The Congress of South African Trade Unions is mobilizing its two million members for the mother of all protests against the act of highway robbery set to be committed from 30 April 2012 – the Gauteng e-tolls! We are confident that we will be...
One of the noteworthy criticisms of Africa at present is the continent’s inability to satisfactorily boost intra-African trade. Research Analyst at Frost & Sullivan, James Milne, says boosting the levels of intra-African trade is one of...
Freight forwarders in East Africa will soon be able to transact business across the region after the introduction of a training program aimed at harmonizing their practicing certificates. The Federation of East African Freight Forwarders’...
Maersk Mc-Kinney Moeller, longtime shipping magnate, dies at 98 Maersk Mc-Kinney Moeller, an immensely rich and powerful Danish businessmen who transformed his family’s shipping company into the world’s largest, died on Monday in Copenhagen. He was...
Today, time is money. Reactivity is out and sustained productivity is in. Keeping equipment such as earthmoving machines, trucks, buses, light commercial vehicles and generators operational is vital to the profitability of a business. In the past,...
In planning forward, Transnet expects to double grain tonnages transported over the seven years of its expansion plan. Even so, this will still fall short of industry requirements, says Albert Swart, Transnet Freight Rail executive manager of sales...
The highway linking Plumtree and Mutare is now set for dualisation between Harare and Bulawayo as Government’s Infralink Project changes scope from rehabilitation only. Infralink is a joint venture between the Zimbabwe National Road...
The East Africa Community is finalising plans to develop a multi-million-dollar highway linking Arusha and Mombasa via Moshi and Voi, to enhance the growing intra-trade in the region. The existing road, from Moshi to Voi, is in a shambles. With the...
R1.8 billion is the going rate for the old Durban International Airport, which is being purchased in a deal between Transnet and the Airports Company of South Africa. Transnet have secured the deal to buy the airport which will be transformed into...
E-toll rate shock: R1.75 a kilometre! Drivers who don’t buy an e-tag for Gauteng’s new toll roads will face a punitive tariff of R1.75 a kilometre. An e-tag user will pay 30c a kilometre, while an “alternative user” is to be charged six times that...
