SARS drops deferment payment bombshell
Industry is gearing up for another fight with the South African Revenue Service – and this time billions of rands are at stake. Sars earlier this month published a proposal for a fixed deferment period of one calendar month to apply to all deferment account holders,...
Trade logistics ignored in budget
Anyone reading the 2015 budget speech of finance minister Nhlanhla Nene would be hard pressed to identify any commitment to increasing South Africa’s competitiveness through investment in the total logistics value chain. Following president Jacob Zuma’s lead in his...
Salvation in sight for “disempowered” Africa?
There are high hopes about the impact of the Grand Inga hydropower project which is expected to go a long way in alleviating the power crisis in sub-Saharan Africa. According to Anita George, a senior director with the World Bank Group, the project in the Congo River...
High hopes for improvement at Pier 2
The latest FTW update of gate moves at the Port of Durban’s container terminals has revealed a significant improvement for Pier 1, but that Pier 2 has been a mess recently. However, according to Kevin Martin, chairman of the Durban harbour carriers division of the SA...
Battle brewing over costly hi-cube ruling
Dear Valued Customer Please find herewith extract taken from the FTW Online, for your information Durban HeadA battle could be brewing as the container industry prepares to take on the department of transport (DoT) about what it describes as an “unnecessary and...Useful Links
