Questions have been raised following the publication of the first set of rules for the Customs Duty Act related to the term “deferment benefit”. Industry stakeholders are questioning why the word benefit is used in conjunction with deferment – especially in light of a...

Southern African transport ministers have committed to re-evaluating their governments’ policies on exemption for railway operators from the fuel levy which is largely used to improve road infrastructure. Swaziland is the only country that has waived the levy on fuel...

While comment has been submitted on the rules and regulations guiding the new customs control act, another area has cropped up where the legislation will have a substantial impact the waste removal off vessels. “This legislation is going to have such far-reaching...

The government proposal to ban trucks from public roads during peak time is nothing more than a diversion of attention from the real problem which is a lack of enforcement coupled with corrupt officials. That’s the view of Road Freight Association (RFA) spokesman...

The Department of Transport has hinted at a possible extension of the 2019 moratorium on  prosecution for road hauliers who fail to meet the new container height restrictions  deadline. Ngwako Thoka, deputy director of legislation at the Department of Transport (DoT),...

Please find herewith extract taken from the FTW Online, for your information With the Transnet National Ports Authority’s (TNPA’s) plans to dredge a number of silted-up berths at the Port of Durban having proved unworkable, the authority has now had to declare reduced...

Please find herewith extract taken from the FTW Online, for your information "The freight and trade industry could find itself in the firing line as SA Revenue Service pushes to improve revenue collection in an  economically compromised environment. That’s according...

Please find herewith extract taken from the FTW Online, for your information "The first of nine new tugboats, currently under construction at the Southern African Shipyards remises in Durban, is set for delivery in January 2016. Part of a R1.4-billion contract, it is...

Despite efforts to educate the shipping industry in the complex compliance requirements of the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS), importers are continuing to face delays and additional costs. While ignorance of the law on the part of shippers is...