Bad weather and decision-making paralysis to avoid adverse findings by the Auditor-General have contributed to the nearly three-week delay in offloading ships. There are more than 70 000 containers anchored off the coast of Durban, with a nearly three-week waiting...

In an interview on Monday evening, Port of Gauteng developer Francois Nortje made strong allegations about corruption in Gauteng, connecting the ANC with property developer Valumax and former Steinhoff kingpins. The recording has already attracted ninety thousand...

Francois Nortje, director of NT55 Investments and developer of the Port of Gauteng, unpacks the watershed public-private partnership deal announced yesterday by Transnet. Nortje, the parastatal’s most vocal critic, is full of enthusiasm lauding Transnet’s selection of...

Transnet has sent an SOS to the government about the freight chaos on the Joburg-Durban corridor, urgently calling for action to combat sabotage and cable theft. Francois Nortjé, Director of Distribution Junxion at the Port of Gauteng and a prominent advocate for rail...

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) gazetted the draft National Infrastructure Plan 2050 (NIP 2050) for public comment. Francois Nortje, director of Distribution Junxion at Port of Gauteng responds by saying: ‘This plan is totally flawed,...

OVER the past several months, fuel processing companies in South Africa have made major announcements of the industry's future that could have far reaching ramifications. Chief among the changes is the shift away from refining fuel in the country and the signal by the...

Director of Distribution Junxion at Port of Gauteng Francois Nortje joins the BizNews Power Hour to unpack the flaws inherent in the freight transport section of the National Infrastructure plan (NIP) 2050 that was gazetted on the 10th of August. ‘This plan is totally...

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan says Transnet is looking to potentially work with private companies for the expansion of the Durban port to the tune of R100 billion by 2023. Gordhan told reporters during a virtual briefing on Monday that - should...

Francois Nortje on Transnet's move to earmark its biggest facility in Durban South Africa’s state-owned ports and rail company Transnet is seeking a partner to take stakes in two container terminals to boost efficiency and strengthen ties with global trade routes....

Francois Nortje, director of Distribution Junxion at Port of Gauteng, joined Alec Hogg to discuss the recent cyber attack on Transnet. Nortje says he is not surprised because Transnet is a soft target for organised crimes, including cable and fuel theft. His advice is...

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Durban port needs R100bn over 10 years President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Durban Port will require 100-billion rand in new investment over the next ten years. He says in his weekly newsletter that there's been progress in reducing...

A HISTORIC facelift of the Durban port is on the cards, in a major economic private-partnership development drive that could see the naval base and the petrochemical operations moving house. In an exclusive interview with The Mercury, the port’s general manager, Moshe...