BORDER BEAT: Beitbridge goes south as the Covid police bumble along
A decision by South Africa’s Department of Health (DoH) to increase coronavirus protocols has been blamed for the havoc at the Beitbridge border with Zimbabwe, resulting in a building backlog of trucks stretching for several kilometres on the Harare road north of the crossing.
BORDER BEAT: Beitbridge bottlenecked yet again as backup builds in Zim
The southbound queue of loaded and backhaul trucks heading out of Zimbabwe to South Africa is again being snagged by bottlenecking at the Beitbridge Border Post
Zim backtracks on electronic manifests following capacity constraints
Efforts by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) to catch up with the age of digitisation will have to wait until 2021 because of capacity constraints.
Who’s the boss – Sars or the Border Management Authority?
Persuading public-sector negotiators to keep the SA Revenue Service (Sars) out of the Border Management Authority (BMA) was yesterday hailed as a triumph for the transport industry but it’s a bitter-sweet victory, logistician and supply-chain expert Louise Wiggett has said.
BORDER BEAT: Nakop decongestion underpins importance of public-private collaboration
Road freight passing through South Africa’s 24-hour border post west of Upington has been normalised following intervention by the Federation of East and Southern African Road Transport Associations (Fesarta) and the SA Revenue Service (Sars).
ONE Apus on its way to Japan after 1 816 containers lost overboard
Ocean Network Express’s ONE Apus is on its way to the Port of Kobe in Japan and estimated to arrive tomorrow (December 8) after encountering severe weather on November 30 and losing sections of its load.
Details of dangerous goods on board ONE Apus revealed
Managers of Ocean Network Express’s ONE Apus, which lost 1816 containers overboard when it encountered severe weather on November 30, have confirmed the contents of the estimated 64 containers carrying dangerous goods (DG) that were among the 1816.
Shipowners increasingly abandoning ships and crew
The shocking exploitation of seafarers during the current epidemic has been brought into sharp focus by news emanating from the Arab World.
East African airline bound for JNB
Entebbe-based Uganda Airlines has confirmed the launch of direct flights between Entebbe and OR Tambo International this month.
Heavyweight line-up for SAA interim board
The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has announced an interim six-member South African Airways (SAA) board as the airline prepares to relaunch in 2021.
