Category: News around the web

  • Masslift Africa announces a management buyout

    Masslift Africa, the sole distributor of Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks in Southern Africa and a leading force in the material handling industry, is proud to announce a recent management buyout (MBO), marking a pivotal moment in the company’s history. The MBO was led by the Executive team of the business and the Chairman of the Board.…

  • Ports Regulator Record of Decision on the Tariff Application by the National Ports Authority

    1. On 31 January 2024, Ms. Mukondeleli Johanna Mulaudzi, Chief Executive Officer of the Ports Regulator of South Africa stated as follows: 2. On 01 September 2023 the National Ports Authority (“NPA”/ “the Authority”) submitted to the Ports Regulator of South Africa (”the Regulator”) its Tariff Application (“the Application”) in terms of Section 72 of…

  • The first phase of the construction for the Newcastle Local Municipality launched

    The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Sipho Hlomuka today launched the first phase of the construction for D1331 and P233 in Ward 26, eMadadeni, Newcastle Local Municipality. The upgrade of both these roads will see the communities benefiting with road access to surrounding schools, Madadeni Hospital and other health facilities in the…

  • Gauteng transport department ‘deeply concerned’ about traffic light vandalism

    The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has expressed “deep concern” regarding a recent surge in vandalism and theft targeting traffic signals within the province. In a statement issued on January 29, the department said it was faced with an “enormous battle” of maintaining and protecting the province’s road traffic signals from the what it…

  • 3 Abnormal load trucks will be transporting wind turbine components in the Eastern Cape

    Monday, 29 January 2024 at 07:00, 3 abnormal load trucks will be transporting wind turbine components ( Blades) escorted by 6 Traffic vehicles from the Coega Harbour in Gqeberha, via N2 Nanaga, N10 Olifantskop Pass to Cookhouse. The Olifantskop Pass will be closed for 1 hour when the blades pass through it. Road Users must…

  • Suspects arrested for possession of suspected hijacked truck

    Quick activation of information by members of SAPS Kabega Park, Gqeberha Flying Squad and a private security company led to the arrest of two suspects and the recovery of a hijacked truck in Greenbushes on Friday, 26 January 2024. It is alleged that at approximately 12:45, on the abovementioned date, the driver of a white…

  • Truck collision on the N2

    Truck and bakkie collision on the N2 Southbound, before the Umkomaas Off-ramp. Expect some delays or use alternate routes to avoid delays. Authorities are on the scene for assistance. Extra Caution is required when road users navigate near the blind spots of trucks https://t.co/keoxxnREm2 #ArriveAlive #BlindSpots pic.twitter.com/RINFOrBNGL – Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) January 26, 2024 The…

  • SAPRA supports diesel probe

    Following newspaper reports this week regarding the probe by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) into filling stations selling watered down diesel, the South African Petroleum Retailers Association (SAPRA), representing the interest of numerous petroleum retailers in South Africa and a proud association of the Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI), says it supports…

  • Government’s new plan to shift cargo from roads back to rail

    Government is seeking to finalise a plan aimed at improving its rail network and move cargo away from its overburdened roads.  While the economy loses a billion rand per day to its logistics crises, government has said an urgent turnaround is needed to improve its 31 000km locomotive network as more and more cargo moves…

  • Dedicated freight lanes and restricted truck operating hours mooted in draft plan to shift …

    The Department of Transport (DoT) is canvasing as series of interventions aimed at attracting freight back to South Africa’s struggling rail system from road, which has emerged as the country’s freight backbone following Transnet Freight Rail’s (TFR’s) precipitous decline in recent years. Notwithstanding a long-standing road-to-rail policy, the DoT reports that 87% of freight is…

  • Transport Department to host colloquium on the Freight Road to Rail Migration Plan

    The National Department of Transport has convened a colloquium on the Freight Road to Rail Migration Plan (FRRMP). The colloquium has been organized by the Department and Government Communication and Information Systems (GCIS) in a bid to deepen efforts to develop and finalise the country’s strategy for moving freight to rail. The FRRMP is a…

  • Three killed in a collision involving multiple vehicles and trucks on the N3 near Pietermaritzburg

    Just after 15:20 today ALS Paramedics responded to a fatal multiple vehicle and truck collision on the N3 Durban Bound at the bottom of Town Hill in the Pietermaritzburg area. On arrival Paramedics found carnage as they found that two trucks and a vehicle had collided before the two trucks left the road and came…