By Eamonn Ryan
On 10 April 2026, Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen announced that China had agreed to ease the cold treatment requirements for the export of South African citrus.
Read More »China eases citrus cold treatment rules, reshaping SA’s export cold chain
By Eamonn Ryan
Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager (Trim) has issued a new round of siding lease requests for proposals (RFPs), covering nine rail siding facilities across South Africa’s eastern and central regions.Read More »Trim advances rail reform with new siding lease RFPs.
By Eamonn Ryan
As South Africa’s citrus export season ramps up, the spotlight is not only on growing volumes, but increasingly on the resilience and precision of the cold chain that underpins the industry’s global competitiveness.Read More »Cold chain readiness underpins SA’s growing citrus export season.
By Eamonn Ryan
For the cold chain sector, the Eastern Cape’s citrus industry is both a major opportunity and a growing stress test.Read More »Logistical reforms key to sustaining Eastern Cape’s citrus powerhouse.
By Eamonn Ryan
Southern Africa’s cold chain is increasingly constrained not by refrigeration technology, but by energy instability, grid unreliability and rising electricity costs. At the Solar & Storage Africa Live conference and expo in March, Botswana’s emerging solar strategy was outlined by economist and UN Resident Coordinator’s Office representative Taimur Khilji in a presentation titled ‘Botswana’s Solar Opportunity: Sun, Strategy and Southern Africa’.Read More »From energy transition to cold chain transformation – infrastructure, constraints and opportunity (Part 2)
By Eamonn Ryan
Southern Africa’s cold chain is increasingly constrained not by refrigeration technology, but by energy instability, grid unreliability, and rising electricity costs. At the Solar & Storage Africa Live conference and expo in March, Botswana’s emerging solar strategy was outlined by economist and UN resident coordinator’s office representative Taimur Khilji in a presentation titled ‘Botswana’s Solar Opportunity: Sun, Strategy and Southern Africa. ‘Read More »Botswana’s solar endowment and the emerging regional energy hub (Part 1)
By Eamonn Ryan
The following article derives from a panel discussion at the Solar & Storage Africa Live conference and expo held in Gauteng in March, on the topic ‘From crisis to capacity: how SA businesses are using storage to survive and thrive’.
The panel consisted of:
This is part three of a three-part series.
Read More »Risk, readiness and the road ahead for smart solar in Africa’s cold chain (Part 3)
By Eamonn Ryan
The following article derives from a panel discussion at the Solar & Storage Africa Live conference and expo held in Gauteng in March, on the topic ‘From crisis to capacity: how SA businesses are using storage to survive and thrive’.
The panel consisted of:
This is part two of a three-part series.
By Eamonn Ryan
The following article derives from a panel discussion at the Solar & Storage Africa Live conference and expo held in Gauteng in March, on the topic ‘From crisis to capacity: how SA businesses are using storage to survive and thrive’.
The panel consisted of:
This is part one of a three-part series.
Read More »From data to intelligence – how AI is reshaping solar systems in the cold chain (Part 1)
By Eamonn Ryan
While innovative structuring, standardisation, and smarter system design are beginning to unlock the ‘missing middle’, they are only part of the solution. As Jose Luis Bobes at the 2026 Solar & Storage Africa Live conference emphasised, broader ecosystem support – from policy frameworks to blended finance instruments – plays an equally critical role.