Category:Driving Africa

April 25, 2024

Transport and logistics: privatisation pioneers

Transport and logistics: privatisation pioneers April 8, 2024 Private initiative in South Africa has been the driving force in the country’s development, despite government...

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March 22, 2024

DTIC policy places transporters at risk

DTIC policy places transporters at risk March 5, 2024 The Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition is pursuing policies that can have dire consequences...

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February 29, 2024

The sorry tale of SA Logistics: 30 Years On

The sorry tale of SA Logistics: 30 Years On February 5, 2024 As we start the year 2024, it is interesting to note that...

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February 6, 2024

Fun and Games for 2024

Fun and Games for 2024 January 5, 2024 As South Africa says goodbye to another year, we are forced to concede that, unlike the...

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December 14, 2023

Transport and logistics in SA: well and truly broken

Transport and logistics in SA: well and truly broken December 1, 2023 Massive challenges abound within South Africa’s transport and logistics sector. NICK PORΓ‰E...

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November 17, 2023

Rail-to-road rampage!

Rail-to-road rampage! November 7, 2023 It’s a perfect storm: poor management, idle locomotives, cable theft and ageing equipment have combined to bring Transnet to...

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November 1, 2023

FESARTA introduces training programme

FESARTA introduces training programme November 1, 2023 The Federation of East and Southern Africa Road Transport Associations (Fesarta) has introduced an innovative training programme....

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September 28, 2023

Conning the ship of stateΒ 

Conning the ship of stateΒ  September 27, 2023 There is an enormous difference between the words β€œconn” and β€œcon”. If South Africa is going...

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July 28, 2023

Logistics in crisis!

Logistics in crisis! July 28, 2023 The South African economy and logistics system is underperforming at zero GDP growth and there are no plans...

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June 28, 2023

Are quality regulations an exercise in futility?

Are quality regulations an exercise in futility? May 31, 2023 An effective harmonised β€œquality regulation” system was mooted back in 2010. What has happened...

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