Durban Harbour

Madlanga commission hears how 999kg cocaine bust unfolded in Gauteng

The Madlanga commission has heard how the Hawks intercepted nearly a tonne of cocaine shipped from Brazil to Johannesburg in July 2021, after an initial intervention by Gauteng…

Nkateko Mabasa

3 min read

In its budget review, the treasury flagged Transnet’s high debt levels, saying it needs to make faster progress on its plan to improve operations and finances

DURBAN CONTAINER TERMINAL

21 NOV 2023

Transnet unveils ‘immediate interventions’ to clear Durban Port backlog

Recently, there were 63 vessels at anchorage, of which 20 were awaiting a berth at the container terminal

Lyse Comins

6 min read

Gun barrels needed: Rangers from the Virunga National Park in the DRC. The park has contracted Truvelo to supply it with steel components to manufacture gun barrels. (Alexis Huguet/AFP/Getty Images)

AFRICA DEFENCE GROUP TRUVELO

4 DEC 2021

Hawks in legal tussle with arms maker over billet seizure

Differing interpretation of the Firearms Control Act resulted in the seizure of a shipment of billets bound for the DRC from Durban harbour last week

Erika Gibson

6 min read

The South African Revenue Services (Sars) said on Thursday it had seized R10-million worth of illicit cigarettes that were declared as tissue paper at the Durban harbour.
(Photo by RODGER BOSCH/AFP via Getty Images)

BLACK MARKET

5 AUG 2021

Sars snatches R16-million worth of illicit cigarettes in two weeks

Tax agency’s custom officials in Durban seize imported cigarettes that were declared as tissue paper

Chris Gilili

1 min read