Tag: Logistics
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23 Dec 22 NewsLocal news
AfreximBank earmarks $100 million to tackle Nigeria’s export challenges (The Guardian Nigeria)
The African Export and Import Bank (Afreximbank), yesterday, announced...
Transnet’s failure is Luderitz Bay’s opportunity – creating a new cross-border value chain
13 Dec 22 BlogTransnet’s rail and harbour capacity has been entirely overwhelmed by South Africa’s surging manganese production over the past decade. In 2011, South Africa exported less than...
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24 Nov 22 NewsLocal news
Digitalisation to make manufacturing supply chains more resilient (Engineering News)
The digitalisation of supply chains will make them more transparent and challenges...
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21 Oct 22 NewsLocal news
Exclusive: South Africa quitting OACPS (Devex)
South Africa has written to the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States announcing that it plans to quit t...
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18 Oct 22 NewsLocal news
Export wait times double in South African strike fallout (Port Technology International)
The strike in South Africa is likely to affect the importation of goods critic...
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07 Oct 22 NewsLocal news
Egypt to participate in launching AfCFTA Guided Trade Initiative in Ghana (Ahram Online)
Egypt will participate with the largest shipment of products to Ghana within t...
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06 Oct 22 NewsLocal news
President Ruto flags off Kenya tea to Ghana under AfCFTA trade initiative (Kenya Broadcasting Corporation)
President Ruto spoke at the Kenyatta International...
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05 Oct 22 NewsLocal news
South Africa’s trade surplus drops to R7.2 billion (BusinessTech)
The South African Revenue Service’s (SARS) trade statistics for August 2022 recorded a preliminar...
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29 Sep 22 NewsLocal news
EU, Namibia engage in an in-depth discussion on a several topics of shared and common interest (Namibia Economist)
The 2022 Session of the EU-Namibia Political Dialogu...
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19 Sep 22 NewsLocal 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...
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15 Sep 22 NewsLocal 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 ...
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13 Sep 22 NewsLocal news
South African renewable energy projects reach R4bn financial close (Moneyweb)
Renewable energy solutions company African Rainbow Energy and solar technology and engine...
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31 Aug 22 NewsLocal 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...
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19 Aug 22 NewsLocal 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...
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18 Aug 22 NewsLocal 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...
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28 Jul 22 NewsLocal
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...
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27 Jul 22 NewsLocal 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...
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26 Jul 22 NewsLocal 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...
Extended border delays a common experience at Kasumbalesa: What are the real issues and can we expect improvements?
25 Jul 22 PublicationsIn 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...
Challenges women traders face at border posts and what can be done to address these challenges
25 Jul 22 BlogSurveys 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...