South Africa’s membership of the bloc of leading emerging economies and its unique position in Africa heralded the country’s role as a gateway into the African continent. However, trade experts question whether it can live up to this...
Transporters have raised concern over the seizure of 200 Kenyan trucks by Ugandan authorities over their axle weight. The Kenya Transport Association (KTA) yesterday said the trucks have been detained in Busitema, about 10km from Busia town for...
Poor trade logistics derail industrialisation in sub-Saharan African countries, including Tanzania, according to the latest report on Light Manufacturing Industry in Africa issued by the World Bank. In the report, there are four broad factors...
The Tanzania Revenue Authority is aiming to have transit cargos inspected electronically rather than physically in the near future. The new Electronic Cargo Tracking System (ECTS) will be used to accomplish this. Mr Harry Kitilya, the Commissioner...
The South African government is “seriously concerned” about delays and congestion at the country’s key border posts, citing inefficiencies threatening to reverse the gains in infrastructure investment, Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele said on...
Kenya and Uganda’s government must upgrade infrastructure at the town Malaba on their mutual border to cater for increased traffic from South Sudan, the Kenya Shippers Council said. South Sudanese trade via Kenya’s port of Mombasa surged 87 percent...
Over 500 senior executives and experts are expected to attend the Pan African conference on procurement and supply chain management from 8th to 9th of May, 2012 in South Africa. Dr. Douglas Boateng, President and CEO of PanAvest International and...
Volkswagen South Africa achieved another milestone when Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe officially opened the Volkswagen dealership in Soweto, Soweto Volkswagen. The R30-million Soweto Volkswagen is a joint venture between Barloworld Automotive...
A woman was sliced in half by a plane as she ran across an airport runway in northeast South Africa. Sinangele Asuza, 78, was killed on Monday 11.30am local time when she was struck by a light aircraft as it came in to land in the town of Ermelo in...
Tyre Monitoring with Greater Accuracy Goodyear introduces the company’s first commercial use of microchips in truck tyres. The new Goodyear Regional RHT II RFID (Radio Frequency Identity) 435/50R19.5 trailer tyre has a microchip built into it. The...
