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CILTSA opens applications for women in logistics candidacy programme

CILTSA opens applications for women in logistics candidacy programme

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Exporters warn Cape Town port delays risk missing shipping gains

5 May 2026

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DP World launches Brazil–Africa logistics corridor

28 Apr 2026

Fruit importers face shrinking margins as currency swings wipe out profits

Fruit importers face shrinking margins as currency swings wipe out profits

24 Apr 2026

SMEs are turning to Fastway

SMEs are turning to Fastway

Fastway Couriers 22 Apr 2026

FAO warns Hormuz disruption could trigger global food shock

FAO warns Hormuz disruption could trigger global food shock

14 Apr 2026

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End in sight for Lebombo delays? Update on 'one-stop border' system progress

8 Apr 2026

South Korean Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo speaks to the media in front of a Hyundai Glovis car carrier bound for Tacoma, in the western United States, as he visits an automobile logistics hub at Pyeongtaek port to check export and import operations, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, 3 April, 2026. Reuters/Kim Soo-hyeon

Hyundai Motor flags export disruptions as Middle East conflict hits shipping

Daewoung Kim 7 Apr 2026

Tanger Med port eyes higher traffic as Middle East tensions reroute shipping

Tanger Med port eyes higher traffic as Middle East tensions reroute shipping

Ahmed El Jechtimi 1 Apr 2026

Safla launches to tackle logistics challenges in SA

Safla launches to tackle logistics challenges in SA

26 Mar 2026

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Rising energy costs pose risks to South Africa's mining exports

25 Mar 2026

Source: Reuters | An MSC container ship crosses the Strait of Gibraltar from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea, near the northern tip of the port of Tangier, Morocco, January 8, 2026. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo

Cape shipping diversions boost Africa’s bunkering hubs

25 Mar 2026

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TNPA appoints operator for liquid bulk terminal at Port of Cape Town

20 Mar 2026

Made in RSA and Valor Hospitality forge greener pathways with local procurement

Made in RSA and Valor Hospitality forge greener pathways with local procurement

20 Mar 2026

Nespresso SA makes capsule returns simpler with Ram Couriers

Nespresso SA makes capsule returns simpler with Ram Couriers

18 Mar 2026

At what cost do consumers win with low-cost imports in South Africa?

At what cost do consumers win with low-cost imports in South Africa?

Nancy Dusani 9 Mar 2026

Source: Reuters | An MSC container ship crosses the Strait of Gibraltar from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea, near the northern tip of the port of Tangier, Morocco, January 8, 2026. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/ File Photo

MSC introduces war surcharge on shipments to Africa and Indian Ocean

Shubham Kalia 6 Mar 2026

South Africa's first gas terminal faces delay as Vopak pushes back investment decision

South Africa's first gas terminal faces delay as Vopak pushes back investment decision

5 Mar 2026

Middle East shipping uncertainty pressures Western Cape trade

Middle East shipping uncertainty pressures Western Cape trade

5 Mar 2026

Inside South Africa’s most overlooked franchise opportunity

Inside South Africa’s most overlooked franchise opportunity

Fastway Couriers 4 Mar 2026

Glencore's Astron Energy gears up with new tanker amidst Sars dispute

Glencore's Astron Energy gears up with new tanker amidst Sars dispute

Wendell Roelf 24 Feb 2026

Temporary US tariff hits South African wine exports

Temporary US tariff hits South African wine exports

23 Feb 2026

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Logistics are key to Africa’s cross-border e-commerce growth

13 Feb 2026

SA’s economic catalyst: Driven by real cost relief, not rates

SA’s economic catalyst: Driven by real cost relief, not rates

Dr Greg Cline 9 Feb 2026

TNPA boosts port mooring as container volumes grow

TNPA boosts port mooring as container volumes grow

5 Feb 2026

Transnet, Belgian port entities to modernise SA ports

Transnet, Belgian port entities to modernise SA ports

26 Jan 2026

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Africa’s growth story is shifting. Smart logistics will shape what comes next

Nelson Teixeira 23 Jan 2026

Legal privilege vs confidentiality

Legal privilege vs confidentiality

Andrew Clark, Cox Yeats 22 Jan 2026

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SA court orders release of UK arbitration records in $110m port dispute

Gavin Fitzmaurice, Sheena Dias, & Maano Manavhela 13 Jan 2026

China targets Africa’s strategic trade routes in New Year tour

China targets Africa’s strategic trade routes in New Year tour

Joe Cash 7 Jan 2026

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