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Fuel increases to weigh heavily on freight costs, consumers – RFA
5th September 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The increase in fuel prices for September will force transporters to increase their pricing to cover the higher diesel costs, member organisation the Road Freight Association (RFA) CEO Gavin Kelly... 


Bidvest reports trading profit growth in all divisions, increases dividend by 20%
4th September 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed services, trading and distribution company Bidvest Group has reported double-digit trading profit growth from each of its seven divisions for the financial year ended June 30. The... 


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Road freight growth subsiding; rail sector struggling – Ctrack index
4th September 2023 By: Irma Venter

The Ctrack Transport and Freight Index (Ctrack TFI) retreated further in July to an index level of 120.8, the lowest level this year since March (120.5).  This represents a decrease of 1.2% during... 


Transnet chairperson Andile Sangqu
New Transnet chair hints at possible equity injection as group slumps to R5.7bn loss
1st September 2023 By: Terence Creamer

New Transnet chairperson Andile Sangqu has indicated that the troubled State-owned freight logistics group, which has hitherto prided itself on being financially self-sufficient, may require and... 


Diversification strategy helps Super Group in turbulent trading environment
29th August 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed logistics and mobility solutions company Super Group’s deliberate diversification strategy has helped to bolster its performance in what is a turbulent trading environment. The group... 


Durban Container Terminal Pier 2
Draft Freight Logistics Roadmap promised by year-end
28th August 2023 By: Terence Creamer

A new ‘Freight Logistics Roadmap’ is currently undergoing an internal government consultative process for publication before the end of the year, the latest Operation Vulindlela progress update... 


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Trust, patience see Maputo port yield record results – Grindrod
25th August 2023 By: Irma Venter

The Port of Maputo is reaping the results of an $800-million investment that has taken the port from handling five-million tons overall in 2007, to a record 27-million tons last year, says Grindrod... 


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Unctad report shows Africa’s potential as a global supply chain player
16th August 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

African economies can become major participants in global supply chains by harnessing vast resources of materials needed by high-technology sectors and their own growing consumer markets, trade and... 


The Durban Container Terminal Pier 2
DCT Pier 2 partnership to be ‘catalyst for change’, TPT chief asserts
15th August 2023 By: Terence Creamer

Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) CEO Jabu Mdaki is optimistic that the joint venture (JV) with International Container Terminal Services Incorporated (ICTSI) will be implemented from the start of the... 


Artist impression of the proposed deep-water port at Boegoebaai
TNPA confirms participants in consortia vying for Boegoebaai project
14th August 2023 By: Terence Creamer

The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has released details of the companies participating in the three consortia shortlisted to participate in an upcoming bidding process to design, fund and... 


The project is a milestone in Transnet’s transformation into an agile, data-driven, and customer-centric organisation
Transnet embarks on procurement digitisation journey
11th August 2023 By: Cameron Mackay

State-owned Transnet has approached the market for the provision of an automated end-to-end procurement system. This comes as the organisation moves to optimise its procurement of goods and... 


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Hundred new e-bike riders graduate from Green Riders Academy
10th August 2023 By: Irma Venter

A hundred newly trained electric bike (e-bike) riders from the communities of Joe Slovo and Phoenix, in Cape Town, have graduated from the Green Riders Academy. Green Riders is a turnkey mobility... 


Launched last year and with over 7 418 potholes reported, PotholeFixGP is an easy-to-use app that is available from Google PlayStore and Apple App stores
Gauteng dept adds faulty traffic signals reporting to pothole app
7th August 2023 By: Cameron Mackay

The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has introduced an additional feature on its PotholeFixGP app to also report faulty traffic signals. Launched in 2022, the app was designed to enable... 


inDrive launches ‘name your price’ freight service in SA
4th August 2023 By: Irma Venter

California-based mobility and urban services platform inDrive has launched a name-your-price freight service in South Africa, targeting small businesses and individuals. InDrive is already active... 


BLSA’s Mavuso sees some improvement on the national logistics front
31st July 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso says the concerted effort that business, government and many within State-owned freight utility Transnet have made to fix the outlook of... 


R216m Montrose interchange upgrade nears completion
28th July 2023 By: Cameron Mackay

Construction of the soon-to-be completed R216-million Montrose Interchange, on the N4, has already “changed the lives of local small businesses and residents by providing much-needed jobs”, the... 


DTIC aims to improve awareness on AfCFTA through outreach programme
25th July 2023 By: Darren Parker

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) has embarked on provincial outreach and awareness workshops in collaboration with provincial governments, wherein it hopes to have engaged... 


inDrive launches name-your-price freight service in South Africa
inDrive launches name-your-price freight service in South Africa
25th July 2023 By: Irma Venter

California-based mobility and urban services platform inDrive has launched a name-your-price freight service in South Africa, targeting small businesses and individuals. InDrive is already active... 


The Durban Container Terminal
Transnet names ICTSI as new partner for flagship Durban Container Terminal
17th July 2023 By: Terence Creamer

State-owned Transnet has selected International Container Terminal Services Incorporated (ICTSI), of the Philippines, as the preferred bidder for the 25-year joint venture with Transnet Port... 


SaferStops Association requests support for driver-centric initiative
13th July 2023 By: Cameron Mackay

Recently launched industry association the SaferStops Association CEO Nicci Scott-Anderson has stressed the importance of government, the private sector and industry stakeholders supporting the... 


burnt truck
Agri SA wants Ramaphosa to deploy SANDF to stop truck violence
12th July 2023 By: Darren Parker

Agriculture advocacy organisation Agri SA has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to urgently deploy the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to support the South African Police Service in... 


Chikunga condemns truck torchings as economic sabotage
12th July 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga expressed grave concern about the torching of trucks on South Africa's roads in recent days and said criminals are committing an act of economic sabotage.... 


Four more trucks torched in Mpumalanga, raising count of attacks in past few days to 20
12th July 2023 By: News24Wire

Four trucks were burnt in Mpumalanga on Wednesday morning while two others caught fire in separate accidents in the Free State and Gauteng. Mpumalanga police spokesperson Brigadier Selvy Mohlala... 


Five more trucks set alight in Limpopo and KZN, raising the truck arson total to 16
11th July 2023 By: News24Wire

The number of trucks that have been destroyed in arson attacks in the past three days has risen to 16 after five more were set alight in KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo on Monday. Eleven were torched... 


Parking for EVs
Dept moves towards implementation of Green Transport Strategy
11th July 2023 By: Cameron Mackay

Department of Transport (DoT) research and development chief director Themba Tenza has confirmed that the department is moving towards implementation of its Green Transport Strategy (GTS), which... 


Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga
Transport sector has role to play in sustainable economies – Chikunga
10th July 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The transport sector is not untouched by climate change and also has considerably high negative externalities, and this necessitates innovative thinking around the opportunities to renavigate... 


Highway truck attacks aimed at creating ‘mayhem and disruption’ – RFA
Highway truck attacks aimed at creating ‘mayhem and disruption’ – RFA
10th July 2023 By: Irma Venter

Armed gangs this weekend created havoc on the N3 and N4 highways by settings several trucks alight. The first attack occurred on Saturday night on the N3 highway at Van Reenen’s Pass, when armed... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa
Ramaphosa expects intelligence report on truck torchings, expresses concern about economic impact
10th July 2023 By: News24Wire

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expecting an intelligence report on attacks on trucks in South Africa after he expressed concern about the impact of the incidents on the economy. He commented after... 


SA’s logistics chain in ‘desperate’ need of PPPs – SAAFF 
7th July 2023 By: Irma Venter

Port and rail parastatal Transnet and government cannot “go it alone” to repair South Africa’s strained logistics network, says South African Association of Freight Forwarders (SAAFF) CEO Dr... 


The AfDB's investment will help increase pharmaceutical production in Africa
AfDB commits $11m to BluePeak to provide capital to mid-sized enterprises
3rd July 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Development finance institution the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved an $11-million equity investment in BluePeak Private Capital Fund toward its $155-million target for final close.... 


Summit to share practical advice to start and grow road freight SMEs
30th June 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Industry body the Road Freight Association and industry collaboration platform the Transport Forum of South Africa have announced that the first small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) Road Freight... 


CHEP appoints Alisdair Sinclair as sub-Saharan Africa VP
19th June 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Specialist supply chain services company CHEP has appointed Alisdair Sinclair as the new CHEP sub-Saharan Africa VP from June 1. He takes over the reins from retiring VP Hermann Haupt. 


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Govt, business partner to resolve South Africa's logistics crisis
14th June 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer talks about the National Logistics Crisis Committee and why it was established; the involvement of business in the committee; how the committee will approach... 


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