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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

Flash Gala sets record season, boosting SA’s apple industry

Agro-processing

Flash Gala sets record season, boosting SA’s apple industry

29 Aug 2025

Citrus export estimates revised upward as demand surges

Agriculture

Citrus export estimates revised upward as demand surges

18 Aug 2025

2025 Africa Supply Chain Excellence Awards winners revealed

Logistics & Transport

2025 Africa Supply Chain Excellence Awards winners revealed

18 Aug 2025

Image credit: Marko Ivanov on Unsplash

Gold

Uganda launches major Chinese-backed gold mine to boost economy

18 Aug 2025

Agriculture

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

14 Aug 2025

SA's e-commerce surge creates new challenges for sellers

E-commerce

SA's e-commerce surge creates new challenges for sellers

11 Aug 2025

Logistics: A lifeline for SA’s healthcare system

Logistics & Transport

Logistics: A lifeline for SA’s healthcare system

8 Aug 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

SA wine and citrus industries at risk following US tariffs

Agriculture

SA wine and citrus industries at risk following US tariffs

9 Jul 2025

Source: Supplied

Shipping

MSC brings 24,000 TEU ultra-large container ship to Coega

7 Jul 2025

Cargo & Storage

Global air cargo demand rises 2.2% in May despite trade pressures

1 Jul 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Dollar hits near 4-year low versus euro, weighed by worries over tax bill, trade deal

Chibuike Oguh 1 Jul 2025

Image credit: Paul-Alain Hunt on Unsplash

Mining

DRC's cobalt export ban extended by three months

23 Jun 2025

Image credit: Raff Liu on Unsplash

Coal, Oil & Gas

Oil prices surge as Iran-Israel conflict causes production concerns

Seher Dareen 17 Jun 2025

SA's logistics sector set for transformation under new regulations

Logistics & Transport

SA's logistics sector set for transformation under new regulations

Heather Irvine, Andrew Pike and Nazeera Mia 22 May 2025

Africa Global Logistics invests €60m in Ivory Coast logistics expansion

Shipping

Africa Global Logistics invests €60m in Ivory Coast logistics expansion

Loucoumane Coulibaly 15 May 2025

Trump's trade war leads to 1% drop in global container volumes, says Drewry

Shipping

Trump's trade war leads to 1% drop in global container volumes, says Drewry

Lisa Baertlein 29 Apr 2025

Instant delivery: How SA logistics is transforming to meet consumer demands

Logistics & Transport

Instant delivery: How SA logistics is transforming to meet consumer demands

Robin Fredericks 25 Apr 2025

Advertising

Trump's tariff order prompts ad spending cuts by Temu and Shein

17 Apr 2025

Agro-processing

Strong winds cripple Cape Town's port, hitting fruit exports hard

1 Apr 2025

How to choose the perfect logistics partner for business growth

Supply Chain

How to choose the perfect logistics partner for business growth

31 Mar 2025

Shifting expectations - steering through the logistics of change in South Africa

Logistics & Transport

Shifting expectations - steering through the logistics of change in South Africa

Pia Knežević 10 Mar 2025

Source: Reuters.

HIV/AIDS

Trump's aid cuts stop South African HIV vaccine trials in their tracks

Catherine Schenck 19 Feb 2025

Souvenir luggage tags are displayed at a Barrick Gold Corp at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) annual conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Source: Reuters/Chris Helgren

Mining

Barrick to suspend operations in Mali after gold seized

Portia Crowe, Divya Rajagopal, David Lewis and Giulia Paravicini 14 Jan 2025

Profit boost predicted for 2025 despite ongoing supply chain issues

Logistics & Transport

Profit boost predicted for 2025 despite ongoing supply chain issues

8 Jan 2025

Huawei rides high as wearables market shifts gears

Technology

Huawei rides high as wearables market shifts gears

Lindsey Schutters 23 Dec 2024

Two athletes running in the Las Vegas speed project campaign. Source: apple.com

Hardware

Apple sprints ahead of Garmin in wearables race

Lindsey Schutters 10 Dec 2024

PepsiCo expands potato chip production plant with R746m investment

Design & Manufacturing

PepsiCo expands potato chip production plant with R746m investment

25 Nov 2024

How retailers can navigate the prolonged Black Friday shopping season

Sales

How retailers can navigate the prolonged Black Friday shopping season

14 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Financial Services

Stocks slip, bitcoin nears $90,000 as 'Trump trade' whipsaws markets

Amanda Cooper 12 Nov 2024

Ghana expects recovery in cocoa production for 2024/25 season

Agro-processing

Ghana expects recovery in cocoa production for 2024/25 season

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila 7 Nov 2024

The avocados arrived on 22 October 2024. Source: Supplied.

Agriculture

Westfalia Fruit's avocados make historic first arrival in India

30 Oct 2024

Ensuring quality in a decentralised e-commerce revolution

E-commerce

Ensuring quality in a decentralised e-commerce revolution

16 Oct 2024

Maximising Your ERP and CRM investments: Not all managed services are made the same

CRM, CX, UX

Maximising Your ERP and CRM investments: Not all managed services are made the same

Issued by Altron Digital Business 10 Oct 2024

DHL Express enhances capacity for peak season

Logistics & Transport

DHL Express enhances capacity for peak season

13 Sep 2024

Huawei's Watch Fit 3 is a very well packaged and priced fitness wearable

Technology

Huawei dominates global wearable market

Lindsey Schutters 12 Sep 2024

Data dashboards are not just smoke and mirrors

E-commerce

Data dashboards are not just smoke and mirrors

5 Sep 2024

E-commerce businesses are adapting to sustainable efforts

E-commerce

E-commerce businesses are adapting to sustainable efforts

23 Aug 2024

Cargo & Storage

MSC's cruise division enhances fresh food delivery with smart containers

23 Aug 2024

Mobile & Apps

Xiaomi rides strong smartphone sales wave to 38% rise in net profit

Lindsey Schutters 22 Aug 2024

New technology enhances safety, compliance in cross-border trade

Logistics & Transport

New technology enhances safety, compliance in cross-border trade

22 Jul 2024

African airlines lead global air cargo growth at 18.4% in May

Cargo & Storage

African airlines lead global air cargo growth at 18.4% in May

4 Jul 2024

Bob Group is playing a role in SA’s tricky last-mile delivery challenges

Retail Services

Bob Group is playing a role in SA’s tricky last-mile delivery challenges

5 Jul 2024

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Environment & Natural Resources

South Africa’s 70,000kg rhino horn stockpile must be burnt to prevent illegal trading

Jason Gilchrist 3 Jul 2024

Temu has had unprecedented success in online retail, but that may have come at a privacy cost.

Cybersecurity

Temu app considered malicious malware in new US lawsuit [Updated]

Lindsey Schutters 27 Jun 2024

How to scale your fulfilment capacity to meet growing customer demand

E-commerce

How to scale your fulfilment capacity to meet growing customer demand

26 Jun 2024

Andrew Egan, Africa regional sales director at Infobip, with Stephan Naudé, operations manager at Ship Logic. As Infobip’s first RCS client in South Africa, Ship Logic is entering a new chapter in its technology journey.

Mobile & Apps

Infobip partners with Bob Group for first RCS implementation in SA

25 Jun 2024

Ghana delays cocoa shipments, impacting global chocolate industry

Agriculture

Ghana delays cocoa shipments, impacting global chocolate industry

Maytaal Angel and Maxwell Akalaare Adombila 12 Jun 2024