Category:Regulars

June 16, 2021

Farewell to AndrΓ© Cilliers

Farewell to AndrΓ© Cilliers June 16, 2021 AndrΓ© Cilliers, managing director of BPW Axles, is retiring with effect from June 30, 2021. I would...

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May 14, 2021

Unpacking multi-modal carriage contracts

Unpacking multi-modal carriage contracts May 14, 2021 Moving goods about the place can be a complicated business. Freight operators, warehousemen, road hauliers and cargo...

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May 14, 2021

Road to rail: a β€œHoly Grail”

Road to rail: a β€œHoly Grail” May 14, 2021 The often-stated but somewhat nebulous objective of the South African government was to reverse the...

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May 14, 2021

Truck sales get the green light!

Truck sales get the green light! May 14, 2021 Finally! Truck sales in South Africa are getting the green light! In March 2021, light...

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April 20, 2021

Beware the cost of delay

Beware the cost of delay April 20, 2021 In what must be one of the big stories of 2021, the Suez Canal was recently...

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April 20, 2021

Covid-19 testing: yet another nail in the operators’ coffins

Covid-19 testing: yet another nail in the operators’ coffins April 20, 2021 Cross-border transport operators are facing all sorts of challenges – not least...

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April 20, 2021

Enough is enough

Enough is enough April 20, 2021 I’ve said it before: doing business in Africa is not for sissies. But, right now, things are becoming...

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March 22, 2021

Many a slip

Many a slip March 22, 2021 How often have we heard the request from cargo interests for insurance that β€œcovers all risks” on a...

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March 22, 2021

Border Trade in Danger at Beitbridge

Border Trade in Danger at Beitbridge March 22, 2021 In the wake of all the damage caused by the border authorities trying to block...

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March 19, 2021

New direction for DAF?

New direction for DAF? March 19, 2021 Could the launch of the new (to South Africans) DAF CF and XF signal a new direction...

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