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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...

KAM, UNIDO launch Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) Index

Kenya has ranked position 115 out of 152 in the Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) Index Report, 2020. Competitive Industrial...

Equity’s James Mwangi scoops Oslo Business for Peace award

Dr. James Mwangi, Group Managing Director and CEO of Equity Group Holdings Plc and Executive Chairman Equity Group Foundation was today...

Africa CDC goes digital to boost emergency responses

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), in partnership with the International Health Regulations (IHR) Strengthening...

Maersk expands warehousing & distribution in Ivory Coast

Maersk’s new storage, deconsolidation, and distribution multipurpose facility in Abidjan is strategically located outside the city, around the industrial...

Malaysian car maker Proton makes foray into Kenya

Malaysian car maker Proton has shipped its first batch of cars to Kenya  a move that Deputy CEO  Dato’ Radzaif Mohamed...

Zambia’s copper exports to China affected by regional COVID-19 lockdowns

Zambia’s copper exports to China have been affected by COVID-19 lockdowns imposed by some countries in the southern African...

Gulu logistics hub in Uganda begins construction

Construction of Gulu logistics hub in Uganda is underway Gulu district secretary for works Patrick Kinyera has confirmed.  The US$...

Kenyan firm mulls construction of largest cold chain facility in East Africa

Kenyan firm says it is investing USD 70 million to construct the largest cold chain facility in East Africa to bolster...

Mozambique LNG project gets $15b debt financing

After struggling to get funding, Total led Mozambique LNG project has finally received a major capital to finance the...

Toyota begins expansion of distribution warehouse in South Africa

Toyota South Africa Motors has begun in earnest the expansion work on its Atlas Road parts distribution warehouse in...

The hard task of combating counterfeits

Kenya Anti-Counterfeit Authority, an agency tasked with combating counterfeits recently released a report on the extend of illicit trade...

Ceva Logistics seeks to become major player in Africa

CEVA Logistics has acquired logistics firm AMI Worldwide aiming to become a leading, Africa-wide market player Mathieu Friedberg, Chief Executive Officer  has...

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