Author:focus-on-transport

Last week, 44 African countries signed the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (CFTA) at the tenth African Union Summit. The CFTA could enter into effect by the end of this year. Rwandan daily The New Times reports that, besides the agreement, which could make Africa the world’s largest free-trade zone, 43 nations signed the Kigali Declaration, while 27 countries agreed to ease mobility of people across the continent by signing the protocol on movement of people across Africa. Following […]

According to a 2017 DHL report, cross-border retail volumes are predicted to increase at an annual average rate of 25 percent between 2015 and 2020 – from US$ 300 to 900 billion. That’s at twice the pace of domestic growth in e-commerce. Steve Burd, vice president of sales for DHL Express Sub-Saharan Africa, says that this highlights boundless opportunities for African businesses looking to take a piece of the cross-border e-commerce pie. Burd points to five common areas that he […]

In partnership with Boots for Africa, Bolloré Logistics South Africa recently handed over 700 pairs of second-hand boots to 34 schools and soccer academies in Greenfields, Ekurhuleni. Bolloré Logistics sponsored the transport and logistics requirements of the Boots for Africa initiative and the event was facilitated by soccer star Teboho Mokoena and his foundation, the Teboho Mokoena Sports and Development Foundation, along with Gavin Hendry and his organisation, Ready to Send. Boots for Africa is the brainchild of Richard Tims, […]

March is Intellectual Disability Awareness Month and to highlight this, Little Eden, a local non-profit organisation, challenged CEOs to spend a day in a wheelchair to help highlight the challenges that many disabled people face within the workplace, and to celebrate them for rising above these daily challenges. Fleet and mobile asset-management solutions provider MiX Telematics took up the challenge; with divisional director of operations, Jeandre Koen, spending a day in a wheelchair at the company’s office in Midrand. “So […]

A “mega customer-connect initiative” recently took place at the new Tata Vaal facility in Meyerton, Midvaal. The Tata dealership specialises in sales of new and used trucks, buses and spare parts and provides servicing support. Prashant Shukla, head of sales, marketing and network development at Daewoo, says: “The dealership will be selling products from Tata Motors in India and from Daewoo Trucks in South Korea.” At the event, key models and brands were on display including the Daewoo trucks: Maximus […]

MAN Automotive South Africa has recently demonstrated the value that can be derived through the establishment of  cross-market partnerships, specifically in the telematics industry. A partnership with Cartrack – a fleet-management, insurance telematics and vehicle-recovery solutions provider – has seen advanced telematics technology become part of the MAN Automotive chassis production process and extended business solution model. Today, MAN Automotive offers fleet-management systems – including telematics business support services such as MAN ServiceCare SA and MAN TeleMatics SA – as […]

Hyundai Automotive South Africa is rewriting the heavy commercial vehicle (HCV) rulebook with the launch of its new Mighty EX8 – the successor to the popular HD range. Aimed particularly at small, micro and medium enterprises, the EX8 has been designed to offer versatility, low total cost of ownership and value for money. “Hyundai’s mission is to partner with customers to help them build their businesses by offering them a good-quality commercial vehicle that is suited to its specific purpose. […]