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            <title>Airlink goes long-haul through expanded codeshare agreement with Qatar Airways</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[South African regional and domestic airline Airlink and major global carrier Qatar Airways have announced an expansion of their codesharing agreement. From August 31, Airlink will put its flight code, 4Z, on Qatar-operated flights and start marketing Doha in Qatar as its first long-haul destination. This agreement will apply to Qatar-operated flights from Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban. It will, over subsequent months, also be applied to other destinations in Qatar’s global network.]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <title>SAF joint venture  winds down</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chemicals and energy company Sasol and advanced energy technology company Topsoe are winding down their sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) joint venture Zaffra, shifting to a more focused collaboration through their existing Single Point Licensor (SPL) framework as the partnership enters its next phase of market development, Sasol announced in June. “This carefully considered decision reflects the next organisational phase of Sasol and Topsoe’s work together in [SAF] development,” said Sasol president and CEO Simon Baloyi.]]></description>
            <author>Nadine Ramdass</author>
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            <title>SAA enters new reciprocal codesharing agreement with Emirates</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[South African Airways (SAA) and global major airline Emirates have expanded their codeshare partnership. This new agreement brings in reciprocal codesharing by the two carriers, in place of the previous unilateral codesharing arrangement. Hitherto, SAA placed its codes on Emirates-operated flights between Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban, on the one hand, and Dubai, on the other. Henceforth, Emirates will also place its codes on SAA-operated flights. The result is an increase in the number of routes covered by the codesharing agreement. In all, nine more routes are now codeshared. These are three domestic routes (Johannesburg to Cape Town, Johannesburg to Durban, Johannesburg to Port Elizabeth) and six regional routes (Johannesburg-Kinshasa, Johannesburg-Gaborone, Johannesburg-Windhoek, Johannesburg-Lusaka, Johannesburg-Harare and Johannesburg-Victoria Falls).]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <title>Airlink announces new route to Harare</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[South African leading regional and domestic airline Airlink has announced that it will launch a new service between Gauteng and Harare, in Zimbabwe, in November. It will be operated from the privately-owned Lanseria International Airport, located north-west of Johannesburg and south-west of Pretoria, with a frequency of three times a week, starting on November 15. “Johannesburg-Harare is one of the busiest routes in Southern Africa and saw demand averaging around 60 000 seats a month in 2025,” highlighted Airlink CEO de Villiers Engelbrecht. “A significant percentage of this market comprises people within Lanseria’s catchment area and Airlink is able to better serve these customers by augmenting our existing services (which operate out of OR Tambo) with the Lanseria flights.”]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <title>Worldwide air passenger traffic decline in June, reports IATA</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Global total air passenger demand fell by -1.7%, year-on-year (y-o-y), in June, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported. (IATA is the global representative body for the airline industry.) If the Middle East was excluded, the decline was -0.6%. International demand was down -0.9%, but if the Middle East was discounted, it actually grew by 1.1%. Domestic demand fell by -3%. Total capacity was down -1.3%, y-o-y, with international capacity declining by -0.6% and domestic capacity falling by -2.4%. The total global load factor in June was 84.2%, which was a -0.4 percentage point (ppt) decrease, y-o-y. The international load factor was 84.2% (-0.2 ppt, y-o-y) and the domestic figure was 84% (-0.5 ppt, y-o-y).]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <title>Airline industry bodies call on African States to implement passenger data systems</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[African and global aviation industry groups have jointly called on African countries to implement Advanced Passenger Information (API) and Passenger Name Record (PNR) systems, to reinforce border security, augment law enforcement and ease the movement of legitimate travellers. These systems made that possible by supplying the relevant authorities with passenger information before they travelled. The industry bodies concerned were the African Airlines Association (AFRAA), the Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA). They cautioned that API and PNR systems should be implemented in accordance with the standards and global best practices of the intergovernmental International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <title>Global air cargo demand increased in all regions of the globe in June, reports IATA</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Global air cargo demand increased strongly, year-on-year (y-on-y), in June, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported. IATA is the representative body for the global airline industry. “Air cargo demand grew 8.5% [y-on-y] in June,” highlighted outgoing IATA director-general Willie Walsh. “While North America was the strongest contributor to growth, demand in all regions was in positive territory compared with last year.”]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:02:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>IATA announces the appointment of its next director-general</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The board of directors of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which is the global representative body for the airline industry, has announced the appointment of the organisation’s new director-general. She is Saadia Zahidi, and is currently the World Economic Forum’s (WEF's) MD (and a managing board member). She will be the ninth director-general of IATA and the first woman to hold the post. “Saadia’s long and outstanding experience at the World Economic Forum will enhance and ...]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <title>Uganda Airlines orders Boeing aircraft</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[US-based global major aerospace group Boeing has announced that Uganda Airlines, the flag-carrier for the East African country, had placed an order for eight of the airframer’s airliners. This was the first time the airline, founded in 2019, had ordered Boeing aircraft. The order was split into four 787-9 widebody and four 737-8 (previously known as the 737 MAX 8) single-aisle aircraft. The order was announced on Tuesday at the Farnborough International Air Show, in the UK. "We're pleased to welcome Uganda Airlines as a Boeing customer and support the airline's next phase of growth with the 737-8 and 787-9," highlighted Boeing commercial sales and marketing senior VP Brad McMullen. "These airplanes offer efficiency, range and versatility to help Uganda Airlines strengthen and expand its network."]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:56:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Cargo and fuel projects feature strongly in R20bn ORTIA investment plan</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has put in place a roughly R20-billion project pipeline for the OR Tambo International Airport (ORTIA), running up to the end of 2031. ACSA spokesperson Ofentse Dijoe says a key focus of the capital expenditure rollout is the Midfield Cargo Complex and its associated infrastructure.]]></description>
            <author>Irma Venter</author>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Cape Town-Johannesburg is Africa’s busiest air passenger route</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The route between Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) and Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport (ORTIA) was the busiest airport pair connection in Africa last year. This is one of the many facts contained in the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA’s) newly released 'World Air Transport Statistics 2025' report. (IATA is the global representative body for the airline industry.) The number of people who flew between CTIA and ORTIA last year came to 3.4-million. For ...]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <title>Commission recommends to Tribunal that it approve Harith's buyout of FlySafair, but with conditions</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Competition Commission of South Africa has announced that it has recommended to the Competition Tribunal that the latter approve the acquisition of Safair Holdings by Harith Aviation, with conditions. Safair Holdings, which controls Safair Operations, is currently owned, ultimately, by ASL Aviation Holdings. In turn, Safair Operations owns and operats low-cost airline FlySafair, which operates scheduled passenger services both domestically and regionally, and carries cargo in the belly holds of its airliners.]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:49:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Airbus expects a total global demand for 42 000 new airliners over the next 20 years</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Global major aerospace group Airbus expects total air passenger traffic to grow at an annual rate of 3.9% over the next 20 years, driven by a global gross domestic product that would increase by 2.6%/year. Urban populations would increase by 1.3-billion people, while the global middle class would grow by 34%, to 1.4-billion, over the next two decades. These forecasts were contained in the “Airbus 2026-2045 Global Market Forecast”. This would lead to a demand for 42 060 new airliners between now and 2045. This figure would be divided into 19 820 to replace existing airliners and 22 240 to cover the growth in demand. Of the total, 81% would be single-aisle aircraft and 19% would be widebodies. The demand for latest generation airliners was driven by carriers’ desire to operate more fuel-efficient aircraft that produced fewer carbon emissions. Currently, latest generation aircraft accounted for some 39% of the global airliner fleet. By 2045, Airbus expected this to rise to almost 100%.]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 22:29:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Airbus, MTU Aero Engines create JV to develop hydrogen fuel cell aircraft engine</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Global major aerospace group Airbus and German engine manufacturer MTU Aero Engines have announced the creation of a joint venture (JV) focused on the development and commercialisation of a fully electric hydrogen fuel cell engine. This is an outcome of the memorandum of understanding signed between the two companies at the 2025 Paris Air Show. The agreement is non-binding and is subject to the standard European and national regulatory approvals and social processes. The JV is expected to commence operations next year. Hydrogen has the potential to greatly reduce aviation’s climate impact over the long term. It could transform aviation in a manner analogous to the impact of electric vehicles on road transport. In aviation, hydrogen fuel cells would produce electricity which would power electric motors that would drive aircraft propellors.]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <title>Turkish Airlines announces increased number of flights to both its South African destinations</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Turkish Airlines has announced that it will increase the frequency of flights on both its Istanbul-Johannesburg and Istanbul-Cape Town routes, with effect from late October. This will be to meet the elevated demand during the northern winter/southern summer season. Currently, Turkish operates seven flights a week between Johannesburg and Istanbul and another seven a week between Cape Town and Istanbul, for a total of 14. The airline will introduce three extra flights a week on each route, to take the weekly total to 20. These extra flights will be operated until late March next year. They are expected to boost two-way tourism, business and air cargo between the two countries.]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <title>New fractional ownership scheme for business aircraft launched in South Africa</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Africa’s first fully commercial aircraft fractional ownership programme has been launched by a company specially created to provide this service, SoterJets, which is a subsidiary of South Africa’s CFS Aviation Group. This service provides aircraft ownership with cost certainty and operational simplicity. “This marks a significant milestone not only for SoterJets, but for business aviation in Southern Africa,” highlighted CFS Aviation Group CEO Justin Reeves. “For many years, fractional ownership has been an underserved opportunity in the regional business aviation market. We have transformed that opportunity into a focused, fully operational, and commercially proven programme. The speed at which we fully subscribed and successfully delivered our first aircraft demonstrates both the demand for this model and the confidence that investors have placed in the SoterJets proposition.”]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <title>Cape Winelands Airport, Stellenbosch University form sustainable development partnership</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Cape Winelands Airport and Stellenbosch University (SU) have formed a partnership to advance smart and green development innovation, foster sustainable growth and drive academic advancement. The collaboration aligns with the planned R8-billion expansion of the Cape Winelands Airport, which is anticipated to transform the airport into a significant economic hub over the coming years.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <title>Emirates arrives in Cape Town with a third daily service, its newest aircraft</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[International airline Emirates’ third daily service on the Dubai-Cape Town route landed at Cape Town International Airport on July 1, marking the first arrival of flight EK778 and the debut of the airline's next-generation Airbus A350 in South Africa. The A350 is the newest aircraft type to join Emirates’ all widebody fleet, introducing the latest in-flight experience.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has reported that total global air passenger traffic fell by -2.2%, year-on-year, in May. However, if the Middle East was stripped out of the calculation, the rest of the world saw year-on-year growth that month of 0.7%. And Africa experienced an increase of 6.6%, the strongest of any region. Total international demand was down -1.6% year-on-year, but international demand minus the Middle East saw an increase of 3.1%. Total domestic demand fell -3.1%.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Lufthansa Group has announced that it will operate an unprecedented number of flights between Europe and South Africa during the 2026-27 northern winter/southern summer season, starting at the end of October. Extra flights will take the total number of flights operated to and from South Africa by the Lufthansa and SWISS airlines to 38 a week. “South Africa is one of Lufthansa Group’s most important long-haul markets in Africa, and our [northern] winter 2026-27 schedule reflects that confidence,” affirms Lufthansa Group Airlines senior director North, East and Southern Africa René Koinzack. “With more flights, better overnight timings from Johannesburg and our latest cabin products on key routes, we are giving South African travellers more choice, more comfort and stronger access into Europe and beyond. This is a historic moment for the Lufthansa Group in South Africa.”]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Global total air cargo demand increased by 6%, year-on-year (y-o-y), in May, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported. (IATA is the global representative body for the airline industry.) International air cargo demand rose by 6.5%. Air cargo capacity in May was up 1.9% y-o-y in May, with international capacity increasing by 2.8%.      “Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and North American regions all [reported] above-trend growth. Carriers in the Middle East, however, reported ...]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[The global aviation industry’s specialist IT and communications group, SITA, has reported that Africa is still the region with the highest rate of mishandling airline luggage. Its 'Baggage IT Insights Report 2026' showed that Africa experienced 12.1 mishandled bags per 1 000 passengers last year. This compared with rates of 10.5 for Europe, 5.6 for all the Americas, 5.0 for the Middle East, and 3.41 for the Asia-Pacific, and the global rate of 4.9. Globally, the mishandled baggage rate fell by 23%, year-on-year, last year. In terms of the actual number of mishandled bags, that also fell year-on-year in 2025, by 19% (from 30-million bags in 2024 to 24-million in 2025).]]></description>
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            <title>New international air service between Europe, South Africa inaugurated </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Spanish airline Air Europa has started direct flights between Madrid and Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport. This event was highlighted by Airports Company South Africa (ACSA). The carrier will operate this service using its Boeing 787 Dreamliner widebody airliners. This is the airline’s first regular service to anywhere in sub-Saharan Africa. “The launch of Air Europa’s direct service between Madrid and Johannesburg reflects confidence in South Africa as a destination for business, tourism and investment,” highlighted ACSA Cluster 1 regional GM Jabulane Khambule. “Every new international route strengthens our country’s connectivity, stimulates economic activity and supports the continued growth of tourism and trade. We are proud to welcome Air Europa to OR Tambo International Airport and look forward to a long and successful partnership.”]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[The R500-million first phase of the new purpose-built general aviation and turboprop base, Atlantic Aerodrome, is set to open its doors in the Swartland, in the Western Cape, in September. The main civil contractor appointed for the project is Lulenco Plant Hire, with Exeo Khokela Civil Engineering Construction involved in the civil engineering construction.]]></description>
            <author>Irma Venter</author>
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            <title>IATA urges action to boost the aviation supply chain to cut the aircraft order backlog</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has highlighted the delays in deliveries of new airliners. These delays are having real cost consequences for airlines, the association pointed out at its recent AGM. “The aircraft order backlog is over 18 000. And the average fleet age has reached a record 15.2 years,” highlighted IATA director-general Willie Walsh, in his 'Report on the Air Transport Industry'. “Moreover, being short over 5 000 more fuel-efficient replacement aircraft that airlines had counted on means missed efficiency gains, not to mention higher lease rates and increased maintenance costs. In total, supply chain failures cost airlines at least $11-billion in 2025. Today’s higher fuel prices will only make that worse.”]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <title>Three African and two non-African countries have joined low-carbon aviation alliance</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The International Air Transport Association (IATA) – the global representative body for the airline industry – has highlighted that Madagascar, Zambia, Zimbabwe, the UK, and Guyana have signed the Aviation Carbon Market Compact and joined the Supporting Alliance for CORSIA Eligible Emissions Unit (EEU) Supply. (CORSIA is the abbreviation for the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation, which is an initiative of the intergovernmental International Civil Aviation ...]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <title>Kenya signs $1.2bn deal with Chinese firm to expand Nairobi airport</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Kenya's government has signed a 154.2-billion Kenyan shilling ($1.2-billion) agreement with China Road and Bridge Corporation to expand Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Transport Minister Davis Chirchir said on Tuesday. The East African nation plans to nearly triple the annual passenger capacity at the Nairobi airport to 22-million people from 7.5-million. The project was previously halted last year after Kenya cancelled a 2024 agreement with India's Adani Group following the indictment of its founder in the United States.]]></description>
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            <title>Chief David Stuurman airport kicks off terminal capacity optimisation project </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Terminal Capacity Optimisation project at Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (CDSIA), in Gqeberha, in the Eastern Cape, will begin on June 26, State-owned Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has announced. This initiative is the first of several upgrades planned for the airport over the next five years.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:47:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Phelan Green selects Johnson Matthey technology for Saldanha eSAF plant</title>
            <link>https://newsletter-en.creamermedia.com/article/phelan-green-selects-johnson-matthey-technology-for-saldanha-esaf-plant-2026-06-17</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Renewable energy company Phelan Green Hydrogen says it has licensed technologies from advanced metals chemistry company Johnson Matthey Catalyst Technologies for its planned electro‑sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) facility in the Western Cape, South Africa. Johnson Matthey’s HyCOgen technology uses a catalysed process to convert CO2 and electrolytic, or green hydrogen into carbon monoxide (CO). This CO is then combined with additional hydrogen to form syngas.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:21:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Creecy urges collaboration, LNG and ports reform at fuels imbizo</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has said that South Africa’s logistics recovery and long-term energy security will depend on the closer collaboration between government and the fuels industry, as the country works to reclaim its position as a leading regional transport and logistics hub. Addressing delegates on the second day of this year’s Fuels Industry Imbizo, hosted by industry organisation the Fuels Industry Association of South Africa, the Minister described the fuels sector as one of the country’s most strategic industries owing to its role in enabling mobility, supporting trade and logistics and underpinning economic activity.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
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            <title>Powerfleet and CTRLFleet highlight role of technology in transport sector</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Technology companies Powerfleet and CTRLFleet used the Transport Evolution Africa Forum and Expo in Midrand to highlight the growing role of digital solutions in improving transport and logistics operations across Africa. Speaking to Engineering News, Powerfleet Africa GM for Enterprise Africa and the Middle East Steven Sutherland said the company specialises in vehicle telematics, health and safety solutions, AI-enabled video technology and data intelligence platforms for transport operators, governments and port authorities.]]></description>
            <author>Mariaan Webb</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Technology company Tontrac System Analytics believes that greater integration between logistics systems and the adoption of agentic artificial intelligence (AI) could unlock significant efficiency gains across Southern Africa's mining supply chains. Speaking to Engineering News at the Transport Evolution Africa Forum and Expo, Tontrac CEO William Butler said fragmentation between systems remained one of the biggest challenges facing the region's transport and logistics sectors.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Airline Airlink will start twice-weekly direct Cape Town to Mauritius flights from October 2, with bookings now open for flights on this route. The new route will be Airlink’s first to the Indian Ocean island.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Technology partners of Bidvest Mobility, Zebra Technologies and FarEye, highlighted the growing role of digitalisation, automation and AI in improving transport and logistics efficiency at the Transport Evolution Africa Forum and Expo, held in Midrand. Speaking to Engineering News, Zebra Technologies senior account manager Bianca Dalgarno said the company's technologies help transport and logistics operators gain real-time visibility of assets and operations, enabling more efficient and accurate deliveries. The company offers solutions including radio frequency identification, fixed industrial scanning, machine vision, mobile computing and mobile printing technologies.]]></description>
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