Tag: Logistics

Local news Big changes proposed for carbon tax in South Africa (BusinessTech) The Energy Council of South Africa, alongside other big business figureheads, have put forward recom...

Local news Duty-free African imports put SA coatings sector at risk, claims Sapma (Moneyweb) South Africa’s coatings sector has warned the government that its future existence ...

Local news South African renewable energy projects reach R4bn financial close (Moneyweb) Renewable energy solutions company African Rainbow Energy and solar technology and engine...

Local news Trade Statistics for July 2022 | South African Revenue Service The South African Revenue Service (SARS) today releases trade statistics for July 2022 recording a preli...

Local news Metals, engineering sector bearing the brunt of various economic events (Engineering News) After starting the year off strong, the outlook for the metals and engineeri...

Local news Didiza asked to intervene in blocking of SA vegetables by Botswana, Namibia (News24) The SA government needs to urgently intervene in the unilateral closing of their b...

Local Logistics Performance Index: Nigeria ranks lowest In West Africa — Experts (Tribune Online) The Managing Director/CEO, Analyst Data Service Ltd, Dr Afolabi Olowo-okere, h...

Local news IMF raises South Africa’s growth outlook for 2022, but says global picture tilted to the downside (BusinessTech) The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) latest glo...

Local news Industry calls for renewal of poultry tariffs (Engineering News) The biggest threat to South Africa’s poultry industry is “unfair trade practices from countries li...

In 2017, neighbouring countries the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia signed a bilateral trade agreement, paving the way for the formation of a joint border post committe...

Surveys indicate that about 70-80 percent of informal traders are women. Women traders face gender based barriers at borders affecting potential for inclusive growth. It has also b...

Local News Arab-Spring Warning Spurs Ramaphosa to Tout Growth-Plan Progress (Bloomberg) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the government is making progress on a p...

Local news SA government hits back at new EU regulations on citrus exports (IOL) The South African government has described new requirements for the export of citrus, mainly oran...

Local news Structural growth in South Africa to slow for the rest of this year (Engineering News) While South Africa's real gross domestic product (GDP) growth expanded...

Local news New EU food regulations could see many South African citrus consignments destroyed (Engineering News) New European Union (EU) regulations, which apply from July 14, re...

Local news Trucks Block South Africa Road to Mozambique as Fuel Costs Surge (Bloomberg) Protesters in a city in South Africa’s north east blocked roads including a key route li...

The central objectives of Southern African Development Community (SADC) include economic development and growth, poverty alleviation, enhancement of the standard and quality of lif...

Local news Government asks cement producers for ‘no price increases’ (Moneyweb) Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Ebrahim Patel has reportedly asked South Africa’...

Local news Opportunities abound in transport, logistics if challenges can be addressed (Engineering News) There are considerable challenges facing the country’s commuter transp...

Local news S. Africa eyes more benefits from BRICS (China Daily) South Africa has benefited from increased trade with other countries in the BRICS grouping and the synergies...