Madonna's ambition to adopt a second African orphan has been blocked by a court in Malawi. The decision suggests that the impoverished African state has heeded warnings that another high-profile adoption could encourage child-traffickers to scour the country's orphanages looking

Carpets are to Morocco what coal used to be to Newcastle: a lifeblood. Everyone in Morocco knows about carpets; their brother, uncle, father and neighbour are all experts and everyone seems to belong to a family with a carpet business

Air travel can get so wearing. Whoever said that half the joy of travelling is the getting there obviously never sat in the back of a 747 with their knees behind their ears and surrounded by screeching kids. It has

Dozens of Gambians are reported to have perished in the Mediterranean sea in the wee hours of Friday when a boat carrying illegal migrants heading towards Italy from Libya capsized.

OR TAMBO International Airport's new facilities would easily accommodate the more than 20-million visitors - including the expected 4000 Soccer World Cup fans - that the Airports Company SA (Acsa) expects to pass through the airport next year.

A new passenger ferry, built in The Gambia using local materials, is now in the finishing stages. The ferry, which was built for a company in Sierra Leone, has the capacity to carry more than 90 passengers.

Ever since the buildings close to the Agege railway lines were demolished, the place has been oozing out disgusting odour. Aside being littered with building material including bricks, the whole environment stinks as the demolished particles litter the whole environment.

Lack of maritime tradition; inadequate fleet, infrastructure, security, government support, qualifying educational institutions as well as corruption have been identified as some of the challenges militating against the employment of Africans in the international maritime industry.

The introduction of the new road code sets the start of a process of change of attitude and mentality among drivers.

The enforcement of the New Road Traffic Code Wednesday in Luanda, has inhibited the circulation in Luanda of taxis that fear police action, resulting in commuters walking long distances, Angop learned.

Lovers of sleek cars in the country will certainly hold their breath when they see the new Toyota Avensis at the various Toyota dealership showrooms across the country. The new car, which makes its debut in the country last week,

Though air transportation the world over is generally regarded as the safest, in Nigeria, the problems of this method of transportation, which are traced to decay of infrastructures at the nation's airports, absence of vital air safety equipments and the

So, after 102 years, the great age of passenger rail travel in this country has been brought to an embarrassing and ignominious end. It's hard to believe.

Despite a resolution by the House of Representatives, that the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) should return terminal C of the Lagos Port Complex to Michelle Nigeria Ltd, ENL Consortium present operators of terminals C & D, contrary to the

Tears flowed freely yesterday in Ikirun, Osun State, when a trailer rammed into some shops, killing two beggars instantly, while eight others were injured at the market close to the palace of Akinrun of Ikirun .

The Government has embarked on a number of projects aimed at resolving the problems affecting the public transport sector in the country.

THE Railway Safety Regulator yesterday unveiled new safety standards meant to stem rail accidents.

MUKONO district has acquired two new double cabin vehicles to ease the monitoring and implementation of Government projects.

Alarmed by the spate of Okada-related deaths on the streets of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, residents of the state have called on the state government to put in place a functional intra-city transport scheme.

LANSERIA International, SA's largest privately owned airport, is believed to be up for sale, possibly to a foreign group of investors.