Regulars
Regulars
FOcus on transport and Logistics
Our regular columns and sections are all contributions from leading industry figures.
It makes no cents
Road safety in South Africa is in a shambles, yet it doesn’t get the funds it so desperately needs – and that makes no...
Riding Solo
Cape Town’s public transport services will greatly benefit from the new Solo SR. JACO DE KLERK travelled to the Dornier Wine Estate in Stellenbosch...
’Tis the season to be jolly safe
As we approach another festive season, with the inevitable road fatalities that can be expected, CLAIRE RENCKEN takes a look at what the SA...
Solaris pushes the electric bus envelope
FRANK BEETON reports on important bus news from overseas
Transport and human rights in Africa
Can bus rapid transit systems work in Africa? The question was hotly debated at the second African Association of Public Transport congress and exhibition...
Gautrain ghost buses
The Gautrain bus service isn’t being used anywhere close to its full potential. Many of its buses run without any passengers and if you...
The African logistics opportunity
Is Africa still the “Dark Continent”? Or is it the one on which to keep a watchful eye? BLAIR BURMEISTER looks at the good,...
Fire them all!
I believe in democracy – that everybody has equal rights, the freedom to express their displeasure and to live a good life. But when...
Volvo pioneers independence
In his monthly review of global news for local truckers, FRANK BEETON details the technical side of Volvo’s new FH flagship (wondering why its...
Die groot gevaar
Most readers will know the meaning of my headline this month. For those of you who don’t, it means “imposing threat or menace”. To...
Down but not out
The local commercial vehicle market has softened slightly in the last three months, writes FRANK BEETON, but volume retention over the first quarter of...
At last! safer roads in sight
Some of the changes proposed in the 20th Draft Amendment to the National Road Traffic Act Regulations give us reason to feel optimistic, writes...