Category:Steering Column

This issue of FOCUS is all about celebrating the captains of our industry – and FOCUS editor Charleen Clarke got to interview our cover star, Kobus van Zyl, vice president of commercial vehicles at Mercedes-Benz South Africa.
December 1, 2013

Public transport, not public disgrace

It’s official: public transport can actually work. It can be safe, affordable, reliable and easy to use. (Trust me …)

Read more
Month of mayhem!
November 1, 2013

Month of mayhem!

Well I have loved Transport Month. Not because of anything the government has achieved within the month of October. But because the industry truly...

Read more
October 1, 2013

Dangerous times

I have always had the world of respect for truck drivers; they generally do a marvellous (if thankless and perilous) job. But now the...

Read more
Are we in trouble?
September 1, 2013

Are we in trouble?

Regular FOCUS readers know that I am the eternal optimist. But right now, as I pen this column, I am a tad concerned. Not...

Read more
Start smiling (please)
August 1, 2013

Start smiling (please)

I am so tired of being surrounded by grumpy people. Goodness gracious me! Things really are not that bad.

Read more
July 1, 2013

Time to clean up our act

While I adore my job, I am not very proud of this industry’s “accomplishments” right now …

Read more
Do we protest too much?
June 1, 2013

Do we protest too much?

As this issue of FOCUS went to print, protests and strike actions were top of mind – especially as the former threatened to derail...

Read more
Total South Africa is investing R140 million in its facilities.
May 1, 2013

Reasons to smile

I am one of the most positive people on the planet – I’ve never seen a glass half empty in my life. (And no,...

Read more
Cry the beloved tuk-tuk
April 1, 2013

Cry the beloved tuk-tuk

My blood is boiling. And the tuk-tuks – or rather the lack thereof – are the reason why.

Read more
The road to green
March 1, 2013

The road to green

The United Kingdom (UK) is taking the business of emissions very seriously – with massive implications for transport operators. I cannot help but wonder...

Read more