Unions reject Transnet offer
Labour negotiations between Transnet and the two unions who represent more than 54 000 employees at the state-owned enterprise (SOE) have deadlocked after the freight utility adjusted its wage increase offer from 2% to 3%, failing to meet labour's demand of 7%.
BORDER BEAT: SA’s Nakop crossing into Namibia closed
South Africa’s Nakop Border Post west of Upington has been closed until further notice.
BORDER BEAT: New bridge at Kazungula reduces border crossing time
The recently opened One Stop Border Post (OSBP) at the Kazungula Bridge between Zambia and Botswana has already resulted in a significant reduction in the time it takes hauliers to use the once-treacherous Zambezi River crossing.
Transnet could be heading for three-week strike (*)
Transnet is heading for a repeat of the 2010 three-week-long strike, the United National Transport Union (Untu) has said in a statement forwarded by the Transit Assistance Bureau (Transist).
Transnet doubles rail capacity for export grain farmers
Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) has doubled rail capacity for export grain farmers in Bethlehem in the Free State, as the export grain season gets under way.
ISS–Global Forwarding South Africa acquires STACKS South Africa
Integrated Service Solutions–Global Forwarding will be welcoming the entire team from STACKS South Africa into its Cape Town office at the end of this month.
Transport activity to double by 2050 – report
Global transport activity will more than double by 2050, and traffic emissions will rise by 16% compared to 2015 - even if existing commitments to decarbonise transport are fully implemented.
Outa targets SAA subsidiaries’ bailouts
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) wants the diversion of R2.7bn originally earmarked for the business rescue of South African Airways (SAA), which will now apparently be used to “purchase equity” in three of its subsidiaries (SAA Technical, Mango and Air Chefs), to be stopped.
BORDER BEAT: Another wild animal attack at Chirundu
Sporadic delays south of Zimbabwe’s border crossing at Chirundu into Zambia have again highlighted the dangers of venturing out on foot in an area teeming with big five game.
SA container terminals to shut down for 24 hours for software upgrade
Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has confirmed that South Africa’s container terminals will close from 6am tomorrow morning until the same time Sunday, May 16, for a software upgrade.
