Johannesburg, 4 September 2026 — The truck sales August 2026 figures answer a question this desk asked a month ago. Would fleets keep buying once the fuel squeeze bit? They did, and faster. Heavy trucks and buses reached 2,150 units in August, naamsa reported on
Johannesburg, 3 September 2026 — Fuel levy relief 2026 is back on the table. Diesel rose by roughly R3 a litre on Wednesday, and the political response followed within hours. Trade union federation COSATU has renewed its call for the temporary levy cut to return,
Opinion | Contributed article. The views expressed are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect those of DigitFMS or the Fleet Intelligence Desk. By Thebe Van Wyk, Narrowcast Trans | Johannesburg, 3 September 2026 Our drivers are not expendable. Truck driver fatigue, unrealistic delivery
Johannesburg, 2 September 2026 — The truck hijacking statistics 2026 has produced so far point one way. Down, hard, for a second consecutive quarter. Truck hijacking fell 21% in the April to June quarter, per Jacaranda FM. Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia announced the figure
Johannesburg, 1 September 2026 — The official September fuel prices are out. They land above every forecast that preceded them. From midnight going into Wednesday 2 September, petrol 93 and 95 both rise by R1.34 per litre. The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources announced
Johannesburg, 31 August 2026 — Kazungula border truck congestion has reached what the region’s driver body calls unprecedented levels. The timing matters: it is one month into Botswana’s new pre-clearance regime. The Southern Africa Truck Drivers Association of Zambia says queues at the Kazungula One-Stop
Johannesburg, 25 August 2026 — The AGOA extension South Africa’s exporters cheered this month comes with a hard asterisk. The US Senate approved extending the African Growth and Opportunity Act to 31 December 2028 on 8 August. However, the bill still awaits House concurrence and
Johannesburg, 24 August 2026 — The Transnet rail funding request now has a number, a destination and a deadline. The state logistics operator is asking the National Treasury for about R35 billion. Transport Minister Barbara Creecy confirmed the figure to Bloomberg in Cape Town. “We
Johannesburg, 21 August 2026 — The September 2026 fuel price picture has firmed, and it points one way. Diesel takes the heaviest hit. Mid-month data from the Central Energy Fund shows diesel 0.05% under-recovering by between R2.73 and R3.11 per litre. The cleaner 0.005% grade
Johannesburg, 20 August 2026 — The Mpumalanga road repair backlog now has an official price: about R38 billion. The provincial Department of Public Works, Roads and Transport disclosed the figure during a National Council of Provinces oversight visit. Parliament released the statement on Wednesday. The
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