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Green light for Durban logistics park
Fortress Income Fund has cleared a significant hurdle in its bid to create a logistics mega-park on the last developable flat land in south Durban... read



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Aviation
SAA to close operations between Joburg and Abu Dhabi
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has granted approval for South African Airways to cease operating its route between Johannesburg and Abu Dhabi... read
Airport traps are gold mines for owners

Zeenat Moorad

There exists a slice of retail heaven between passport control and the boarding gate: travellers are the perfect captive audience for duty-free stores with their jumbo Toblerone chocolate bars and mega-sized bottles of spirits... read
Construction & Engineering
DRA announces acquisition of RLH Consulting Engineers
DRA engineering company has purchased Cape Town-based ports and harbour engineering company, RLH Consulting Engineers. DRA will leverage the wealth of industry experience of key personnel in RLH... read
Distribution
SA trade surplus widens

Carin Smith

South Africa's trade surplus widened to R8.22bn in December from R683m in November. This was higher than the expectation of a R1.8bn surplus... read
Public Transport
Go-ahead for R5m taxi payout
The Nelson Mandela Bay council gave the go-ahead for the city to pay the R5.5-million owed to the taxi industry for the 59 vehicles in storage... read
Railway
Gautrain is on a roll
The bidding process for the provision of 48 new Gautrain coaches has begun in a lucrative R3.5-billion deal aimed at meeting the ever increasing number of passengers... read
Shipping
No bid for Durban cruise terminal
The latest Request for Proposals from TNPA for the development of a new passenger terminal in the Port of Durban ended in a non-award... read
Growing intra-Africa marine trade needs specialist insurance
The marine cargo industry in Africa is set to enter a boom period over the next few decades. South Africa's ports showed steady growth of marine cargo... read
Africa
Ethiopian Airlines aces aviation
Recently Ethiopian Airlines added Cape Town and Durban to its hub of global destinations, which is good news for South Africans who are eager to fly with... read
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Business
Brands, here's why you should care about 'woke Twitter'

Sarah Britten

Woke Twitter could bring down your campaign and cause severe reputational damage. Here's why this audience should be considered as an essential part of the strategic and creative process... read
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