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Infrastructure & Utilities

SA sets 2030 rail target, seeks private investment

27 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters

Infrastructure & Utilities

Transnet plans $7bn of infrastructure upgrades

Colleen Goko 22 Oct 2025

Competition Law

Hidden cost of tariff increases: Rise in counterfeit goods

Jason Govender and Jarred West 17 Oct 2025

Logistics & Transport

DHL Group rolls out €300m investment to strengthen Africa’s trade networks

17 Oct 2025

Prof André Duvenhage - South Africa’s transport infrastructure is failing its people

Higher Education

Prof André Duvenhage - South Africa’s transport infrastructure is failing its people

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 15 Oct 2025

SA signs new trade protocol for stone fruit exports to China

Agriculture

SA signs new trade protocol for stone fruit exports to China

15 Oct 2025

Safeguarding the supply chain: A guide to transporting dangerous goods

Transport

Safeguarding the supply chain: A guide to transporting dangerous goods

Issued by Dachser 13 Oct 2025

Source: Archive

Logistics & Transport

Transnet secures court order to access withheld CRRC locomotive spares

Nelson Banya 10 Oct 2025

Infrastructure: the missing link in South Africa’s SME growth story

SMEs

Infrastructure: the missing link in South Africa’s SME growth story

Issued by Business Partners Limited 9 Oct 2025

Image: Ribbon cutting as eThekwini Municipality officially launches its Public Transport Information Centre -

Public Transport

eThekwini launches public transport information centre

8 Oct 2025

Source: Supplied.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Western Cape pushes forward with crucial R640m bypass

6 Oct 2025

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Aviation

Air cargo demand continues to ascend in August

3 Oct 2025

Railway

Port of Gauteng's $50bn plan to transform Durban-Gauteng freight corridor

1 Oct 2025

Flexibility and consolidation are key to navigating Africa’s evolving logistics challenges

Supply Chain

Flexibility and consolidation are key to navigating Africa’s evolving logistics challenges

Issued by Dachser 30 Sep 2025

Shipping

DHL, Hapag-Lloyd decarbonise supply chains using sustainable marine fuels

29 Sep 2025

Real-time response: Why speed matters more than ever for SA’s manufacturing and logistics

Logistics & Transport

Real-time response: Why speed matters more than ever for SA’s manufacturing and logistics

Merel van der Lei 25 Sep 2025

Transnet boosts Cape Town port efficiency with new gantry cranes

Logistics & Transport

Transnet boosts Cape Town port efficiency with new gantry cranes

18 Sep 2025

Navigating complex waters: How specialised services simplify customs and insurance for businesses

Road Freight & Fleet Management

Navigating complex waters: How specialised services simplify customs and insurance for businesses

Issued by Dachser 16 Sep 2025

InDrive to expand SuperApp services in SA with grocery delivery as key focus

E-commerce

InDrive to expand SuperApp services in SA with grocery delivery as key focus

15 Sep 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

South African markets soar despite weak economic data, slow reforms

Kopano Gumbi 15 Sep 2025

Phakamani’s billion-rand impact: The women behind the numbers

Energy

Phakamani’s billion-rand impact: The women behind the numbers

Issued by Phakamani Impact Capita 15 Sep 2025

CILTSA, ICFF sign MoU to boost skills and growth in SA logistics

Transport

CILTSA, ICFF sign MoU to boost skills and growth in SA logistics

11 Sep 2025

SA’s SMEs face trade uncertainty, new funding models this September

Entrepreneurship

SA’s SMEs face trade uncertainty, new funding models this September

8 Sep 2025

Global air cargo rebounds with 5.5% boost as Asia-Pacific dominates

Cargo & Storage

Global air cargo rebounds with 5.5% boost as Asia-Pacific dominates

1 Sep 2025

TNPA, NERSA sign sustainable energy MoU at SA ports

Shipping

TNPA, NERSA sign sustainable energy MoU at SA ports

25 Aug 2025

A Transnet Freight Rail train is seen at the Bronkhorstspruit station, in Bronkhorstspruit, South Africa, April 26, 2022. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Railway

SA freight rail opens to private operators

Sfundo Parakozov and Anathi Madubela 22 Aug 2025

Source: tawatchai07 via

Railway

Women on track: Closing South Africa’s rail skills gap

21 Aug 2025

The Audit Bureau of Circulations of South Africa (ABC) circulation figures for Q2 2025 for magazines have been released (Image: Bizcommunity)

Magazines

ABC Q2 2025: All magazine categories show growth

Danette Breitenbach 21 Aug 2025

Image credit: Reuters

Mining

Contract collapse with ArcelorMittal jeopardises 688 jobs at Beeshoek mine

19 Aug 2025

Source: Supplied

Transport

DHL, Unilever and Volvo launch Superlink electric truck pilot

15 Aug 2025

Agriculture

R1bn loss from Cape Town port delays hits apple and pear exporters

14 Aug 2025

Power Plastics leads the cold chain shift: Sustainable thermal liners

Design & Manufacturing

Power Plastics leads the cold chain shift: Sustainable thermal liners

Issued by PowerPlastics 13 Aug 2025

SA focuses on youth to fuel aviation sector growth

Aviation

SA focuses on youth to fuel aviation sector growth

13 Aug 2025

Source: Alexas_Fotos via

Railway

Transnet’s recovery: Why institutional investors should be watching closely

Thanzi Ramukosi and Alastair Herbertson 7 Aug 2025

Image credit: Reuters

Mining

3,500 jobs at risk at ArcelorMittal SA's steel operations

31 Jul 2025

Takealot Group launches TFS to transform South Africa’s supply chain industry

Supply Chain

Takealot Group launches TFS to transform South Africa’s supply chain industry

Issued by Takealot Fulfilment Solutions 30 Jul 2025

Source: ©Leon Swart via

Logistics & Transport

Passenger numbers up, freight volumes down in SA land transport

29 Jul 2025

Source: Archive

Logistics & Transport

Transnet gets R94.8bn in fresh government guarantees

Nelson Banya 28 Jul 2025

Image credit: Arlind D on Pexels

Mining

Kumba sees 3% sales boost from improved logistics services

24 Jul 2025

Image supplied.

Mining

Transnet signs 10-year deal to transport UMK’s manganese

17 Jul 2025

Tech upgrades give SA logistics a digital edge

Technology

Tech upgrades give SA logistics a digital edge

16 Jul 2025

Image credit: Reuters

Mining

Govt in 'firefighting mode' to save ArcelorMittal's 3,500 jobs

15 Jul 2025

Image credit: Pexels

Food, Water & Energy Security

Transforming Mandela Day into a catalyst for education equity

Cassandra Potgieter 14 Jul 2025

The Lobito Corridor: Angola’s chance to lead in regional logistics

Logistics & Transport

The Lobito Corridor: Angola’s chance to lead in regional logistics

Alexandre Silveira 11 Jul 2025

Transport Evolution Africa 2025 drives green mobility, inclusive trade corridors

Logistics & Transport

Transport Evolution Africa 2025 drives green mobility, inclusive trade corridors

8 Jul 2025

Protecting the future of South African rail network requires private participation

Railway

Protecting the future of South African rail network requires private participation

Mark Evans 4 Jul 2025

Source: African Development Bank Group.

Construction & Engineering

$474.6m funding for SA's energy and infrastructure overhaul

2 Jul 2025

'Meating' the needs – AMIE Academy goes from strength to strength

SMEs

'Meating' the needs – AMIE Academy goes from strength to strength

Issued by AMIE 1 Jul 2025

Image credit: Unsplash

Coal, Oil & Gas

Exxaro consults Leeuwpan employees on potential job cuts

1 Jul 2025

Minister Barbara Creecy outlines SA’s rail, logistics and transport recovery plan

Logistics & Transport

Minister Barbara Creecy outlines SA’s rail, logistics and transport recovery plan

Robin Fredericks 26 Jun 2025