Customs news: latest

The excavator is designed to grab material weighing up to 2 000kg and has a radius of at least 20 metres.

Some lines seeking to bypass US/EU/G7 sanctions are allegedly registering their fleets with the country.

The majority of iron ore shipments have taken rates to a 55% year-on-year decrease.

Energy, particularly renewable solutions, will be a central theme of the mission.

Severe windy conditions have affected productivity at the terminal over the past fortnight.

Attempts to implement 2% VAT increase boomerangs, exposing fiscal differences in the GNU.

Public-private partnerships are the only long-term way to ensure logistical efficiency – CGA

Every economic sector was affected by inadequate logistics capacity. – Dr Juanita Maree, Saaff.

The DA has urged the government to move ahead with reforms to improve logistics efficiencies.

In January Botswana instituted a new ban, this time on grains, including maize, sorghum and wheat.

If more minerals were processed locally before export, the industry could contribute 50–60% of exports.