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Driving Africa

Our regular columns and sections are all contributions from leading industry figures.

October 20, 2021

All-new Beitbridge Border Post opens!

All-new Beitbridge Border Post opens! October 13, 2021 Southern Africa has been in the doldrums for decades when it comes to trade facilitation, while...

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September 17, 2021

Border post chaos hampers AfCFTA implementation

Border post chaos hampers AfCFTA implementation September 16, 2021 The Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was established on January 1, 2021, and it...

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August 19, 2021

Road freight regulations in SA: change desperately needed

Road freight regulations in SA: change desperately needed August 19, 2021 Some road freight regulations in South Africa are in desperate need of change!...

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July 19, 2021

South African freight logistics in crisis

South African freight logistics in crisis July 19, 2021 Want to know how healthy South Africa’s economy is? Then look no further than its...

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July 16, 2021

Violence will have catastrophic impact, warns Fesarta

Violence will have catastrophic impact, warns Fesarta July 16, 2021 The devastation and aftermath of looting and destruction of vital supply chain infrastructure in...

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June 17, 2021

Commercial road freight regulation in SA: what a mess!

Commercial road freight regulation in SA: what a mess! June 17, 2021 The rules and regulations governing the movement of road freight in South...

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May 14, 2021

Road to rail: a “Holy Grail”

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

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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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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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February 19, 2021

Transport costs strangle economic growth

Transport costs strangle economic growth February 19, 2021 The administered costs of input factors to road freight transport (and many industries) are contributing to...

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December 17, 2020

Anarchy and control in commercial road transport

Anarchy and control in commercial road transport December 16, 2020 It hasn’t been a good year for road transport in southern Africa, writes NICK...

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November 18, 2020

All roads lead to Kazangula – or do they?

All roads lead to Kazangula – or do they? November 13, 2020 With the opening of the new Kazangula bridge between Botswana and Zambia...

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