Fuel tax halved and free public transport offered as war pushes up prices in Australia
Victoria and Tasmania are incentivising commuters not to drive in a bid to ease cost pressures.
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The TAZARA turns 50: Riding the railway that bridges Tanzania and Zambia | Transport
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to Kapiri Mposhi, Zambia — In Dar es Salaam’s train station, hundreds of passengers sat amid piles of luggage as a listless breeze blew through the open windows. Shortly before their scheduled 3:50pm departure on the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority’s (TAZARA) Mukuba Express train, an update crackled over the tannoy: the train…
Africa: The Politics of the Hyper-Polluting Private Transport Used By the World’s Super-Rich Is Hotting Up
While millions of people make the effort to sort their recycling, buy fewer clothes and generally make greener choices, the world’s wealthiest can emit the same amount of carbon as the average person does in a year by going on holiday just once. Among the many things worrying the climate-conscious is the question of the…
Top ICT tenders: Transport dept targets infrastructure refresh
The Department of Transport’s IT infrastructure – including server storage and network – requires replacement. Activity on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal has returned to normal levels, with the public sector beginning to issue tender advertisements that will come into play next year. The ICT industry fares well, with a wide range of requests to cover…