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The well-known software solutions and consulting company, PTV Group, announced on January 18 that it will be expanding its reach into Africa.

As the United Kingdom (UK) figures out how to negotiate the Brexit waters, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has shown support for the prime minister’s vision of a “tariff-free and frictionless trade” with the European Union (EU) and ambitious free-trade agreements with other partners globally.

Regular readers of FOCUS may remember Charleen Clarke’s report on the future of the van, dubbed adVANce, as seen through the eyes of Mercedes-Benz. One of the concepts discussed was the so-called “mothership”, developed in conjunction with Starship Technologies – the world’s leading start-up company for the development of ground-based, autonomous delivery robots.

Two Kamaz teams, piloted by Eduard Nikolaev and Dmitry Sotnikov, took the first and second place spots in the truck category of the 2017 Dakar event on Saturday, January 14, making it the 14th win for the Russian team.

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport: South Africa (CILTSA) will host the CILT Africa Forum 2017, which takes place at Montecasino, Johannesburg, from March 28 to 31. The event is set to attract 250 high-level delegates from more than 15 African countries.