Gauteng’s challenges

To facilitate trade and ensure

economic growth in Gauteng,

service delivery in all aspects of

transport has to improve, said

Glenn Delve, national commercial

director of MSC.

“We also need to see improved

confidence in the reliability

of our labour force which will

provide stability and improved

global trade confidence,” he

commented.

Furthermore, the

recent decline in

commodity prices

in South Africa

and around the

world, as well

as the ongoing

possibility of strikes

due to wage disputes,

may erode Gauteng’s

status as a gateway into

southern Africa, particularly

for the landlocked countries.

“Generally, many export

customers have opted to

transport their cargo out of

the neighbouring landlocked

countries into Gauteng for

packing and then onward to

port for loading. However, we’ve

noticed recently that with the

price increases of fuel and labour,

many products are being routed

via Mozambique and Namibia.

This has impacted volumes

directly for South Africa and

Gauteng,” said Delve.