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            <title>Professional development programme launched for women in logistics, supply chain</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Professionals organisation the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport South Africa (CILTSA) has launched a professional development programme for women working in logistics, transport, warehousing, operations and supply chain environments. The CILT Level 5: International Diploma in Logistics and Transport programme, funded by the Transport Education and Training Authority (TETA), is designed to strengthen operational, management and leadership capability among women in the sector.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[A new market testing exercise has been initiated to assess interest in partnership opportunities across South Africa’s railway branch lines for freight and passenger trains. This so-called B-Network involves some 9 098 km of lines that connect to the core rail network, but which are characterised by low freight volumes and/or small-scale passenger or tourism services.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Cape Town Container Terminal showed a 16% increase in volume-throughput in the first quarter of the 2026/27 financial year compared with the same period last year, says Transnet Port Terminals (TPT). Average truck turnaround time now stands at 39.9 minutes, with year-to-date truck turnaround times improving by 35% compared with the same period last year.]]></description>
            <author>Irma Venter</author>
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            <title>Phillips questions need for middlemen as Transnet pushes for procurement reform</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Transnet group CEO Michelle Phillips says the State-owned rail, ports and pipeline logistics group is putting measures in place to ensure that it no longer over-pays for goods and services. Speaking at the SAPICS 2026 conference held in Cape Town last month, she said recent reforms within the entity included rolling out a catalogue of market-pricing, so that “if a part is R1.50, and you put in R1 500, the system will not allow you to buy that”.]]></description>
            <author>Irma Venter</author>
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            <title>DBSA, US DFC reach $786m financial close on Lobito Corridor railway project</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Development financial institutions the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) have reached financial close on $786-million in funding for the Lobito Corridor railway project. The project is a joint venture between infrastructure construction group Mota-Engil and metals logistics company Trafigura.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <title>Tiger Brands adds 14 compressed natural gas trucks to its Albany bread distribution fleet</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[JSE-listed consumer goods and food company Tiger Brands has introduced 14 compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks into the Albany bread distribution fleet as part of its efforts to transition to a lower-emissions logistics network. The vehicles, which have a single-trip range of about 480 km, have begun delivering bread on routes closest to the bakery to maximise efficiency. They are supported by a dedicated CNG fuelling point installed on site.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <title>DP World to build 222 ha Mombasa Industrial Park Special Economic Zone</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Logistics and supply chain company DP World will develop the Mombasa Industrial Park Special Economic Zone to strengthen Kenya's position as a regional trade and logistics gateway and address the growing demand for modern industrial and logistics infrastructure in East Africa. The 222 ha industrial park will be developed in phases and will be located less than 20 km from the Port of Mombasa, which will provide businesses with efficient access to regional and international markets.]]></description>
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            <category>INDUSTRIAL PARK</category>
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            <title>Safla, Amie SA partner to advance South Africa’s meat-trade logistics</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The South African Freight and Logistics Association (Safla) and the Association of Meat Importers and Exporters of South Africa (Amie SA) have signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) to deepen collaboration on the logistics, port-operational and regulatory issues affecting South Africa’s meat trade. Safla and Amie SA will use the MoC to identify recurring constraints, exchange evidence and develop practical, solutions-focused proposals for engagement with government agencies and stakeholders.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <title>TNPA invites proposals for long-term logistics developments at Durban port</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) is inviting requests for proposals (RFPs) from qualified investors to develop two logistics sites at Ambrose Park in the Port of Durban. The project aims to boost port capacity, improve operational efficiency and drive long-term economic growth.]]></description>
            <author>Irma Venter</author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:11:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>BLSA reform tracker warns against complacency in energy, logistics reform </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Business organisation Business Leadership South Africa’s Reform Tracker quarterly update, released last week, shows real progress in home affairs and public services; however, there are concerning reversals on electricity and logistics, the two reforms most critical to growth, CEO Busi Mavuso writes in her latest weekly newsletter. “With loadshedding behind us and the ports performing better than at the height of the crisis, I fear we are falling into the trap of ‘good enough’. For a country with 32% unemployment, good enough is not good enough,” she cautions.   ]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
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            <title>TFR making progress on coal rail line improvements</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa has an abundance of coal reserves, but the coal mining sector’s competitiveness requires an efficient logistical network to move coal from mine to market. While the industry has faced significant challenges with regard to rail reliability, infrastructure security concerns and port constraints, performance in the sector is improving and collaboration is strengthening.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busisiwe Mavuso has warned of “reform drift” after the latest BLSA Reform Tracker showed that quarter-on-quarter momentum had turned negative for the first time since it started tracking South Africa’s reform agenda. Developed and managed by research consultancy Krutham for BLSA, the index monitors 247 reform deliverables across economic, criminal justice and governance categories.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Transnet group CEO Michelle Phillips says the State-owned rail, ports and pipeline logistics group is putting measures in place to ensure that it no longer over-pays for goods and services. Speaking at the SAPICS 2026 conference held in Cape Town this week, she said recent reforms within the entity included rolling out a catalogue of market-pricing, so that “if a part is R1.50, and you put in R1 500, the system will not allow you to buy that”.]]></description>
            <author>Irma Venter</author>
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            <title>Innovatively expanding infrastructure to accommodate diverse value chains likely to boost ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Uganda, in 2015, worked with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to build roads in the eastern DRC, which enabled goods manufactured in Uganda to be exported to this region, benefitting Uganda and the DRC. During the second day of the Manufacturing Indaba, in Johannesburg, on July 15, natural resource development organisation Uganda Chamber of Energy and Minerals CEO Humphrey Asiimwe cited this as an example of the benefits of African countries not focusing solely on their own needs, but also considering how they could support their neighbours and trade partners through the auspices of regional bodies.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <title>Warehouses more complex and digital, but some simple solutions possible</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Warehouses and distribution centres are becoming more complex, with the changes in customer expectations driven by e-commerce affecting the logistics industry, supply chain and logistics facilities company Industrial Logistic Systems MD Clayton Thomas has said. Some warehouses are being required to have about 600 000 stock keeping units (SKUs) that must be available at any time. A normal dry goods facility generally has 20 000 SKUs.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <title>Standard Bank partners with DHL Express to expand its Export Readiness Programme</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Following the success of the 2025 Export Readiness Programme, in KwaZulu-Natal, financial services company Standard Bank Business and Commercial Banking is expanding this initiative to Gauteng and the Western Cape, with multinational logistics company DHL Express South Africa joining as the programme’s technical export readiness partner. The Export Readiness Programme is designed to help growth-oriented small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that are already exporting or are export-ready and able to demonstrate growth potential.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Efficient sea and air freight operations play a critical role in facilitating market access for high-value perishables. The faster growers and freight forwarders can move products from farm to market, the higher the derived value, owing to extended shelf life, reduced waste and, ultimately, lower costs for retailers and consumers, says special economic zone (SEZ) Dube TradePort. Consequently, Dube TradePort is preparing to launch the second phase of its Dube AgriZone, an 18 ha, fully serviced, agriculture-focused development aimed at unlocking opportunities for “agri-entrepreneurs”, smaller growers, emerging farmers and horticulturalists.]]></description>
            <author>Lynne Davies</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Exporters Western Cape (EWC) says the planned anti-illegal-immigrant protests planned for Tuesday must not be allowed to disrupt trade, investment and economic activity, and must remain peaceful and lawful. The organisation says any disruption to South Africa’s transport routes or business operations will carry serious consequences for exporters and the broader economy.]]></description>
            <author>Irma Venter</author>
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            <title>Grindrod reports Maputo port volume momentum, says transport constraints expected to ease</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Logistics group Grindrod has highlighted that it expects an improvement in its overall performance in the second half of the year as weather-related disruptions ease and rail capacity recovers. CEO Kwazi Mabaso expressed this sentiment during the company’s pre-close investor webinar on June 24.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
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            <author>Mariaan Webb</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Global logistics company DHL Group has launched a DHL Academy of Humanitarian Logistics (DAHL) in Johannesburg, which uses DHL’s logistics expertise to provide practical, pro bono training for nonprofit organisations, with a particular focus on local and regional responders. The global capacity-building programme is designed to scale practical, accessible and locally relevant logistics capability for humanitarian actors, and is being introduced in sub-Saharan Africa.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Ahead of the 2026 RFA Convention, Daimler Truck Southern Africa Limited vice president sales and marketing Olaf Petersen discusses the trends reshaping South Africa’s road freight and logistics industry, how technologies are transforming efficiency, safety and cost management, the steps logistics companies are taking to reduce emissions, improve fuel efficiency and meet growing sustainability requirements, the key priorities industry and government should focus on and new products launches.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Industrial Zones Programme chief operations officer Stieneke Jensma discusses the need for development finance institutions and commercials banks to play a role in the development of projects within the Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone during the RBIDZ’s Project Funding Pitch held in Johannesburg from May 7 to 8.
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