Tag: Logistics

National Trade balance remains in surplus while exports take a knock after July unrest (Daily Maverick) South Africa recorded a trade surplus in July of R36.9bn, down from a revi...

National Infrastructure remains biggest source of concern for many citizens – Hlahla (Engineering News) While South Africa has made significant progress in improving the living...

Africa must prioritise the transformation of key trade corridors which connect the Regional Economic Communities (REC) if indeed the continent is to reap the full potential of the ...

Road transport is an important mode for Africa’s trade, carrying over 90% of intra-regional and regional trade (Afreximbank: 2019). This is likely to continue into the future in ...

Border posts are one of the most important nodes whose performance has a significant bearing on corridor performance, efficiency of supply chains and trade competitiveness. In sub-...

National SA agri posts trade surplus in Q2 despite ongoing Covid challenges (Bizcommunity) The results of both the first and second quarter of 2021 agriculture export performance...

National South Africa wants to introduce a vaccine passport – but there’s a catch (BusinesTech) The Department of Tourism says that it wants to introduce a vaccine passport f...

National 20 products identified as key drivers for KZN economy (IOL) The KwaZulu-Natal government has identified 20 products with “huge export potential” as part of a new str...

National Business seeks to nudge localisation debate beyond import substitution (Engineering News) Business is aiming to progress ongoing negotiations on the use of local-content...

When South Africa’s most recent spate of civil unrest, triggered when former President Jacob Zuma handed himself over to the Correctional Services facility in Estcourt in KwaZulu...

National SA should reform fragmented financial services ombuds, World Bank recommends (SAnews) A World Bank diagnostic study has recommended that South Africa restructure its fra...

National Transnet cyber attack confirmed: Port terminals division declares force majeure (Moneyweb) In an unprecedented move, Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) declared force majeure...

National Cost of containers, freight have increased on the back of Covid-19 (Engineering News) The cost of freight containers, rental costs and shipping freight rates have increa...

National Updates on looting and protests in South Africa Supply China Latest: Mass Looting Blocks a Key African Trade Gateway (Bloomberg) Widespread social unrest gripping South...

National Preserving Macroeconomic Stability, Revitalizing Jobs and Improving Investment Climate Critical for South Africa’s Post-COVID-19 Recovery (World Bank) South Africa is ...

National South Africa has lost its status as gateway to Africa as trucks burn – RFA (Engineering News) President Cyril Ramaphosa must ensure that the violent scenes currently p...

National Rebuilding The South African Industrial Base – Progress with Sugar and Poultry Masterplans (the dtic) Solid progress is being made with implementation of partnership a...

From the end of 2019, as the Covid-19 virus began to spread, countries have implemented various mitigating measures. These vary across countries and include short-term shutting-dow...

National SA’s trade partners embroiled in nasty spat over alleged abuse of UN resources (Independent Online) South Africa’s trade partners, the UK and the Democratic Republic...

National 6 in 10 small business owners proactively planning for growth (IOL) As the lockdown regulations, tightened by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday, continue to put pressu...