For graduates interested in the movement of goods rather than passenger transport, this internship offers a specialised route into South Africa’s public-sector freight environment.
The Freight Logistics Intern will be placed in the National Department of Transport’s Integrated Transport Planning branch in Pretoria. Accepted study areas include Transport Management, Transport Economics, Logistics, Transport & Logistics Management and Data Analysis, with relevant postgraduate qualifications also considered.
The 24-month programme is particularly relevant to graduates who want to understand how transport planning, logistics and economic considerations come together at national-government level. The vacancy itself does not publish an intern-specific daily task schedule.
Specific intern duties are not itemised in the official advert. The successful candidate will join the Integrated Transport Planning branch and receive assignments within the Freight Logistics environment.
Graduates should therefore present relevant academic work in supply chains, freight movement, logistics planning, transport economics or data analysis without assuming that any one project is guaranteed as part of the internship.
Applicants may hold a National Diploma, Bachelor’s degree or relevant postgraduate qualification in:
- Transport Management
- Transport Economics
- Logistics
- Transport & Logistics Management
- Data Analysis
No minimum employment history is stated by the Department. Candidates should instead ensure that their qualification clearly matches one of the accepted fields.
The advert does not set a mandatory skills checklist. Useful areas to highlight where genuinely applicable include supply-chain analysis, quantitative work, transport research, logistics planning, statistics, data interpretation and report preparation.
The appointment is a 24-month graduate internship at the Department’s Pretoria Head Office.
The stipend starts from R8,174.75 per month and is linked to qualification level.
Its main advantage for transport graduates is the specialised placement within Integrated Transport Planning rather than a broad, non-technical graduate programme.
Application email: graduateinternship@dot.gov.za
Programme enquiries:
Ms Maria Mabitsela – 012 309 3383
Ms Stephlyn Groep – 012 309 3737
Complete the new Z83 form, attach an updated comprehensive CV and quote the reference number. The Department will correspond with shortlisted candidates only.
Official vacancy: https://erecruit.transport.gov.za/job/freight-logistics-intern-dot-grad-2026-37/
Reference: DOT/GRAD/2026/37 | Applications close: 9 October 2026
