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SAA jet fuel plan 'will set it back'
Plans by South African Airways (SAA) to procure jet fuel from black industrialists in SA could make the airline less competitive against rivals that procure their fuel from global suppliers, analysts have said... read more>>



Logistics
Relinking the chain in supply chain management

Dr Frances Wright

Globalisation, effected through high speech technological advancement, has put paid to 'business as usual'. In most industries, these changes have been so dramatic that business models have virtually been made redundant... read more>>
Cargo & Storage
Maersk buys containers to provide for expected increase in trade
The Maersk Group has purchased 20,000 new containers for global distribution, with the first 170 arriving soon in South Africa... read more>>
Transport
Cape ANC lobbies to stall MyCiTi expansion
The African National Congress (ANC) in the Western Cape will continue lobbying the national government to withhold funding for Cape Town's multimillion-rand MyCiTi rapid transport system bus expansion, until the party's call for "genuine" consultation with affected communities has been met... read more>>
Sharing the wheels for ease of movement

Mark Smyth

Areport in the UK last year said that carsharing schemes could become a "mainstream" part of London's transport system by 2020, with around 800,000 members. According to the report, car sharing businesses could see 79,000 fewer cars on UK roads which would bring a big reduction in emissions. read more>>
Students protest over inefficient shuttle service
DASO-aligned students at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University want the institution to pump R5-million more into shuttle services, claiming that students often missed tests due to inefficient transport... read more>>
Business
Why your P@s$word is a fail

Jonas Thulin

Passwords have become practically useless as the sole security measure protecting your personal information... read more>>
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