Series of acid spills in the SADC raises questionsQuestions have been raised about safety standards and compliance related to the transportation of hazardous chemicals after another sulphuric acid spill in the Southern African Development Community (SADC).Jury’s out on whether Kazungula Bridge will be completed in 2020Time will tell whether 2020 will finally see the opening of the much-vaunted Kazungula Bridge, a $259.3-million linkage project launched in September 2014 that is well past its initial finalisation set down for 2018.Rhodium rakes it in as investors rally to buy into climate coolingAustralian bushfires raging across New South Wales, ice-cap melt steaming ahead towards rising sea levels, soaring temperatures causing unprecedented drought conditions, and neophyte climate activist Greta Thunberg are grabbing headlines.SA Post Office warns public about new scamThe South Africa Post Office has warned the public of a recent parcel delivery scam involving a company called ‘Speed Messenger Services’ that uses an adaptation of the Post Office’s Speed Services logo.Cheap cement imports stifle local industryCheap cement imports are having a devastating impact on the local cement manufacturing market according to a research firm Databuild.Investigation under way after truck fire at DCTAn investigation is under way into the cause of a fire that broke out aboard a truck at Durban Container Terminal Pier 2.More crew kidnappings in the Gulf of GuineaDespite a decline in global piracy incidents, the Gulf of Guinea has remained a hotbed for pirates over the past few years, with the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reporting an alarming increase in crew kidnappings across the Gulf.Brazilian crewman dies, five rescued near DurbanA Brazilian man died and five crew members were airlifted to hospital by the South African Air Force near Durban, according to the South African Maritime Safety Author it y (Sa msa).
