Africa
Doctor Dies in Hospital Elevator Fall in Nigeria
A medical doctor died this week at a hospital in Odan, Lagos Island, Nigeria, in an elevator crash. According to findings by Punch, the hospital elevator fell from the 10th...
“Temporary” Power Crisis in Egypt, Citizens Warned Not To Use Elevator During Outages
The Egyptian Electricity Holding Company has warned citizens not to use elevators during planned power outages, the Egypt Independent reports. According to the company, the outages last for a 20...
Excel Elevators and Otis Announce Partnership in Zimbabwe
Excel Elevators, a leading vertical-transportation provider in Zimbabwe, has partnered with Otis to become the authorized distributor of Otis products and services in Zimbabwe, New Zimbabwe reports. This is a...
Elevator Accident Injures Seven in Tanzania
Seven people were injured after an elevator fell from the 14th floor to the ground floor at the Millennium Tower building in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, The Citizen reports. Initial...
Otis Announces Made to Move Communities Student Challenge Winners
On April 19, Otis announced the winning teams of its third annual Made to Move CommunitiesTM Student Challenge, which paired volunteer mentors from Otis with 230 students across 15 countries...
Ghana Ministry Reduces Elevator Use, Official Responds
The Ghana Ministry of Health recently issued a memorandum that instructed staff not to access the elevators from the first to the third floor on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Modern Ghana...
TKE Names Bora Gülan CEO of European and African Business
Bora Gülan has been appointed CEO of TK Elevator's (TKE) elevator and escalator business in Europe and Africa, the company announced on March 15. In addition to taking end-to-end responsibility...
Design for Vertical Forest Towers Prototype Unveiled
Stefano Boeri Architetti presented a new design for the Vertical Forest towers during COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, Arch Daily reports. The prototype would be in Dubai, the next host...
Nigerian Engineering Company Emphasizes Elevator Safety
The Building Services Engineering Division of Nigeria’s PPC Ltd. (formerly Philips Projects Centre) wants facility managers to call on the company to help ensure users of elevators in their high-rise...
South Africa Airports Focus on Getting VT Up and Running
Airports in South Africa are focusing on getting vertical-transportation (VT) equipment — elevators, escalators and moving walks — up and running for the upcoming holidays after several factors resulted in...
