This African city thought cable cars could fix its traffic gridlock. It was wrong
Steady3 outlets reported this in 5 reports over 3 days - a further 2 reports reprinted copy already published elsewhere
original reportingcopies
Thu, 6 August 2026peak 3 reports on Thu, 6 August 2026Sat, 15 August 2026
What it is about
Michael RandrianirinaAndry RajoelinaPieter OnderwaterGerald ImrayHery RatsimbazafyWorld BankGates FoundationOrganization For EconomicAssociated PressUniversity Of Cape TownNigeriaFranceKenyaCape Town, Western Cape, South AfricaAntananarivo, Antananarivo, MadagascarFrenchUniversity Of Cape Town, Western Cape, South AfricaSouth AfricaMadagascarEiffel, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Who published it, and when
original reportcopyfirst to report
abcnews.com
yahoo.com
mymotherlode.com
taipeitimes.com
6 Aug, 02:20over 3 days8 Aug, 16:00
1 report left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place
How it spread - 3 original reports, 2 reprints
Thu, 6 August 2026
2 reports- abcnews.com02:20first to report
Madagascar's capital hoped to solve its traffic gridlock with a cable car system that carried commuters above it
- yahoo.com02:20
The idea was unique for sub-Saharan Africa: Use cable cars to lift thousands of commuters above the daily gridlock in one of Africa's fast-growing cities. The cable car system in Antananarivo was pro...
2 reprints
- mymotherlode.com6 Aug, 03:02their copy
- taipeitimes.com8 Aug, 16:00their copy
Sat, 15 August 2026
1 report- iDNES (Czechia)09:01
Jednalo se o jedinečný nápad v subsaharské Africe: použít lanovky, které zvednou tisíce dojíždějících lidí nad každodenní dopravní zácpy v jednom z nejrychleji se rozrůstajících afrických měst. Ale lanovky v hlavním městě Madagaskaru fungovaly jen pár týdnů.