Month: December 2021

Twelve truck drivers to appear in court following N3 road blockades

Twelve truck drivers to appear in court following N3 road blockades

On Friday, 3 December 2021 at approximately 03:00, numerous truck drivers parked their trucks across the N3 Freeway blocking both carriageways. They then alighted from their vehicles causing traffic to come to a standstill for the entire day. The suspects had taken the keys of some of the trucks rendering […]

Intelligence driven operation nets drugs worth more than R2 million in Upington

Intelligence driven operation nets drugs worth more than R2 million in Upington

A tactical intelligence-driven operation yielded enormous successes after drugs worth more than R2 million was seized in Upington. The Northern Cape Crime intelligence unit in Upington in conjunction with Upington Border Police intercepted a Courier bakkie loaded with compressed dagga weighing 30,200 kg, Crystal Meth weighing 6,35 kg, 10 bundles […]

Educating today to empower tomorrow – SAAFF Training Academy launched

Educating today to empower tomorrow – SAAFF Training Academy launched

To address this, the SAAFF Training Academy (SAAFFTA) has been launched. This B-BBEE level 1, majority black-owned, learning institution for professionals and businesses offers targeted training solutions and capacity building interventions for the transport, logistics and supply chain industries. “SAAFFTA has been established to first and foremost remedy the lack […]

Urgent call for action on the dysfunctional Maputo Corridor

Urgent call for action on the dysfunctional Maputo Corridor

The South African Association of Freight Forwarders (SAAFF) and the Minerals Council South Africa are calling on the government to take urgent steps to address severe congestion at the Lebombo/Ressano Garcia border post on the Maputo Corridor that has cost trucking companies R1.3bn in lost revenue so far this year. […]