“I tell my family: don’t touch me anymore, not until Coronavirus is gone. When I get home, I wash first. It is hard for my family. My son asks me – why do you not want to hug me?” Kenneth Setati – Truck Driver: Vector Logistics Life under Lockdown is […]
Stationary truck standing in roadway on the Abel Erasmus Pass. On the R36-4 km marking 74.4.Between Leboeng and Mapareng. Be on the lookout when driving in that direction.
The Road Freight Association (RFA) salutes the thousands of truck drivers across the country who are continuing to deliver much-needed essential goods during Lockdown. “Life as a truck driver is challenging at the best of times,” says RFA Chief Executive Gavin Kelly, “But the pressures are even greater amid the […]
[By Prenisha Govender, Associate, and Virusha Subban, Partner and Head of Indirect Tax, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg] The nationwide statutory lockdown in South Africa has resulted in uncertainty in the transport industry relating to the movement of goods from ports of entry. In addition, it has added to supply chain and […]
WESTERN CAPE – Three suspects are expected to appear in court following a hijacking of a meat delivery truck this morning at about 09:20 in Ramaphosa informal settlement in Philippi. The driver and two passengers were doing meat deliveries in Gugulethu and while standing at a robot in Govan Mbeki, […]
A variety of health and safety measures have been implemented at the Sevel Plant in Atessa, Italy – a joint venture with PSA Group and one of the leading producers of commercial vehicles for the international market – in preparation for today’s return to work of most of the over […]
“It’s the Quietness… It’s really very strange…Quietness on the roads… Quietness in the town…” [Macfarlane Sedibe and Hector Radebe – Vector Logistics] The loneliness of a long-distance trucker has been well-documented over decades. But amidst Lockdown and Covid19, it’s the quietness on the roads and in the towns that drivers […]
Compliant and qualifying employers who can prove that their businesses are being adversely affected by #Covid19 can now apply for interim relief in the form of a #contributionholiday. Compliant employers send applications to members@rflipf-sanlam.co.za. Read the full notification on our website. Read here:
As we are all aware, the fall-out from COVID-19 is severely impacting businesses’ ability to trade. This, in turn, will affect liquidity and the ability of debtors to maintain payments. It is not business as usual, these are extraordinary times. Even though the government has done a good job of […]
Each kit provides medicines and infusion materials for 100 intensive care beds. The first shipment, containing 20 of these kits will be sent in the coming weeks to the central warehouse in Dubai, from which they will be further distributed. #Imperial
