Sars makes over 20 000 seizures in a year During the past financial year, SA Revenue Service has made over 20 000 seizures of goods to the value of almost R1 billion, according to its recently published compliance programme for the next five years. This included almost R100-m worth of contraband cigarettes and almost 1 million counterfeit CDs and DVDs. SA wine industry moves closer to creation of ‘ethical’ seal Labour and producers in South Africa’s wine industry are backing a programme to fast-track the implementation of fair labour practices on wine farms and in cellars. Why should importers be held accountable for manifest information? Addressing a compliance seminar at Multimodal 2012, David Heskith, senior business manager at HMRC (UK customs), said the current system of holding importers accountable for containerised goods was outdated and ineffective, reports Lloyds Loading List. Air Zimbabwe takes flight again – with three passengers After suspending operations early this year due to viability problems, Air Zimbabwe resumed domestic flights on Wednesday with one of its planes flying from Bulawayo to the capital, Harare, with only three passengers in a 126-seat plane, reports Voice of America (VOA). TPT wants to partner its neighbours to promote SA ’s regional hub status Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) is planning to partner with other African ports to promote the country as a regional hub for the rest of the continent.
