Gauteng Police Commissioner meets with cash-in-transit industry partners to urgently address the upsurge in CIT incidents in the province The Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Gauteng, Lieutenant General Elias Mawela together with his Deputy responsible for Policing, Major General Tommy Mthombeni and the Provincial Head of the Directorate for […]
Month: December 2020
Two injured in a truck rollover near Kranspoort
ER24 on scene at 4:58 this morning for a truck transporting poles that overturned on the N11 near Kranspoort in Mpumalanga. Two patients with minor injuries were treated and transported to Middleburg Provincial Hospital for further care.
Beitbridge ‘Lessons Learned’ Critical to AfCFTA
Transport and freight bodies are calling on Government for a PPP (Public Private Partnership) to prevent future disasters similar to the chaos taking place at the Beitbridge border post on the Zimbabwe border. The call comes from the Federation of Eastern and Southern African Road Transport Associations (FESARTA) and the […]
Two injured in a truck collision in Harrismith
Emer-G-Med responded to a truck collision on N3 North at Eeram in Harrismith. Two patients with minor injuries were transported by Emer-G-Med hospital. Local authorities were on the scene for further investigations.
Chaos at Beitbridge Border Post could have been Avoided
The delays at the Beitbridge border post over recent weeks, which resulted in the deaths of four truck drivers, a female bus passenger, as well as numerous cases of drivers collapsing from the heat and lack of water, should never happen again. And although queues at the border post have […]
Blockage at Beitbridge Border Post an Imminent Time Bomb For The Region
The Transport and Freight Forwarding industries are calling for urgent intervention at the Beitbridge border post where a humanitarian disaster is unfolding, at the same time creating a potential COVID-19 catastrophe which also threatens a cholera outbreak. Mike Fitzmaurice, the Chief Executive Officer of FERSATA (Federation Eastern and Southern Africa […]
Truck Drivers not at Fault for Crisis at Beitbridge
The Road Freight Association (RFA) and the Technical Service Provider Association (TSPA) reject the assertion made by the Home Affairs Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi that the truckers arriving at the border without the correct documentation are the reason for the current catastrophe at the Beitbridge border post. Louise Wiggett, Spokesperson for […]
Road Freight Association Calls for Urgent Action to Resolve Humanitarian Disaster at Beitbridge
The Road Freight Association (RFA) calls on President Cyril Ramaphosa to immediately rectify and resolve the unacceptable crisis at Beitbridge, which has already become a massive humanitarian disaster. Queues of trucks and other vehicles are reaching 20 kilometers in both directions and truck drivers are taking up to nine days […]
Head-on collision between a truck and vehicle on the N3
Emer-G-Med responded to a head-on collision on the N3 North 15 km past Warden. One patient with moderate injuries was transported by EMS. Local authorities were on the scene for further investigations and assistance. Head-on collision between a truck and vehicle on the N3 https://t.co/Yew3Y2qVct#ArriveAlive @EMER_G_MED @TruckAndFreight pic.twitter.com/SIsfQVVq9U — Arrive […]
PepsiCo contract grows Imperial footprint in Europe
Imperial Germany has been awarded the contract to store leading brands for major soft drinks manufacturer PepsiCo. From January 2021, Imperial will open and operate a dedicated 15,000 square metre regional distribution centre in Sülzetal near Magdeburg, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The facility will receive and store palletised stocks of PepsiCo’s […]