Beneficiation of mineral resources in South Africa has been given a huge boost with a consortium led by the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) having bought the Scaw Metals Group (Scaw) for R3.4-million from Anglo American.

Piracy off the east and west coast of Africa affects the entire export/import supply chain, including transport logistics in sub-Saharan Africa. The latest statistics show that it is now spreading to regions without or with little navy patrol.

The Transport Laws and Related Matters Amendment Bill regulating the government's ability to charge motorists for using the tolls was withdrawn from Parliament, and will now be debated next year, it was reported. This means the e-tolling system on Gauteng’s roads will now commence only next year. 

A new regional trade route reaching from the Katanga Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) all the way to Walvis Bay as point of entry, is on the radar of the Walvis Bay Corridor Group (WBCG), following an agreement between Namibia and the DRC.

The nationwide Hi-Q tyre network is offering a complimentary safety check during the forthcoming holiday season to enhance vehicle safety, according to Hi-Q communications manager, Lize Hayward.