Pictured: The philosophy underpinning HUB-id is the integration of economists, transport modellers, engineers, urban designers, and property professionals International engineering, management and specialist technical consultancy Aurecon has...
Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is out-pacing the rest of the world with the region’s economy expected to grow by 6.1% in 2014. The economies of Cote d’Ivoire and Mozambique are at the helm of this growth, set to expand at a rate of 8% or...
Members are to take note of the following strike action that may have an indirect effect on the road freight sector: 1. Staff of the NBCRFLI – Employees of the NBCRFLI (Road Freight Bargaining Council) are currently on strike – In terms...
Pictured: Talente Ngema, winner of the Maritime Student of the Year award presented to him by SAMSA CEO, Tsietsi Mokhele. Shipping line Safmarine received the South African Maritime Industry’s ‘Commitment to CSI’ Award for its pioneering...
Currently having reached stage 2 of the upgrade process, which involves the construction of the Sludge Management process, the upgrade of Zeekoegat is well under way, discovers Chantelle Mattheus on consultation with principal for Water &...
Promoting better coordination among border agencies, introducing mandatory pre-arrival customs declaration forms, and establishing an enabling IT system are some of the steps to take for improving efficiency of border crossing in Africa and for...
The second annual Africa Road Transport Forum organised by Transport World Africa in conjunction with FESARTA (Federation of East and Southern African Road Transport Associations) was a great success: drawing key industry role players from around...
The World Bank Sub-Saharan African Transport Policy Programme (SSATP) hosted its first Regional Economic Communities Transport Coordination Committee (REC-TCC) of 2013 in South Africa between 15 and 16 April. Topics discussed on the first day...
Pictured from Left to right: Gavin Kelly, Fesarta chairman and Brian Shone, vice-chairman At the eighth FESARTA (Federation of East and Southern African Transport Associations) AGM held in Johannesburg, Gavin Kelly was appointed as the new chairman...
The Road Freight Association’s 2013 Convention, themed “SMARTer Trucking”, will be hosted at the Hans Merensky Hotel and Spa, Phalaborwa, Limpopo from 19 to 21 May. This year’sconference line-up includes: Freight Hubs – a Perspective from the...
