While the road ahead may still present significant challenges, some of Africa's most long-standing internal trade barriers are beginning to show signs of falling. We interview David Williams, Maersk Line Africa chief executive and global head of Safmarine to find out more...
By Ilse van den Berg 30 May 2017
The ability to manufacture 'just enough' stock to cover orders and deliver 'just enough' product to every retailer is the optimal supply chain scenario in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry...
Andrew Dawson 12 hours ago
DHL Africa eShop has seen impressive growth since launching and has now been rolled out to nine more countries across sub-Saharan Africa...
10 Jun 2019
MiX Telematics announced that it will provide Lalgy Transports, a company that operates throughout the Mozambique territory and surrounding countries, with a comprehensive telematics solution...
28 May 2019
Pargo CEO and co-founder Lars Veul shares why he thinks Takealot Pick-up Points make so much sense...
Lars Veul 24 May 2019
Marshall McLuhan is better known for creating the term 'global village', a description that describes how borders have effectively disappeared...
Mike Higley 10 May 2019
Argility is a South African enterprise software development and services company focussing on using industry 4.0 technologies in the retail and supply chain arena...
Evan-Lee Courie 3 May 2019
Pan-African e-commerce platform, Jumia, has become the first African startup to list on the New York Stock Exchange...
15 Apr 2019
DHL Express has launched Africa eShop, a platform enabling customers to shop directly from more than 200 US- and UK-based online retailers...
11 Apr 2019
Starting an e-commerce store in South Africa can be a tricky minefield. Luckily, Insaka E-Commerce Academy CEO Warrick Kernes let us in on his six top steps to starting an online business...
Maroefah Smith 22 Mar 2019
Africa is open for business. With average annual growth for sub-Saharan Africa forecast at 8% until 2023, the continent is looking increasingly attractive as a trade and export destination...
15 Mar 2019
DHL Global Forwarding has been voted Africa's International Freight Forwarder of the Year for 2019, by readers of STAT Times...
25 Feb 2019
Amazon is field testing a new delivery robot called Scout, which the company describes as a "fully-electric delivery system" designed to safely get packages to customers using autonomous delivery devices...
28 Jan 2019
Arlax is a centralised B2B logistics marketplace with the aim to bridge the gap between suppliers and transporters...
Evan-Lee Courie 21 Jan 2019
According to Minister of Trade and Industry, Rob Davies, the African continent is an "extremely important" market for South African business, especially those that trade in value-added products...
12 Dec 2018
