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The Pretoria Regional Court has handed down a 35-year sentence to Shedi Mhlanga, who was convicted of tampering with essential infrastructure, theft of fuel, and possession of stolen property from Transnet Pipelines (TPL). Mhlanga, a Zimbabwean national, was found guilty of all charges in

The Pretoria Regional Court has handed down a 35-year sentence to Shedi Mhlanga, who was convicted of tampering with essential infrastructure, theft of fuel, and possession of stolen property from Transnet Pipelines (TPL). Mhlanga, a Zimbabwean national, was found guilty of all charges in

Cabinet says the measures imposed by the European Union (EU) on the export of South Africas citrus products to the European Union result in significant costs for the South African citrus industry, estimated at R2 billion or $110 million per year. The first regular Cabinet meeting of the se

The Port of Cape Town lost more than 70 hours of operational work time due to last weeks gale force winds and heavy rain, the latest Cargo Movement Update (CMU) reports in its July 16 assessment of national logistics. The CMU assessment follows a day after President Cyril Ramaphosa told a

South Africas president and transport minister have come out in support of the freight and trade industry as challenges continue to beset importers and exporters, holding back much-needed economic growth and its potential for job creation. Delivering a keynote speech at the opening of a Cl

Too many freight fleet owners are digitally unaware of what their drivers and trucks are up to, despite the operational change-making potential that high-tech platform tools have to offer, telematics expert Renko Bergh has said. The co-founder of CtrlFleet told a Transport Forum gathering

The R78 billion debt owed to Eskom by municipalities must be urgently addressed to protect the ability of the power utility to fulfil its mandate. This is according to Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, who addressed the media on Monday. Collectively, muni

New minister of transport Barbara Creecy has pledged her support to work closely with the private sector and the National Logistics Crisis Committee to turn around Transnet and boost its performance to pre-Covid-19 pandemic levels. Delivering the keynote address at the opening of the 42 nd

Working with the US Department of Foreign Agricultural Service based in Pretoria and other international bodies, the government of Botswana is trying to regain lost beef export volumes.At present its biggest market is Norway.Pierre du Plessis from the University of Oslo says Botswana and Namibia

Thousands of workers represented by the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) have downed tools at Ford South Africa over the companys refusal to pay staff bonuses. Numsa general secretary Irvin Jim said in a statement that the reason for the strike is that Ford is refusing to share

A police anti-smuggling unit has swooped on two suspects who allegedly planned to smuggle vehicles valued at R1.6 million to Zimbabwe via the Beitbridge border post at the weekend. SAPS spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said men were nabbed for being in possession of presumed stolen mo

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has won a court challenge against Karpowership and the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) giving the civil rights organisation access to the unredacted record of the regulators decision to approve licences for the power vessels. The

South Africas Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development has urged farmers and livestock owners in all provinces to limit the movement of cloven-hoofed animals as far as possible. This comes in the wake of an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) on five farms in Human

President Cyril Ramaphosa and the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, had held a positive and constructive telephone discussion on bilateral, regional and global issues the presidency said on Tuesday. The Presidency said in a statement that the leaders also discussed the nee

The Border Management Authority (BMA) will host a pass-out parade for 400 new recruits who have completed their training at the South African Police Training College in Pretoria West. The newly qualified junior border guards will be deployed at various ports of entry throughout the country