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GCCA’s advocacy strategy in Africa for 2026
By Paul Matthew, Global Cold Chain Alliance director for Africa
The growth of temperature-controlled logistics across Africa is reducing post-harvest food loss, increasing the resilience of the continent’s food supply chain, boosting trade, creating new jobs and improving healthcare.
Industrial refrigeration equipment market forecast to reach USD36.3-billion by 2033
By Eamonn Ryan
According to new research from Persistence Market Research, the global industrial refrigeration equipment market is poised for steady growth over the next decade, with total market value projected to rise from USD25.1-billion in 2026 to USD36.3-billion by 2033. This reflects a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.4% between 2026 and 2033.
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Why your site emergency drills can’t wait
By Andrew Perks, FSAIRAC
“Where does it say that we need to do yearly site emergency drills?” We recently had a client raise this question with us relating to a SANS 1514:2018 Emergency Plan we completed for them.
Refrigerants at a crossroads
By Eamonn Ryan
From Kigali-driven phase-downs and the looming end of R22 to the rise of natural refrigerants and hard lessons in ammonia safety, the HVAC&R industry is being reshaped by regulation, innovation and risk.Read More »Refrigerants at a crossroads
Risk management and law enforcement at SA borders
By Eamonn Ryan
At the GCCA Africa cold chain conference, Edison Machedi, deputy director of Agriculture and commandant in the Border Management Authority (BMA), presented the BMA’s evolving role in risk management and law enforcement at South Africa’s borders.
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Maersk’s R1.7-billion Belcon Cold Store strengthens SA’s export competitiveness
By Eamonn Ryan
Maersk has officially inaugurated its state-of-the-art Belcon Cold Store in Cape Town – a landmark project representing more than USD100-million (R1.72-billion) in investment and marking a new chapter in South Africa’s perishable export logistics.
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Remembering Piet le Roux: a life of dedication and excellence
By John Ackermann, founder of SARDA
Piet le Roux (1951–2026) was a visionary engineer, entrepreneur and SAIRAC leader whose dedication, precision and integrity left a lasting legacy in both his profession and the lives of all who knew him.
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Free State roads partnership set to strengthen cold chain and agricultural logistics
By Eamonn Ryan
Strengthening rural road infrastructure in the Free State is set to deliver significant benefits to the province’s cold chain, ensuring that fresh produce, dairy and meat products move faster, safer and more cost-effectively from farm to market.
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Skills, gender and human capital in cold chain development
By Eamonn Ryan
This series is based on a joint GCCA–IFC webinar on the topic Cold Chain Insights in Emerging Markets, moderated by Amanda Brondy (GCCA), with contributions from Harsh Gupta, Cold Chain Lead, IFC; Rusmir Music, Global Cooling Lead, IFC; Selcuk Tanatar, TechEmerge Lead, IFC; Sunil Nair, Cooling Markets Lead India, GCCA; and Adam Thocher, Senior VP of Global Programs, GCCA.
This is part seven of an eight-part series with this first part covering the topic: Cold chain investments succeed only when skills development and inclusion are addressed.
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