Regulars

FOcus on transport and Logistics

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

September 4, 2018

Engineering road safety

How do we create safer roads? The road safety workshop at the 2018 Southern African Transport Conference tried to find some answers by looking...

August 15, 2018

Transport pricing: private sector safe for now

Road hauliers have apparently ignored the government’s invitation to comment on the Economic Regulation of Transport Bill 2018, probably because it does not seem...

August 15, 2018

The Madness of King Trump

The global effects of the US import tariff hikes have already been felt in South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa must have thought he had it...

August 15, 2018

Border Bouquets and Brickbats

Want to know which are the best corridors and borders for travelling within Africa? Read on Travel by road in the sub-Saharan region of...

August 15, 2018

The Menace of False Driving Licences

Because of the number of drivers in South Africa who use our roads with false and illegally obtained driving licences, it has become necessary...

August 15, 2018

Can South Africa get smart?

The world is becoming “smarter”, and the mobility of people in cities is a key aspect in this future development, but South Africa seems...

August 15, 2018

Of batteries, buses and boardroom buddies

Have electric buses gone backwards? A recent controversy involving a potential MyCiTi supplier might suggest so In January the City of Cape Town suspended...

August 15, 2018

ZF shows the future!

I have seen the future of transport – and it’s looking fabulous! I was given a taste of transport things to come recently in...

August 15, 2018

MAN to wow visitors at IAA

I have just returned from Berlin, where MAN gave journalists an exclusive preview into what the company has up its Bavarian sleeve for this...

July 12, 2018

Road-to-rail debate continues

Speaking at the recent SAPICS Conference, Transnet’s chief customer officer, Mike Fanucchi, acknowledged that trust and predictability were the big issues to be overcome...