Transnet throws down the gauntlet
Heads are rolling, or at least appear to be rolling at the freight and rail parastatal following a recent media briefing in Sandton where both Transnet’s chairman and acting CEO, respectively Popo Molefe and Tau Morwe, committed themselves to ruthlessly cleaning the once-captured organisation.
Norwegian reefer carrier avoids detention over ‘illegal’ cargo
Authorities appear to be playing a ‘cat and mouse’ game with a Norwegian cargo ship laden with 5 500 tons of frozen fish that was allegedly illegally caught by Russian trawlers off the coast of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR).
MCLI closes its doors
Following its 14th AGM in Mbombela, the Maputo Corridor Logistics Initiative has closed its doors.
Transnet reveals plans to collaborate with Botswana Rail
Collaboration between Transnet and Botswana Railways for the construction of a heavy haul
railway line linking the two countries via Lephalale in Limpopo is on the cards.
Current heavy-duty driver’s test system insufficient
Experienced driver training for professional heavy-duty drivers is “essential” if South Africa wants to cut down on road accidents, according to road traffic legal guru, Alta Swanepoel.
Ex Sars chief officer takes on new role
DHL has appointed Jed Michaletos as managing director of DHL Express South Africa, effective from January 14.
Mtentu River bridge stopped in its tracks
A construction project that would have amounted to an engineering marvel appears to be crumbling into nothing.
WC oil exploration project could be a ‘game changer’
The deep sea rig operations by oil company Total Exploration & Production in the Western Cape could be a “game changer” for the oceans economy, according to the minister of mineral resources, Gwede Mantashe.
