Kasumbalesa queue now 72km long
All transit traffic into Zambia has been halted with immediate effect as congestion continues to escalate at the border with the DRC.
DRC and Zambia to clear Kasumbalesa back-up
Effective immediately, the Zambian Revenue Authority and its counterparts from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have undertaken to start clearing 600-700 trucks daily from the heavily congested Kasumbalesa Copperbelt crossing between the two countries.
R400m food manufacturing plant in Gauteng
In2Food Group officially opened a R381-million food facility on 5 April in the OR Tambo Special Economic Zone, the group said on Tuesday.
How Beira port bounced back in record time
The extent of forward planning by the Port of Beira in the wake of Cyclone Idai – and its effectiveness in minimising the damage – comes through in a video trending on YouTube.
‘Kasumbalesa – an explosive disaster waiting to happen’
Amid reports of truck queues snaking back 72km from the Kasumbalesa border post between Zambia and the DRC, there appears to be no end in sight for frustrated hauliers (FTW Online, April 9).
Ro-ro totally gutted between Suez and Djibouti
An on-board fire has totally destroyed a rollon roll-off (ro-ro) vehicle carrier under way from Suez to Djibouti – but, thanks to swift action from Saudi Arabian navy personnel and border guards, there were no fatalities.
