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Inside Isuzu’s Plan to Make South Africa the Truck Manufacturing Hub for Africa

Africa’s commercial vehicle market is entering a new phase. Fleet operators are facing rising fuel and operating costs, ageing vehicles, tougher demands for reliability and growing pressure to improve safety...

Beyond the Truck: How UD Trucks Is Redefining Fleet Performance in Southern Africa

For Africa's transport operators, the value of a truck extends well beyond its purchase price. Fuel consumption, maintenance requirements,...

UPF Group Expands African Logistics Network with New Rwanda Office

The logistics company has opened a new office in Kigali as it strengthens its presence between East and...

Africa’s Container Shipping Outlook: Why Freight Capacity Could Stay Tight Through 2026

Africa’s container shipping market is heading into the second half of 2026 under continued pressure. Global fleet capacity is...

DP World Executives to Headline GCCA African Cold Chain Conference 2026 as Africa’s Cold Chain Sector Accelerates

Johannesburg, South Africa — Two senior executives from global logistics company DP World will deliver keynote addresses at...

Used cars exported to Africa are major contributor to air pollution-UN report

Millions of used cars, vans and minibuses exported from Europe, the United States and Japan to the developing world...

What is causing food deficit in South Africa? Expert speaks

Weak consumer goods value chain has led to huge food deficit in South Africa despite the country producing...

Pirates are kidnapping more seafarers off West Africa, IMB reports

ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) figures show a rise in piracy and armed robbery on the world’s seas in...

The logistics nightmare that awaits Covid-19 vaccine

Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech have announced that their mRNA-based vaccine candidate, BNT162b2, against SARS-CoV-2 has demonstrated evidence of efficacy against COVID-19 in...

Boankra Integrated Logistics Terminal in Ghana begins construction

Ghana president Nana Akufo-Addo on Thursday launched construction of the $330 million Boankra Integrated Logistics Terminal (BILT) project near...

Air Cargo Recovery Continues in September

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released September data for global air freight markets showing that air cargo demand,...

Kuehne+Nagel invests in global vaccine distribution network

With the opening of airside pharma & healthcare hubs in Brussels, Belgium, and Johannesburg, South Africa, Kuehne+Nagel adds two...

Imperial partners with Lori Systems to boost e-logistics technology in Africa

Imperial, an African and European-focused provider of integrated market access and logistics solutions, announced an investment in and partnership...

Return of Toyota Starlet in Kenya

Kenya’s leading motor vehicle distributor, Toyota Kenya, today launched the all-new multi-utility hatchback model, Toyota Starlet. The model, which...

WISTA International Welcomes Cameroon

The Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) welcomes Cameroon this month as the 53rd National WISTA Association (NWA)....

Africa climate change report reveals heat rising north and south, Sahel getting wetter

Africa needs to prepare better for climate change by responding to a wide range of potential risks, a multi-agency report led by the UN World Meteorological...

Isuzu opens emergency road accident response center in Kenya

An emergency road accident response center has been opened in Naivasha to provide Emergency Medical Services (EMS) for road...

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