all stories

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
After publishing: 1 article removed1 change
  1. abcnews.comseen 6 Sept, 06:47article removed

    last seen headlineThis African city thought cable cars could fix its traffic gridlock. It was wrong

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.com1 original report
yahoo.com1 original report
mymotherlode.com1 copy echoing yahoo.com
taipeitimes.com1 copy echoing yahoo.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

  1. Thu, 6 August 2026

    2 reports
    • abcnews.com02:20first to reportremoved by the outlet
      This African city thought cable cars could fix its traffic gridlock. It was wrong

      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
  2. Sat, 15 August 2026

    1 report

One email a week

The stories everytrace watched stay alive - how many independent outlets carried each one, and how long it lasted. No daily digest, no breaking-news alerts.