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Driving Africa
Our regular columns and sections are all contributions from leading industry figures.
Fighting transport crime
In an effort to reduce transport crime, Fesarta has partnered with a forensic investigator who specialises in truck hijacking, cargo theft and diesel scams...
Mayhem at the border
Southern Africa’s cross-border transport companies face a tough task – overcoming the violence, corruption and long delays at customs’ posts that have forced some...
Border-post procedures in need of an overhaul
Border crossings in southern Africa are fraught with disaster – and South Africa is not immune to the probability of falling victim to high-risk...
Truck chaos continues
In the run up to Transport Month, attacks on truck drivers and vehicles in South Africa remained widespread, coinciding with a spate of in...
AfCFTA: will it succeed or fail?
When it comes to implementing agreements in Africa, numerous challenges need to be overcome The recently launched Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) is...
Reducing cross-border transit risks
While cross-border freight-transit risks need to be effectively managed, costs associated with lengthy delays at customs points need to be reduced. Fesarta has identified...
Potential boon for logistics companies
Cryptocurrencies and the freedom of trade embraced by the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) offer enormous potential for growth in the logistics...
Government fiddles while trucks burn
FESARTA endorses a suggestion by the Road Freight Association (RFA) that perhaps South Africa needs a few “NO TRUCK DAYS” to bring home to...
Barriers to transport and trade
The road-freight industry faces a continual barrage of new charges and regulations, while there is minimal assistance in removing the many obstacles to efficiency...
Crashed interstate trade
The reports from Fesarta members of the current situation on the main road corridors of the region make a mockery of the fanfare and...
The yuan road to Africa
Ongoing Chinese investment in Africa raises concerns that governments are not fully aware of the risks, nor are they using the money correctly. In...
The lost years and how to recover them
There is clear need for a bold “New Dawn” in the field of transport, but achieving it will not be easy. The recent disclosures...
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