Regulars
Regulars
FOcus on transport and Logistics
Our regular columns and sections are all contributions from leading industry figures.
Revealed: how SA can achieve a functioning rail freight network – Part 1
Revealed: how SA can achieve a functioning rail freight network – Part 1 October 27, 2023 Do you fancy the idea of a functioning...
Substantive reforms are within reach
Substantive reforms are within reach October 24, 2023 The latest Macro Review from the Centre for Risk Analysis, entitled SA’s Transport Blues, contains some...
Freight rail and ports crisis in the spotlight
Freight rail and ports crisis in the spotlight October 23, 2023 Urgency and hope were the key messages delivered in an important update on...
To regulate, or not to regulate
To regulate, or not to regulate October 24, 2023 Questions abound when it comes to the future of the Transport Appeal Tribunal (TAT), writes...
Freight Awards a testament to transport industry’s dedication
Freight Awards a testament to transport industry’s dedication October 24, 2023 The second Annual South African Freight Awards gala banquet took place recently in...
Bidding farewell to old friends
Time to bid farewell October 9, 2023 When is it time to say goodbye to a truck? JIM WARD says that old trucks cannot...
How to react when someone drops the ball
How to react when someone drops the ball September 12, 2023 Employees within the transport sector make mistakes, as indeed do individuals in any...
Unpacking the diesel debacle
Unpacking the diesel debacle September 12, 2023 What does the unforgiving upward march in the price of diesel mean for South African road freight...
No new money…
No new money… September 18, 2023 To prevent a total collapse of South Africa’s finances, the National Treasury has requested that government departments implement...
Unpacking the process: Public Private Partnership bidding
Unpacking the process: Public Private Partnership bidding September 19, 2023 The bidding process in a Public Private Partnership milieu can be somewhat complicated. PROF...
Time to let go of Transnet
Time to let go of Transnet September 14, 2023 From a R5 billion profit in 2022 to a R5.7 billion loss to date in...
Conning the ship of state
Conning the ship of state September 27, 2023 There is an enormous difference between the words “conn” and “con”. If South Africa is going...