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01 Feb 2021
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Truck drivers targeted as traffic congestion outside Port of Durban continues

Traffic congestion and crime are once again being highlighted at the Port of Durban with thieves now targeting copper and ABS cables from trucks as they wait for days to enter the port.

Ruthless attack raises the bar of militarised incursions by pirates

Ruthless pirates who executed a fatal attack on a Turkish-owned container vessel may have overstepped the mark with the military might they used to breach the citadel or ‘panic room’ of the MV Mozart over the weekend.

BORDER BEAT: Runners given the all clear after Zim misunderstanding

All’s clear on the northern front, at least as clear as can be given Covid-curbing measures implemented on the Beitbridge border.

A while to go before OSBP bill becomes a reality

The process of drafting a One-Stop Border Post (OSBP) Bill for South Africa could drag on till March 2024 – the date which the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has set to have the bill promulgated.

TNPA to consolidate corporate headquarters – staff negotiations under way

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) plans to relocate its corporate offices -currently split between Johannesburg and Durban – into a single location at the eMendi administration building, Port of Ngqura in Port Elizabeth.

Call for peaceful resolution of labour issues in road freight sector amid threats

Renewed threats by dissenting voices from within the road freight industry over alleged unfair labour practices have resulted in pleas for lawful dispute arbitration and warnings of zero tolerance against any violent transport disruption.

Crew resorts to hunger strike – some after two years onboard abandoned ship

The abandoned crew of the bulk carrier Ula have resorted to a hunger strike in a desperate bid to get off the ship and recover more than $400 000 in wages owed to them.

Dubai bars travellers from SA

Dubai has barred entry to anyone who has been in South Africa within the 10 days prior to arrival.

NEW COLUMN: A premier asks the President to relax the lockdown

Western Cape premier Alan Winde has written an impassioned plea to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, asking that certain lockdown restrictions be eased.

CFR achieves top employer status for second year running

CFR Freight is celebrating 30 years of "Shifting your World" this year.

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