FLEET MANAGEMENT
Freight needs to show women the full range of careers it offers
Logistics has a visibility problem and it is costing the industry women.
South Africa’s freight and logistics sector is not short of ambitious women. Rather, it is short of women who know the sector exists as a career.
The cost of distraction on the road in 2026
The World Health Organization[i] warned as far back as 2011 that distracted driving was a “serious and growing threat to road safety”, noting that rising mobile phone ownership was likely to escalate the problem.
ESG Conference Sets New Standard for Purpose-Driven Leadership in Logistics, Transport and Supply Chain
Speakers at the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport South Africa’s ESG Conference held on 23 June 2026 have called on the logistics, transport and supply chain sectors to move beyond ESG compliance and make leadership, skills development and community impact measurable across the value chain.
Engen and Vivo Energy employees make every minute count on Mandela Day
In honour of Nelson Mandela International Day, Engen and Vivo Energy employees dedicated their 67 minutes of service to helping combat poverty and inequality, demonstrating the power of collective action to make a meaningful difference in vulnerable communities.
Gearing for Efficiency: RFA and SAFLA Sign Memorandum of Understanding
The Road Freight Association (RFA) and the South African Freight and Logistics Association (SAFLA) have formalised a strategic partnership through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), thereby creating a broader advocacy framework into the freight forwarding and logistics space.
Volkswagen Group Africa honours its Best Apprentice for 2026
Tshililo Nelwamondo has been named Volkswagen Group Africa’s (VWGA) Best Apprentice for 2026 after being recognised at the annual Best Apprentice Awards ceremony held in Wolfsburg, Germany in June 2026.
AARTO: stumbling out of the starting blocks?
The Road Freight Association (RFA) has commented on the structure and nature of AARTO (the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences) since the first iteration of the Act in 1998.
A day when South Africa held its breath…
It’s midway through the day after June 30, 2026. The dust has settled, and it’s time to take a look at what the day held for South Africa in general – and the road freight and logistics sector, in particular.
Isuzu Motors South Africa and Rally to Read deepen literacy impact as programme evolves into sustainability phase
Isuzu Motors South Africa (IMSAf), in partnership with Read Education Trust, is transitioning its three-year Rally to Read literacy programme into a sustainability phase, focused on enabling beneficiary schools in Gqeberha to sustain improved literacy outcomes beyond direct programme support.
Out, out with all foreigners – is that really what SA is calling for?
The President addressed the country on Sunday, 07 June 2026 – reminiscent of those Family meetings during Covid – and ambled down a route as to why we are not an anti-foreigner country (the nasty word is xenophobic), what the government is (not) doing to address the situation, and what we as employers are doing wrong and therefore are to be ashamed of ourselves and will be prosecuted.