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Driving Africa
Our regular columns and sections are all contributions from leading industry figures.
Can one stop border posts work? Part two
We take a look at what needs to be done in order to fix the inefficient border posts in the southern African region. In...
One Stop Border Posts: can they work?
Beitbridge is set to follow in Chirundu’s footsteps as a One Stop Border Post if relevant changes are not implemented In a recent media...
Future challenges for road freight management
With so many challenges currently facing the road freight industry, control and regulation standards are paramount The road freight sector in most of eastern...
Fesarta Transist begins to gain traction
Fesarta’s Transist Bureau has been designed to help transport operators resolve problems on routes across southern Africa The newly formed Fesarta Transist...
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...
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