Storah Farming near Ixopo in KwaZulu-Natal has increased the number of Hino trucks in its fleet from one to 12 over the past four years. The business uses 700-Series 2845 truck-tractors to haul livestock and wood chips, while freight carriers...
New transmission technology is set to shake up the construction industry reports Tristan Wiggill. Volvo Trucks has introduced three innovative features; the F generation i-Shift gearbox, which is now available with crawler gears; tandem axle-lift...
FAW Vehicle Manufacturers SA (Pty) Ltd has registered 90 units built locally for export into Africa. Earlier this year another ten FAW J5 tippers units left the local Coega-based production plant for Tanzania. A growing number of Africa truck...
Barloworld Transport is showcasing South Africa’s roads by collaborating with some of South Africa’s top Instagram gurus. The account, @barloworldtransport, publishes images of South Africa and beyond its borders, as seen through the eyes of their...
The development of several southern African ports is enabling new routes for fuel imports to SADC countries. However, energy companies will require local networks of logistic partners to make these imports cost-effective Hennie Van Wyk, general...
Carried by a young and multicultural team, Bifasor is a startup seeking to digitize the logistics market in Africa and transform the current landscape. The company offers a matchmaking platform that puts shippers, carriers, freight forwarders,...
The people of Gauteng’s Johannesburg, Tshwane, Ekurhuleni and Mogale City might have to pay a big part of the R10-billion bill for countering water pollution caused by acid run-offs from old mines. This is one of several options for funding...
The Department of Water and Sanitation has started rolling-out an eco-friendly innovation of placing a block in a toilet tank/cistern to save water. The Drop-The-Block is designed to reduce potable water consumption by one litre per flush. On...
Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe, says steady progress is being made in the implementation of the National Development Plan (NDP). The Minister was addressing a media briefing on the mandate of the...
