Tag: Road Freight Association (RFA)

‘Dear Mr President, please stop the sabotage’

by Gavin Kelly

17th Jun 2022

The N3 got blocked this week for the umpteenth time. With this major artery from the Durban port now regularly the target of protesters, Gavin Kelly, CEO of the Road ...

Gavin Kelly, chief executive officer of the Road Freight Association, says operating costs within the road freight and logistics sector have increased exponentially. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

Perfect fuel storm in the road freight, logistics industry

by Gavin Kelly

20th May 2022

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: According to Gavin Kelly of the Road Freight Association, our transport sector is at risk of collapse if we don't start looking at long-term solutions to shield ...

Truck drivers have started a protest on the N3 highway near Harrismith. The protest has been causing extensive traffic backlogs between Montrose and Harrismith, as well as delays northbound towards Gauteng at Tugela Plaza. Photo: Supplied/ Jack Armour

Truck driver protests threaten planting, exports

by Sinesipho Tom

27th Oct 2021

Leaders in the agricultural sector say that an ongoing protest and blocking of the N3 highway will have dire consequences for the industry. Agricultural products such as milk, equipment, seed, ...

Roadblocks would be set up across the KZN province for the whole month of October to enforce road laws. Photo: Supplied/ Food For Mzansi

KZN Transport Month: The good, the bad and the middle ground

by Sinesipho Tom

13th Oct 2021

South Africa's roads are notoriously deadly and any effort to boost road safety is something to be welcomed. But there's a balance between law enforcement and restrictive measures and food ...

Agri freighters welcome N3 upgrades, but conditionally

by Sinesipho Tom

1st Sep 2021

Road users in the freight and agricultural industries have mixed feelings about ongoing upgrades to the N3 highway connecting Johannesburg and Durban.

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