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In an order to boost haulage capacity to meet the huge demand anticipated by the new Railway (Transportation of Heavy Goods) Regulation that was recently passed by the Zambian Minister of Transport, the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) has dispatched an engineer to South Africa to conduct a due diligence on …

In recent remarks to the press, Zambia’s Minister of Transport and Communications, Brian Mushimba, acknowledged the work being carried out by the Angolan Government in the field of infrastructure construction for the transport sector. He also stressed what he had witnessed was a good example for other African countries to …

Rio Tinto’s fleets of autonomous haul trucks have achieved a significant milestone at the company’s world-class operations in Australia by moving their one-billionth tonne of material. The haul trucks fitted with Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) technology have now moved more than one billion tonnes of both ore and waste material …

The Chamber of Mines has condemned the new law compelling mining companies and other bulk cargo firms to transport at least 30% of their freight by rail. According to miners, the legislation is ‘economically inappropriate and unworkable’ Brian Mushimba, transport minister said the law was meant to revive the rail …

With commodity prices improving and the mining industry moving towards positive growth, indications are that participants at the Investing in African Mining Indaba 2018 will experience the “return of investor appetite” first-hand, says Mining Indaba Managing Director Alex Grose. This renewed investor interest suggests that the African mining sector is …