Customs officers of the South African Revenue Service (Sars) seized 67 pieces of calcium hydroxide, which is used to produce crystal methamphetamine – commonly referred to as “ice” or “tik”. The “party drug”, weighing 132.41kg and valued at R40 million, was...
After surging by 15 points to 50 in the second quarter, the RMB/BER Business Confidence index (BCI) retreated to 43 in the third quarter, according to a statement released today. The index is now back in net negative terrain, where the number of respondents...
South Africa’s transport sector grew 6.9% in the year’s second quarter (Q2), becoming the biggest sector to add to the 1.2% economic expansion announced earlier this morning by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA). The mining sector, buoyed by burgeoning demand for raw...
Having slipped from -9 to -13 index points during the second quarter of 2021, the FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) recovered some lost ground to -10 in the third quarter of 2021. That’s according to the latest data released by the Bureau for Economic Research...
The Road Freight Association (RFA), in partnership with Trucking Wellness, Engen and the National Bargaining Council for the Road Freight and Logistics Industry (NBCRFLI), is bringing Covid-19 vaccines to truck drivers on the road. This initiative will enable truck...
More than a week since cargo processing issues at the Beitbridge Border Post resulted in truck queues stretching south for kilometres, the situation seems nowhere near being resolved. Yesterday a social media truckers’ site advised drivers to stock up on basic...
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