When South Africa refused to heed a 1966 U.N. resolution ending the mandate it had been given over the German colony of South West Africa after World War I, Nujoma launched SWAPO's guerrilla campaign.

The first of 11 children, he spent his childhood tending to his siblings, herding cattle and cultivating the land, in what was then South West Africa (Namibia), a German colony administered by ...

From luxury heritage routes to routine service passing through extraordinary scenery, here are 19 of our favorite rail ...

which commemorates the long-forgotten contribution of more than 1,700 non-combatants who died while helping Britain’s war effort in east and south-west Africa. The memorial comprises a field of ...

In late August 1978 I was on a troop train bound for Grootfontein in Namibia ... mules and numerous wagons transporting provisions and ammunition. Map of the Orange River Cape/German South West Africa ...

Brightline West says that it hopes to begin construction ... For detailed data on rail projects in North America, South/Central America, Africa and around the world, subscribe to IRJ Pro.

For a greener and more prosperous future for us all, rail transport must serve as the backbone of our transportation systems. In South Africa the pressing question is, how do we achieve this?

South African coal and iron ore exporters are preparing to sign investment agreements worth for billions of rand with state-owned logistics company Transnet to repair critical rail lines and ...

A South African delegation will head to several countries in a bid to get support ahead of meetings in the United States, where views on South Africa are ... to France, Germany, the EU HQ in ...

a business group that’s partnering with the government to revive South Africa’s sub-standard transport and energy infrastructure and operations.

TOKYO -- Hitachi Rail has received orders for railway control system renewal projects in Germany and the U.S. worth a total of around 100 billion yen ($657 million), the company announced this week.