The Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) has announced that trucks below a certain standard will not be allowed entry at the Dar es Salaam port. As of 12 February, all trucks arriving at the port will go through an inspection process whereby it will be...
The fact that Africa is the next frontier is proven in this interview with Geoffrey White from Agility, where he points out that not only is the smart money being laid into Africa at the moment, the networks that are being developed are rapidly...
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) today (30 January) released trade statistics for December 2014 that recorded a trade surplus of R6.85 billion. This figure includes trade data with Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland (BLNS)....
Maersk Line and DB Shenker Logistics have signed a six year strategic agreement aimed at reducing CO2 emissions from ocean freight by the year 2020. Maersk will take action in reducing CO2 emissions of every container it ships for DB Shenker...
Transnet National Ports Authority announced on Monday 26 January, that it will invest R9.65 billion in infrastructure projects at Saldanha Bay on the West Coast of South Africa. The projects are aimed at improving the port’s ability to service the...
South Africa’s Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has described itself as being “swamped” by requests from young qualified engineers wanting to workin the water sector. According to the DWS’s Learning Academy (LA) director, Verena Meyer, one...
In mid-January this year Department of Water and Sanitation deputy minister Pamela Tshwete launched the Vhembe district municipality unemployed youth skills development project in Thohoyandou, Limpopo. She noted that after taking office in 2014...
Planning ahead must inevitably include looking back. For supply chain professionals, strategies for the New Year will be shaped by lessons learnt in the past one. SCM World’s chief content officer, Kevin O’Marah, recently released his “Top 10...
In 2014, DHL Express Sub Saharan Africa received a total of 61 awards from external parties such as government bodies, trade associations and the media, which is an increase of 178%, up from the 22 awards received in 2013. Charles Brewer, Managing...
