Progress on the construction of the Balfour railway line will be inspected by President Jacob Zuma on Friday, 20 September before he officially re-opens the Grootvlei Power Station in Balfour. […]
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Corridors & Infrastructure in the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite area
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Tripartite Regional Economic Communities (RECs) are deepening regional economic […]
Grindrod Trading expands exposure in agriculture sector
Future synergies are on the cards between Grindrod Trading Holdings (Pty) Ltd and Senwes Limited following the acquisition of a 20% share for R444 million at a price of R12.29 […]
TransAfrica- The Transport, Infrastructure & Investment Expo
Launching its inaugural event in October 2013, TransAfrica, a new Transport, Infrastructure & Investment Expo, will bring together thought leaders and market players within the African transport industry for deliberation […]
Gauteng’s integrated transport plan
In its 25-year Integrated Transport Master Plan (ITMP25) the Gauteng province has taken the movement of freight into the equation. Dr Ismail Vadi, Gauteng MEC for roads and transport, says […]
Fuel price increases to be effected on 7 August 2024
The cost of driving freight on South Africa’s roads increases by 32.96 cent per litre on Wednesday 7 August. Thandiwe Maimane, spokesperson for the Department of Energy says, “The increase […]
Freight companies fall short of B-BBEE
The freight industry still has a large number of businesses that are not BEE compliant says Keith Levenstein, CEO of BEE advisory firm EconoBEE. While the majority of large freight […]
Epic journey for ultrasize dump bodies
The first of 23 large mine dump trucks to the Husab uranium mine in Namibia is taking place, with the first two dump bodies undertaking an epic road journey from […]
Smarter Trucking
The Road Freight Association’s 2013 Convention, themed “SMARTer Trucking”, will be hosted at the Hans Merensky Hotel and Spa, Phalaborwa, Limpopo from 19 to 21 May. This year’sconference line-up includes: […]
Ethiopia to build road link
In order to boost economic ties with its neighbours and to create alternative accesses to sea ports, landlocked Ethiopia has signed agreements with Chinese and Indian companies to construct highways […]