted by investigations in Japan and North America for three different types of
Uber suspends ride-sharing services in Macau
Calabar Port management seek expansion of Ikom Bridge
One killed as NURTW members, FRSC, NSCDC operatives clash in Jigawa
An operative of Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) shot dead a commercial driver, Hussaini Andaza, and injured a police sergeant working with the Dutse division, in Dutse, the capital city of Jigawa State, on Friday. The incident occurred when members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW)
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
Video Female FRSC Officer Caught on Camera Dragging Moving Car Steering With the Driver, Another Smashes Windscreen
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