HAPPENING NOW] The Secretary General of the African National Congress (ANC) Fikile Mbalula addressing the media regarding issues in the domestic and geopolitical environment. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… MBALULA: We have called this media briefing to update the nation and our membership on current political developments and issues that have recently generated public interest.
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The road freight sector is the dominant means of land freight transport in South Africa. As a consequence, there is a number of highly effective road freight operations, that are managed to world-class standards and these are the life blood of the national freight logistics... However, there is a growing number of sub-standard operations, which are generally under-capitalised, lack managerial and technical skills, use poorly maintained vehicles and depend on low levels of enforcement to survive.

Department of Transport measures related to the 21 Days Lockdown:

As the Minister of Transport, I am empowered by the Disaster Management Act Regulations to issue the following Directions.

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#COVID19SouthAfrica Rail

•All long-distance passenger rail services, both public and private, will stop operations for the duration of the lockdown. Services of Shosholoza Meyl, Premier Classe and Blue Train operated by PRASA and Transnet respectively, have already been suspended.