Gautrain rocks!

Friday, 06 August 2010
The mega project has surpassed all expectations, writes Project Management South Africa CEO, Taryn van Olden

One of the criticisms of South Africa’s infrastructure, voiced by locals and foreigners alike, has been our lack of adequate public transportation. Our middle class would battle to function without two cars per family and the prospect of being without a car for a day, such as when it is being serviced, means massive co-ordination of lifts and juggled meetings to accommodate the fact that, for SEVERAL hours, you will be unable to move yourself from where you are to where you may want to be.
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Gauteng T&L springs ahead
Friday, 06 August 2010

Tambo Springs’ next-generation inland port and logistics gateway promises to be a catalyst for job creation and economic development

 

The need

 

 

Th...
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A slow recovery
Thursday, 05 August 2010
918644_37673654_optStrikes and rotten roads fingered as prime suspects

 

While Statistics South Africa has consistently reported solid increases since December last year in inc...
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Media Releases

  • Media Release Gabriel Shock Absorbers, SA Celebrates 75 years This year marks the 75th anniversary of Gabriel shock absorbers in South Africa. Gabriel holds about 65% of the SA aftermarket. Gabriel was originally...
  • A Pothole Remedy Plugging potholes with pot-tech Gaping potholes seem to be plaguing the roads of South Africa at present, particularly in Gauteng, with a gluttony of deep crevasses seeming to indicate a widespread problem....
  • Fleet Management with Real Network Security Specialist Fleet Management Solutions Company Launches Companies, government departments and parastatals invest substantial amounts of money each year in their vehicles and drivers. In order to optimise...
  • Driver monitoring system North East Carriers strengthens safety focus North East Carriers (N E Carriers), a member of the IMPERIAL Logistics Group, is a leading logistics company that provides specialised transport solutions...
  • News flash! Good News Phase One And Two Of OSBP Project – Our Freight Bypass Road Completed In Record Time Dear MCLI Reader One of the high lights of my career on Friday – under the blow of vuvuzelas – our...
A new ball game
Thursday, 05 August 2010
Post-Fifa 2010, Africa is wide awake with road freight possibilities – and everyone is muscling in on the act

 

For many decades, South Africa has been regar...
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African Trade Corridors
Thursday, 01 July 2010
Zimbabwe-Mozambique_borderImproving the efficiency of African trade corridors

 

Who are the stakeholders and what’s in it for them?

 

The African transport industry’s private secto...
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Editor's Note
Thursday, 05 August 2010

Greg

V for Victory

Africa is bouncing back from the global recession faster than any other region in the world, enjoying a V-shaped recovery.

 

“Our prediction is...
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African transport
Monday, 21 June 2010

Zimbabwe-Mozambique_borderA continent hamstrung on many fronts

Why does Africa not (yet) enjoy its fair share of international trade? It is a widely accepted fact that Africa can be regar...Read more...

Transporter Woes at South Africa’s Borders
Tuesday, 03 August 2010

A survey of 37 transport company managers and executives in 2009 revealed interesting patterns of dissatisfaction with the performance of South African border p...Read more...

News flash!
Tuesday, 15 June 2010

Good News Phase One And Two Of OSBP Project – Our Freight Bypass Road Completed In Record Time

Dear MCLI Reader

One of the high lights of my career on Friday – un...Read more...

Transport development
Monday, 02 August 2010

Transport_oneDramatic changes in southern Africa

There are grandiose new transportation plans in the pipeline for southern Africa. If all these plans come to fruition over t...Read more...

SA supports SABCOHA during FIFA World Cup
Wednesday, 09 June 2010

BMW SA supports SABCOHA school holiday camp programme during 2010 FIFA world cup™.

Project reaffirms BMW’s commitment to the long-term development of South Afric...Read more...

Conveyance of Dangerous Goods by Road (Part V1) - Legislation
Monday, 26 July 2010

National Road Traffic Act, Act 93 of 1996; Chapter VIII

The National Road Traffic Act, Act 93 of 1996 makes it an offence for dangerous goods to be consigned, t...Read more...

Bus crashes
Thursday, 27 May 2010

041248-006Greater need for fleet management solutions

Recent Headlines: Bus Owner, driver charged with murder; Death bus has been suspended; Bus driver might have fallen...Read more...

Conveyance of Dangerous Goods by Road (Part VII) -Terminology
Monday, 26 July 2010

Definitions

Classified Goods & Substances

Every classified substance is allocated to one of nine classes depending on the Primary hazard of the substance.

Each...Read more...

Like peas in a pod
Thursday, 13 May 2010
podcar_1_optIs this the future of personal transport?

 

Traffic. If there is one thing in the world with which we all can agree we despise with the raging fury of a thou...
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Media Release
Thursday, 22 July 2010

Gabriel Shock Absorbers, SA Celebrates 75 years

This year marks the 75th anniversary of Gabriel shock absorbers in South Africa. Gabriel holds about 65% of the S...Read more...

The road to Nacala
Thursday, 13 May 2010
The Nacala Development Corridor will be a shot in the arm for Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia

 

From the palm-swaying beaches of Mozambique to the tranquil sho...
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Rail transport
Thursday, 22 July 2010

RailMore efficient Botswana/Mozambique-link soon?

Are Gaborone and Maputo going to be linked by a faster rail route? This scenario may well come about should talks a...Read more...

Transport 2O1O
Thursday, 13 May 2010
Progress report and guidelines for the 2010 Fifa Soccer World Cup

 

As a result of the possible transport restrictions during the World Cup at the various ho...
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A Pothole Remedy
Friday, 16 July 2010
Plugging potholes with pot-tech

 

 

Gaping potholes seem to be plaguing the roads of South Africa at present, particularly in Gauteng, with a gluttony of...
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IRT integrates city
Thursday, 13 May 2010
The 2010 Fifa World Cup is a springboard for urban densification

 

In a speech in January 2010, the executive mayor of the City of Cape Town Dan Plato highli...
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Fleet Management with Real Network Security
Friday, 09 July 2010
Specialist Fleet Management Solutions Company Launches

 

Companies, government departments and parastatals invest substantial amounts of money each year in t...
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Adapt or die
Thursday, 13 May 2010
climate_1_optThe transport sector has to show leadership in tackling South Africa’s bloated carbon footprint

 

As the world grapples with the challenges of climate change...
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Driver monitoring system
Tuesday, 06 July 2010

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North East Carriers strengthens safety focus

North East Carriers (N E Carriers), a member of the IMPERIAL Logistics Group, is a leading logistics company that pr...Read more...

Editor's Note
Thursday, 13 May 2010
GregHolding our breath

 

The only thing that’s certain at the moment is that there’s much uncertainty about. Doubt overshadows practically every issue, from the...
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