LAST WEEK'S TOP STORIES ON FTW ONLINE

Four trucks
impounded after
crackdown
Four trucks were impounded
by the Mpumalanga
provincial government in
Malelane last Wednesday for
various un-roadworthy and
fraudulent offences.
BEITBRIDGE UPDATE -
Heavy police presence
as roads are cleared
While Zimbabwean riot
police and the military
have been deployed in full
force in the border town
of Beitbridge, transporters
told FTW Online that the
roads on both sides of the
SA/Zim border had been
“pretty peaceful”.
No VGM drama after
more than a week into
the regulation
The start of the Safety of Life
at Sea (Solas) regulations
demanding a verified gross
mass (VGM) document to
accompany every export
container as it enters the
container terminals at SA
ports went smoothly in the
main port of Durban.
Zim’s revenue
authority tackles
transit fraud
The Zimbabwe Revenue
Authority (Zimra)
plans to launch a cargo
tracking system soon,
with development at
“an advanced stage”,
according to Zimra acting
commissioner general,
Happias Kuzvinzwa.
Petrol/diesel
increase
The petrol and diesel
price increased again
last week Wednesday,
following a 52 cent
increase per litre in June.
Logistics major
starts construction
of new pharma
warehouse
The Imperial Logistics
group is investing in
a new, multimillionrand
warehouse and
additional office space
for Imperial Health
Sciences at its Centurion
head office.