The contribution of district freight logistics strategy to local and regional economic development in Vhembe district Municipality : experiences, prospects and options

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dc.contributor.author Mudau, P.M.
dc.contributor.author Chakwizira, James
dc.contributor.author Radali, A.C.
dc.contributor.coadvisor
dc.contributor.other Southern African Transport Conference (33rd : 2014 : Pretoria, South Africa)
dc.contributor.other Minister of Transport, South Africa
dc.date.accessioned 2015-06-18T08:34:24Z
dc.date.available 2015-06-18T08:34:24Z
dc.date.created 2014
dc.date.issued 2014
dc.description This paper was transferred from the original CD ROM created for this conference. The material was published using Adobe Acrobat 10.1.0 Technology. The original CD ROM was produced by CE Projects cc. Postal Address: PO Box 560 Irene 0062 South Africa. Tel.: +27 12 667 2074 Fax: +27 12 667 2766 E-mail: proceedings@ceprojects.co.za en_ZA
dc.description.abstract Paper presented at the 33rd Annual Southern African Transport Conference 7-10 July 2014 "Leading Transport into the Future", CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa. en_ZA
dc.description.abstract Vhembe District Municipality’s economy is largely based on agriculture, agribusiness, mining and forestry, wholesale and retail. Improved freight transport can effectively enhance socio-economic development and job creation in the area. Consequently, in 2012, Vhembe District Municipality (VDM) commissioned a study for the development of the District Freight Logistics Strategy. The key objective of the study was to unpack freight logistics operations in the District and to inform the District of the freight situation in terms of type, origin and destination of freight products, condition and capacity of key corridors and intervention measures required to address any bottlenecks. The argument presented in this paper is that the District could, with a clear freight strategy and action plan, become the most important gateway of general cargo at Musina servicing Zimbabwe, Botswana in the West, Zambia and further countries in central, eastern and northern parts of Africa. The outcome of the study is the positioning of the district to manage in a sustainable manner current and future freight demand across all modes in support of the broad goals of social-economic development. en_ZA
dc.format.extent 21 pages en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation Mudau, PM, Chakwizira, J & Radali, AC 2014, "The contribution of district freight logistics strategy to local and regional economic development in Vhembe district Municipality : experiences, prospects and options", Paper presented at the 33rd Annual Southern African Transport Conference 7-10 July 2014 "Leading Transport into the Future", CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa. en_ZA
dc.identifier.isbn 978-1-920017-61-3
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/45578
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.rights University of Pretoria en_ZA
dc.subject Freight logistics en_ZA
dc.subject Strategy en_ZA
dc.subject Interventions en_ZA
dc.title The contribution of district freight logistics strategy to local and regional economic development in Vhembe district Municipality : experiences, prospects and options en_ZA
dc.type Presentation en_ZA


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