The plan is to employ more Swazis to transport coal by road from South Africa to Sidvokodvo.

Commodity prices are booming but South Africa’s ports are under-capacitated.

“It is up to the lines to be open and honest with us,” – Terry Gale, chairperson, Exporters Club Western Cape.

Mbalula’s suggestion that there needs to be a revision of rules for transporters is ‘incorrect’.

“It has to be done, otherwise the list of approved orchards will not be signed off by the Chinese.” – Justin Chadwick, CGA.

The All Truck Drivers Forum has confirmed that the protest is about the hiring of foreign nationals in the logistics sector.

The President has urged businesses to make use of tax incentives to hire young people.

Extra decks had been added to upscale the cargo capacity of the decommissioned roll-on roll-off carrier.

Four borders will be turned into 24-hour operations to speed up road freight.

Logistics firms have shown remarkable resilience, despite the pandemic, civil unrest, floods and war, says the RFA.

The minister has highlighted challenges facing the sector and government’s interventions to implement new regulations.

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