Alliances offer operational efficiencies, but there are concerns about service quality, competition, and freight rate volatility.
The workers at UCW in Nigel – a local manufacturer with proven capacity – were the primary victims, Saftu said in a statement following the arrests.
A recurrence of last year’s losses off the Cape of Good Hope has not yet been observed in 2025.
“The AU has called for an integrated transport sector with world-class infrastructure that crisscrosses the continent." – Mesela Nhlapo, CEO, Aria.
The DRC and Rwanda have lapsed into a recurring internecine struggle in the Lake Kivu area.
The switch from Beitbridge to the route via Botswana has exposed glaring infrastructural issues.
Some $750 billion in annual trade both ways could be impacted.
Insufficient demand for projects is dampening the mood among the sector’s business leaders.
The aim is to protect local ferrochrome producers, preserve jobs and boost industrialisation.
The government is intervening to stem the sector’s protracted decline, which has led to smelter closures and job losses.
These broadcasts have been observed since hostilities began between Israel and Iran.
Traffic has recovered to levels close to normal but concerns about vessel safety remain high.
Has South Africa's ports turned the corner?