Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Money

The Strait Is Shut. Your Freight Bill Is Next

DUBAI— March 9, 2026: The Dow dropped 800 points this morning. Oil hit $119 a barrel overnight. But for logistics professionals, the headline number is not the price of crude...

SASSA Announces COVID-19 SRD Payment Dates for February 2026

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has confirmed that COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant payments...

SPAR South Africa Faces R170 Million Legal Battle Over Failed SAP System

SPAR South Africa is facing a massive R168.7 million lawsuit filed in the Durban High Court, marking the...

SASSA Addresses Temporary Delay on January 2026 SRD COVID-19 Payment Status

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has issued an important public notice regarding the January 2026 COVID-19...

SASSA Confirms February 2026 Grant Payment Dates: Here’s When Beneficiaries Will Be Paid

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has officially released the grant payment schedule for February 2026, giving...

How the exhibition industry is recovering

UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, has released the latest edition of its flagship Global Barometer research,...

Levelling the playing field in maritime shipping

European shippers at home and abroad face increasingly unfair competition from China’s state-owned shipper, COSCO. But there are several...

Ship operators at increased risk of drug smuggling

Commercial carriers are not willing participants in the trafficking of drugs, but they may be exposed to various losses...

Nigeria to account for 23% of upcoming oil and gas projects in Africa by...

Nigeria is expected to have 100 oil and gas projects commencing operations across the value chain between 2021 and...

Study: Pandemic poses new challenges on automotive industry

DHL Supply Chain, the contract logistics specialist within Deutsche Post DHL Group, has calibrated current findings from renowned research...

Supporting Effective Enforcement Of IMO’s 2020 Global Sulphur Limit

The International Maritime Organization’s 2020 Global Sulphur Limit Regulation, which is a significant challenge for the shipping industry, came...

Best tracking companies in South Africa

Tracking companies in South Africa continue to play a major role in business safety and development.  Now let us...

Ctrack Freight Transport index reveals remarkable growth

The total Ctrack Freight Transport index declined by less than 2% compared to December of the previous year, which...

AfCFTA is Now Operational: What to Expect in the First Few Months

By Pomy Ketema, Counsel, Baker McKenzie, New York The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is one of the largest...

Investing in transport: How can we help countries make better-informed decisions?

Authors: Nancy Vandycke and Marcela Silva, South Africa has made significant progress toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). But...

South Africa – Import Requirements and Documentation

South Africa has a complex import process. The South African Revenue Service (SARS) defines approximately 90,000 product tariff codes...

Unpacking the misconceptions about Africa’s food imports

Sub-Saharan Africa’s spiraling food import bill—which stood at $43 billion in 2019—has attracted mounting attention as a worrisome trend....

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