Africa poses unique challenges for the provision and preservation of roads and road transport. To address some of these challenges, the South African Road Federation (SARF) in association with the International Road Federation (IRF) and the World...
CEO of the Road Freight Association (RFA), Sharmini Naidoo, succinctly described the challenges faced by the road transport sector this week. Opening the association’s annual convention at the Legend Golf & Safari Resort in Limpopo, she said...
A presentation by Dr Paul Nordengen (Manager: Network Asset Management Systems: CSIR) at the Transport Forum special interest group in collaboration with MCLI in Mbombela on 4 February 2016. The theme for the event was: “Transport...
The Minister of Transport has announced the names of the non-executive members of the Board of the Cross-Border Road Transport Agency (C-BRTA). Appointed to the board for three years, effective from 1 April 2014 are Pamela Pokane (chairperson),...
Trucks entering the Munhava area of Beira port in Mozambique have been warned there is a serious security problem there. Barney Curtis, executive director at FESARTA (Federation of East and Southern African Road Transport Associations) says, “The...
The environment in which companies operate in is changing rapidly. Companies are facing new business risks and opportunities each day because of climate change. Those that adapt to the changing environment will thrive in the future as they mitigate...
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...
Due to severe flooding, the majority of low level bridges crossing the Limpopo River have been closed. The bridge at Beitbridge border post is still currently open; however, the water level is continuing to rise and should the water pressure...
There have been a number of successes in improving public transport in the Eastern Cape, Transport MEC Thandiswa Marawu said in Humansdorp last Tuesday. “Despite all the doubts and concerns, the scholar transport programme was successfully...
