Driving africa
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Driving Africa
Our regular columns and sections are all contributions from leading industry figures.
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...
Cross-border trucking procedures for compliant operators
Both operators and their drivers need to be acutely aware of their responsibilities and obligations when crossing borders in southern Africa. This guide should...
‘Ere we go … again
As 2019 gains momentum, unworkable transport legislation still hangs thick in the air After 20 years of continual transport of high-cube containers on all...
A (sad) day in the life of a cross-border truck driver
Attacked and threatened by the people who should be protecting them, truck drivers in southern Africa are fearing for their lives Truck drivers in...
Firey consequences
A horrific accident in Tanzania once again reminds us of the importance of properly designed border posts when it comes to dangerous-goods vehicles On...
Going nowhere quickly
Is South Africa the “Gateway to Africa” or the “Gateway to Nowhere”? Way back in the 1990s I attended a business seminar hosted by...
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