Alarm systems in South Africa have to survive conditions that brochures written elsewhere rarely mention: rolling power cuts, criminals carrying signal jammers, and insurers who decline burglary claims when an alarm was not armed. The wired-versus-wireless debate used to be simple. Wired meant reliable and wireless meant convenient but fragile.
Commercial water leak detection matters more in South Africa than most property managers assume, because every litre that escapes on the private side of the meter is billed at business tariffs. Office parks, factories, schools and retail centres rarely lose water dramatically. Instead, a urinal cistern runs all night, an
Pepper spray security system enquiries in South Africa almost always arrive with a second question attached: is it actually legal to fill a building with chilli fog when someone breaks in? The honest answer needs more than a yes. No South African statute names fixed pepper fog systems, so their
Johannesburg, 22 September 2026 — The rail network statement 2026 is now final. The Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager (TRIM) had Network Statement Version 4 published in Government Gazette No. 55426 on Monday. In effect, the document sets the rules for access to the national freight
Johannesburg, 21 September 2026 — The truck stop framework 2026 is South Africa’s first attempt to grade where long-haul drivers rest. Transport Minister Barbara Creecy launched the National Truck Stop Framework on Thursday 17 September. She chose the Sasol N17 Truck Stop in Mpumalanga as
Johannesburg, 18 September 2026 — The container volumes August 2026 figures show South Africa’s ports handled 382,755 TEUs last month. That is 7% down on July’s 411,056 TEUs and also 7% down on August 2025. The Southern African Association of Freight Forwarders (SAAFF) compiled the
Johannesburg, 17 September 2026 — The Beitbridge border delays 2026 have reached 38 hours per truck. Specifically, heavy vehicles took an average of one day and 14 hours to cross South Africa’s busiest land border in the week of 7 to 13 September. The figure
Johannesburg, 14 September 2026 — The DGT truck delays 2026 story has moved from complaint to admission. Durban Gateway Terminal (DGT) has conceded that its slot-booking system is not working. It made the admission to the Road Freight Association (RFA), the South African Freight and
Johannesburg, 12 September 2026 — The Transnet annual results 2026 show the state logistics group back in profit for the first time in four years. Transnet reported a R4.6 billion profit for the year to 31 March 2026. A year earlier it lost R1.9 billion.
Update: October 2026 fuel prices are out — see the latest figures here. Johannesburg, 11 September 2026 — The October fuel price 2026 outlook now points to record prices for petrol and diesel. Central Energy Fund (CEF) snapshots published this week show 95 petrol under-recovering
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