Research by Stellenbosch University confirms that transport costs showed a drastic increase of 16.2 percent during 2010, compared to 2009, while inventory carrying costs decreased by 19.9 percent during the […]
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No action to road safety action plan
The UN-backed Decade of Road Safety Action is just over a year old and the Automobile Association (AA) maintains South Africa has, to date, been sadly lacking in interventions to […]
Entrepreneur revitalizes transportation on Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria had been the home of bustling water ferry traffic that connected Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. But over recent decades, the ferryboats aged and the traffic dwindled. South Africa-born […]
South African logistics must gear up for change to become a global partner
8th State of Logistics survey Amidst change and uncertainty in glbal economies, a shift is seen towards emerging markets that have been more resilient to the economic dowturn than their […]
Sithole’s plan for Durban transport crisis
For years Durban’s municipal bus service has been in a mess. City manager S’bu Sithole accepts this, earlier this month telling a city council meeting that the bus service had […]
Road Freight Association Conference 2012
This year’s Road Freight Association (RFA) Conference was held at the Zimbali Coastal Resort in KwaZulu-Natal from the 20 to 22 May. Tony Stone, TWA’s roving editor, attended the conference […]
Regulatory Impact Assessments to demonstrate value of transport sector reform in Namibia
The majority of barriers to trade in services are embedded in regulations. Poorly conceived and implemented rules and regulations impact negatively on the ability of service providers to efficiently supply […]
Africa’s logistics market opportunities
Although not on the same playing field as the emerging economies of Brazil, China and India, which continue to boom in terms of market potential; Africa has been earmarked by […]
Premium air travel in Africa soars as routes recover from 2011 disruption
International business travel on African routes continued to rise in March, according to the latest International Air Transport Association (Iata) survey. It showed that business class and first-class travel between […]
Sasol Infrachem’s world class Laboratory now open at the Sasol facility in Sasolburg
Today marked the official opening of the Sasol Infrachem Laboratory at the Sasol One Site in Sasolburg, a facility that conducts process analyses for the chemical industry. As part of […]