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Transport experts speak out about e-toll

As several thousand protesters take to the streets on Wednesday, the opinion of the public as well as that of experts in the field remain divided on the impending implementation of the controversial Gauteng e-tolling system. A panel of public transport experts within the South African Institution of Civil Engineering’s transportation division includes MD of [...]

Planning Workshop for FCFASA

Report on planning workshop for the federation of clearing and forwarding associations of Southern Africa Johannesburg  27TH February 2012   This workshop was to give FCFASA a “kick-start”, to become a successful regional association. The workshop was funded by TradeMark Southern Africa (TMSA). Around 20 delegates attended from TMSA, Mauritius, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Tanzania, South Africa [...]

Road Transport Liberalisation Workshop

Report on Road Transport Market Liberalisation Workshop, Joannesburg 6th and 7th March 2012 This workshop was for phase 2 of the project to harmonize market access in the East and Southern African region. It was funded by TradeMark Southern Africa (TMSA) and chaired by the host, South Africa. Around 60 delegates attended. The project covered [...]

Pledge to get roads agency right

Pledge to get roads agency right Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has acknowledged that the turnaround plan meant to address challenges at the Road Traffic Management Cooperation (RTMC) has been a “daunting task”. But he says improvements are being seen in various areas including fixing reported problems with the agency’s supply chain and cutting irregular expenditure [...]

Truckers face heavy fines for parking at Malaba

Kenya has unveiled a raft of stringent administrative measures to help ease congestion at the Malaba border point, raising hope for efficient flow of cargo into Uganda and other neighbouring markets. Kenya-Uganda border has in recent months been experiencing congestion that left businesses with huge operational costs and disruptions due to delayed shipments. The Kenya [...]

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