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eThekwini Fire Services Directorate officials inspect a vehicle’s certificates during a blitz on hazardous goods operators. Source: eThekwini Municipality eThekwini Municipality has intensified enforcement against non-compliant dangerous goods transporters,...

BMA commissioner Michael Masiapato says enhanced collaboration will help intercept illicit goods at ports of entry. Source: Doctor Ngcobo via Independent Newspapers The Border Management Authority and National Consumer Commission have begun implementing...

Several of the eleven trucks impounded by the KZN Department of Transport. Source: KZN DOT KwaZulu-Natal’s RTI has intensified its crackdown on non-compliant freight operators, impounding 11 heavy commercial vehicles during an intelligence-driven operation....

Commercial transporters without pre-approved customs declarations risk fines under Botswana’s new border clearance rule. Source: Out & About Africa From 1 August, commercial road freight operators transporting goods into or out of...

The RFA and SAFLA have joined forces to push for more efficient customs and border processes. Source: Formex Industries The Road Freight Association (RFA) and the South African Freight and Logistics Association (SAFLA) have signed a memorandum...

By Liesl Venter Source: RTMS The Road Transport Management System (RTMS) and Performance Based Standards (PBS) programmes are gaining traction as industry and transport stakeholders look to reduce costs and improve heavy vehicle safety. “Road safety...

In the presence of the Presidents of the French and Kenyan Republics, M. Emmanuel MACRON et M. William RUTO, this signature positions Kenya as a major regional gateway for East and Central Africa. Source: CMA CGM CMA CGM has signed a strategic partnership...

11 May 2026 – By Liesl Venter Pauline Kumlehn, a partner at Shepstone & Wylie Attorneys. Source: Shepstone & Wylie Attorneys Stricter import enforcement measures introduced by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition could lead...

By Eugene Goddard Source: iStockphoto While a fragile ceasefire in the Persian Gulf has brought some measure of calm to the Middle East conflict, the supply chain industry in South Africa is facing a much older assault that seems to have drifted out...

By Ed Richardson Source: Maps The dominance of copper in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Zambia is both a risk and an opportunity. An April 2025 World Bank report prepared by a team headed by Bekele Debele points out that the risk...