Johannesburg, 10 August 2026 — The truck driver shutdown threat is back on the table. The talks meant to defuse it have collapsed. The confirmation came at a march in Mooi River on Wednesday. There, All Truck Drivers Forum and Allied South Africa national secretary
Johannesburg, 9 August 2026 — Truck driver licence renewal is staying exactly where it was. As government moves ordinary driving licence cards from five-year to ten-year validity, the plan excludes the categories every fleet employs. According to Explain.co.za, drivers in categories C1, C, EC1 and
Johannesburg, 8 August 2026 — Private rail freight investment in South Africa now has hardware on the quay. On 1 August, the first eight Wabtec C28 locomotives arrived at the Port of Durban from New Zealand. Railways Africa reported the shipment on Friday. They form
Johannesburg, 7 August 2026 — The Durban truck congestion plan now has four named projects behind it. Specifically, the eThekwini Transport Authority has tabled its updated Integrated Freight and Logistics Strategy 2026, reported by Freight News on Wednesday. First on the list: dedicated truck staging
Johannesburg, 6 August 2026 — The road freight Q2 2026 numbers carry a warning that fleet operators will recognise immediately. The Ctrack Transport and Freight Index fell to 120.8 in the second quarter, its lowest reading since January. Road freight held up better than most
Johannesburg, 5 August 2026 — The Durban port expansion trucks question is now formally on the table. Fleet operators have a direct stake in how it resolves. The Transnet National Ports Authority has invited private investors to develop two logistics sites at Ambrose Park. The
Durban, 4 August 2026 — The official August fuel prices are confirmed. One line in the price structure changed the outcome for every operator. The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has gazetted the adjustments taking effect tomorrow, Wednesday 5 August. Diesel rises 123 cents
Durban, 3 August 2026 — AARTO Phase 2 is one month old today. Fleets are discovering that the arithmetic matters more than the arguments. The nationwide rollout of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences system proceeded on 1 July. The Gauteng High Court had
Durban, 1 August 2026 — The final August fuel prices are in. The month ends the way the data warned it would. Closing Central Energy Fund figures point to wholesale diesel rising by R1.42 per litre for 50ppm. The 500ppm grade rises R1.60, effective Wednesday,
Durban, 31 July 2026 — Botswana border queues in August are the risk nobody should be pricing at zero. From tomorrow, 1 August, the Botswana Unified Revenue Service requires pre-clearance for every commercial road freight movement into or out of the country. The truck may
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