Tag: Logistics

South Africa to Keep Anti-Dumping Duties on Chicken Imports From US (Bloomberg) South Africa’s trade minister approved a recommendation to maintain anti-dumping duties on frozen...

South African fossil fuel subsidies hit record R118bn in 2023 (Engineering News) A new study has found that South Africa’s fossil fuel subsidies tripled between 2018 and 2023, r...

Trade Statistics for February 2024 (South African Revenue Service) South Africa recorded a preliminary trade balance surplus of R14.0 billion in February 2024. This surplus is att...

Full Quarterly Bulletin - No 311 (South African Reserve Bank) The real gross value added (GVA) by the primary sector contracted further in the fourth quarter of 2023 due to a furt...

Protectionism and shipping disruptions threaten agri trade (Farmer’s Weekly) Solid business partnerships will become increasingly important to navigate market threats, according...

Call to transform the biodiversity sector (SAnews) Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Barbara Creecy has called for the urgent transformation of the biodiversity ...

$10-billion Namibian green hydrogen project receives major German boost (Engineering News) Namibia’s first gigawatt scale green hydrogen project – the $10-billion Hyphen devel...

SADC boosts support towards Namibia in developing a CBM National Strategy (SADC) The Southern African Development Community (SADC), in collaboration with the Namibia Revenue Agenc...

MSC South Africa Inaugurates MEDLOG Cold Store Facility, revolutionizing trade dynamics in the region (FreshPlaza) The MSC Group operates various entities including Mediterranean ...

Scorching heat raises SA food inflation risk (The Herald) Dryer and hotter-than-usual weather across South Africa’s main summer crop growing regions is hurting the outlook for t...

SA, Ghana explore ways to expand trade and investment (SAnews) President Cyril Ramaphosa has emphasised the significance of expanding trade and investment between South Africa and...

On New Years Day 2024, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the president of Somaliland for access to the Red Sea. This angere...

The Situation At the State of the Nation (SONA) address on 8 February 2024, President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke of the role that South Africa could play in global trade given the Red ...

Upcoming events: 37th African Union Summit Theme of the year: “Africa fit for the 21st century: building resilient education systems for increased access to inclusive, qual...

Investment in infrastructure gains momentum (SAnews) President Cyril Ramaphosa says investment in infrastructure is gaining momentum, and new and innovative funding mechanisms wil...

Infrastructure deficit continues to hold back African mining (African Business) These are interesting times for the African mining industry. Interest in the continent’s critical...

Investec Logistics Update: South Africa’s trade outlook for 2024 (Investec) Global growth is expected to be subdued, if not stagnant in 2024 and amidst this slow growth and some...

Energy shortage presents mining industry with opportunities, pivotal choices (Mining Weekly) The energy challenges facing mining companies in South Africa have given rise to signi...

Transnet says rail volumes recovered slightly in the last quarter of 2023 (Engineering News) Transnet says it has witnessed signs of recovery on the North Corridor, which was able...

DMRE to remodel draft IRP 2023 in light of new information, curtailment plans (Engineering News) Many of the submissions the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has ...