Foreign transport companies have been experiencing a problem with SANRAL whilst operating their trucks on the Gauteng Freeway system. Barney Curtis, Executive Director at FESARTA (Federation of East and Southern African […]
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Charging for escorts in Mozambique no longer bone of contention
One non-tariff barrier which has been a bone of contention amongst transport operators moving freight into Mozambique has been the issue of authorities in that country charging for escorting trucks […]
CBRTA permits and breakdowns
The South African Cross Border Road Transport Agency (CBRTA), which issues and enforces road transport permits for cross-border movement of goods, has clarified its position on vehicle breakdowns. If the […]
Gauteng E-toll system
One of the main concerns with transporters foreign to South Africa, is that the tolls have to be paid in South African Rands. At this time, there doesn’t seem to […]
Security problems at Beira port
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 […]
Report on the SADC private sector meeting
Held in Gaborone, one the 24TH April 2013 The meeting was organized and funded by GIZ, the German donor agency. The objective was to agree on how the private sector […]
Solutions for intraregional trade in the freight sector
The second annual Africa Road Transport Forum organised by Transport World Africa in conjunction with FESARTA (Federation of East and Southern African Road Transport Associations) was a great success: drawing […]
The non-tariff barriers
The total number of non-tariff barriers affecting business within the Comesa, EAC and SADC regions is 566. Sixty of these are dealt with by Fesarta (Federation of East and Southern […]
Report on Tripartite NTBS reporting mechanism meeting
This first meeting was to introduce the NTB reporting mechanism to stakeholders in East and Southern Africa, to improve the efficiency of the system and to resolve as many NTBs […]
Increase of road transport permit fees by the CBRTA
Click on the below links for the letter from Fesarta and the complaint (NTB576) concerning the increase of road transport permit fees: Letter to Minister’s Office DoT Permit Fees Increase […]