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3 weeks ago | 
freightnews.co.za | Eugene Goddard |Gavin Kelly
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Road Freight Association (RFA) and ahead of the organisation’s annual conference next weekend, Freight News invited RFA chief executive Gavin Kelly to a Q and A session to shed more light on a few industry matters. Q: Please tell us about the origin of the RFA. What has stood out for you as milestones in the RFA’s half century?
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2 months ago | 
businesswire.com | Gavin Kelly
SWISSto12 CEO Dr. Emile de Rijk has won Via Satellite’s 2024 Satellite Executive of the Year Award.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
logisticsnews.co.za | Gavin Kelly
The Road Freight Association (RFA) notes that “the Minister of Transport, Ms. Barbara Creecy has approved the publishing of the Transnet Network Statement for the rail network in South Africa. The Network Statement facilitates open access to South Africa’s rail network by third-party operators.”
Are we about to see great things – or are we doomed onto a circle of argument and squabbles by various potential third-party operators as recently seen at the Port of Durban?
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
freightnews.co.za | Gavin Kelly
There is no need to regurgitate what is happening in Mozambique. But it is important to highlight what that crisis has done to the South African economy and, more importantly, what it has highlighted as the weaknesses and fail points in the greater South African logistics chain.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
freightnews.co.za | Gavin Kelly
There is no need to regurgitate what is happening in Mozambique. But it is important to highlight what that crisis has done to the South African economy and, more importantly, what it has highlighted as the weaknesses and fail points in the greater South African logistics chain.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
bizcommunity.com | Lindsey Schutters |Gavin Kelly
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While the official price fluctuation in the prices of fuel has not been announced yet, data from the Central Energy Fund indicate that petrol and diesel will increase by 20c a litre. This comes after continuous dips in fuel pricing for the past few months.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
freightnews.co.za | Gavin Kelly
The Department of Transport (DoT) prides itself in stating transport is the “heartbeat of South Africa’s economic growth and social development”. The Road Freight Association (RFA) notes that this must be borne out in the direction and commitment shown by Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana – especially with regard to prioritising spending and focusing on fiscal control with a clear understanding of the country’s transport requirements.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
freightnews.co.za | Gavin Kelly
The Department of Transport (DoT) prides itself in stating transport is the “heartbeat of South Africa’s economic growth and social development”. The Road Freight Association notes that this must be borne out in the direction and commitment shown by Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana – especially with regard to prioritising spending and focusing on fiscal control with a clear understanding of the country’s transport requirements.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
freightnews.co.za | Gavin Kelly
Transnet’s 2025/26 tariff increase application is “uncalled-for” and will hurt the “already collapsing” Durban port, Road Freight Association (RFA) CEO Gavin Kelly has warned. “Let’s hope that the National Transport Regulator, recently called into life through a brand-new piece of legislation, will look at this application for an increase very closely,” Kelly said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
logisticsnews.co.za | Gavin Kelly
Transnet has just applied for the 2025/26 year tariffs – let’s hope that the National Transport Regulator, recently called into life through a brand new piece of legislation, will look at this application for an increase very closely.
