April 2015 Newletter
Dear IFRTT Forum subscriber As I’ve been thinking about heavy vehicle road transport issues in South Africa and the African continent that are worth mentioning in this newsletter, all seem to pale in significance compared with current and recent global events, such as the catastrophic earthquake in Nepal, and violent conflicts in the Middle East, Nigeria and elsewhere, and, closer to home, the recent Xenophobic attacks in South Africa. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the millions of people caught up in these and other similar situations. On 31 October 2014, regulations were promulgated in South Africa (Govt. Gazette No. 38142) that extend the responsibility of overloading of heavy vehicles to include not only the driver and operator, but also the consignor and/or consignee of the goods in certain circumstances. This so-called consignor/consignee or “chain of responsibility” legislation, which has been under consideration for more than 10 years, came... Read More