Tag: Logistics

South Africa seeks panel reviews of EU measures affecting imports of citrus fruit (WTO) South Africa has requested the establishment of two dispute panels to review European Union...

Yes, there are problems at SA ports, but World Bank report not entirely accurate (Engineering News) The newest World Bank Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) report, which pla...

Industry body calls for new govt to re-set the country’s maritime agenda (Engineering News) South African non-profit advocacy company, the Maritime Business Chamber (MBC), has c...

Shocking SA port ranking rings alarm bells for fruit industry (Food For Mzansi) Cape Town’s port has been officially ranked as the worst-performing port in the world, according ...

Despite a 0.1% fall in GDP data in first quarter, the agriculture sector grew by 13.5% (IOL) Despite a 0.1% fall in South Africa’s GDP data for the first quarter of this year, t...

Persistently poor GDP growth most significant feature of South Africa’s economic performance (Engineering News) South Africa’s continued disappointing economic growth remains ...

South African food inflation continued a downward trend in April (Engineering News) In April, for the second month in a row, year-on-year (y-o-y) South African food and non-alcoho...

Government and Microsoft Agree to a R1.3 Billion Landmark Investment to Empower Black-Owned Businesses and Young Black South Africans in 4IR Technologies (the dtic) Microsoft and ...

Freight Rate Frustrations (Investec) It’s no secret that carriers are not able to meet their scheduled transit times. Anchorage delays outside South African ports have improved ...

Kenya, Uganda to extend oil pipeline from Eldoret to Kampala (The East African) Kenya and Uganda have agreed to jointly extend the oil pipeline from Eldoret to Uganda in a deal th...

NCOP approves Climate Change Bill (Engineering News) The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) has approved the Climate Change Bill. “The Climate Change Bill will provide th...

South Africa to Keep Anti-Dumping Duties on Chicken Imports From US (Bloomberg) South Africa’s trade minister approved a recommendation to maintain anti-dumping duties on frozen...

South African fossil fuel subsidies hit record R118bn in 2023 (Engineering News) A new study has found that South Africa’s fossil fuel subsidies tripled between 2018 and 2023, r...

Trade Statistics for February 2024 (South African Revenue Service) South Africa recorded a preliminary trade balance surplus of R14.0 billion in February 2024. This surplus is att...

Full Quarterly Bulletin - No 311 (South African Reserve Bank) The real gross value added (GVA) by the primary sector contracted further in the fourth quarter of 2023 due to a furt...

Protectionism and shipping disruptions threaten agri trade (Farmer’s Weekly) Solid business partnerships will become increasingly important to navigate market threats, according...

Call to transform the biodiversity sector (SAnews) Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Barbara Creecy has called for the urgent transformation of the biodiversity ...

$10-billion Namibian green hydrogen project receives major German boost (Engineering News) Namibia’s first gigawatt scale green hydrogen project – the $10-billion Hyphen devel...

SADC boosts support towards Namibia in developing a CBM National Strategy (SADC) The Southern African Development Community (SADC), in collaboration with the Namibia Revenue Agenc...

MSC South Africa Inaugurates MEDLOG Cold Store Facility, revolutionizing trade dynamics in the region (FreshPlaza) The MSC Group operates various entities including Mediterranean ...