Prepare for food and fuel shortages in Gauteng
This morning’s confirmation by the N3 Toll Concession company that the N3 highway between Heidelberg and Cedara north of Pietermaritzburg remains closed, effectively severing a lifeline of supplies to Gauteng and other interior areas, is cause for grave concern.
N3 update
Freight News has learned that the N3 between Harrismith and Durban remains closed because of the unrest that has plunged KwaZulu-Natal into anarchy.
Another touching example of taxi drivers protecting the law-abiding
Yet more information is coming through about the taxi industry rallying in support of law-abiding citizens and sectors of South African society while the plunder continues amid pernicious attempts by EFF leaders and others on social media to stoke the fires of ongoing division and destruction.
Dairy tap runs dry as gallons of milk are dumped
If you like your coffee white and you kickstart your day the right way, with a bowl of cereal, milk added of course, savour the taste because the dairy tap has been closed – so to speak.
Rioters deal a blow to citrus exports
South Africa’s robust citrus industry, currently under pressure from declining export volumes, received yet another trade blow when a shipment of fruit became a casualty of the #FreeZuma rioters who ran rampant over KwaZulu-Natal on Friday.
MSC closes DBN office as anarchy grips KZN
Concerns for the safety of its staff have forced Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) to close its head office serving South Africa’s biggest port, according to a statement released this morning.
Biden set to crack the whip on ‘monopolistic’ shipping behaviour
The glory days for shipping lines, whose increased rates and charges have been the subject of intense scrutiny, may be over.
RFA breaks down the cost of current insurrection
The Road Freight Association (RFA) has issued a stern warning of dire and enduring consequences for South Africa’s supply chain stability because of the attacks on logistics and the widespread looting that has ensued since Zuma loyalists embarked on their path of sedition and destruction.
Taxi industry takes on the looters
More information is coming through about civil society elements collaborating to provide protection for unlooted goods and the services responsible for keeping supply lines flowing.
Port of Durban strives to maintain operations
While protests in KwaZulu-Natal continue, Transnet National Ports Authority has announced that it will do its best to ensure minimal impact on operations at the Port of Durban.
