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
Johannesburg, 19 August 2026 — Unsustainable road freight rates are now the industry body’s central warning. The warning came at a Transport Forum and RFA webinar on Tuesday, per Freight News. There, Road Freight Association chief executive Gavin Kelly said many contracts sit at levels
Johannesburg, 18 August 2026 — Foreign truck driver enforcement is running at the largest scale South Africa has seen. The numbers deserve precise reading. In July, SAPS reported 12,009 arrests of undocumented foreign nationals in three weeks, per TimesLIVE. The coordinated national operations ran with
Johannesburg, 14 August 2026 — The Durban freight strategy 2026 has won its first industry verdict. It comes with conditions. The SA Freight and Logistics Association and the Road Freight Association have cautiously welcomed the plan. Freight News reported both responses on Thursday, covering eThekwini’s
Johannesburg, 12 August 2026 — The AARTO fines truck operators warned about now have a name and a rand amount. One officer stopped a Project Logistics Management driver once, on the N1 north in Pretoria, on 3 June. Following that single stop, six infringement notices
Johannesburg, 11 August 2026 — The Shell South Africa sale is signed. Fleet fuel buyers now have a date to plan against. On 7 July, ADNOC Distribution entered a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Shell Downstream South Africa. The implied enterprise value sits at
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