The Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) is proud to announce – Mandisa Pakamisa, accounts receivable manager of CCS Logistics – as the recipient of the 2021 GCCA Africa Future Leader Award. The final round of the competition was held on Thursday, 9 September 2021. Read More »2021 GCCA Africa Future Leader Award winner announced
Global food commodity prices fell in July for the second consecutive month, according to a benchmark United Nations report released at the beginning of August 2021. The fall was weighted by cereals, vegetable oils and dairy pricing. Read More »Global food prices showed decline in July
As measured by the Ctrack Freight Transport Index, the overall logistics sector continues to show tremendous growth with year-on-year increases of 26,4%. This might be from a low base due to hard lockdown in 2020, but the quarter-on-quarter growth reveals increases of 4,2%.Read More »Recovery of transport industry shows potential
The last week of July saw Transnet’s systems across South Africa disrupted by a cyber-attack forcing authorities to revert to a manual processes where possible. Read More »SA exports face cyber security troubles
The City of Cape Town’s Climate Change Strategy is now available online as a digital publication on the City’s website. Based on public input, a focus area of ecosystem health and human health and wellbeing was included in the final strategy. The City’s vision is to help make Cape Town a climate resilient, resource efficient, and carbon neutral city that enables inclusive economic development and healthy, thriving communities and ecosystems. Read More »City of Cape Town‘s new climate change strategy finalised
Uncertainty remains in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal provice. Problems, particularly those affecting citrus growers, are far from resolved.Read More »KZN unrest far from resolved for producers and exporters
Speed limits as low as 30km/h are likely to become commonplace in cities around the world if the recommendations of a road-safety Academic Experts Group (AEG) are adopted. Read More »Get ready for reduced city speed limits
South Africa’s biggest advantage for a global future, a young population with an average age of 27 years, is currently its weakest link. With 60% of the total population under the age of 34 years, and many of them struggling to gain access to quality education, most young people entering the workplace do so without the necessary skills to find meaningful work. Read More »Pathway to employment for youth
The WHO’s call in March this year for further studies into the origin of the pandemic virus was based on the release of the report on an international team’s Wuhan field visit over four weeks between January and February 2021. The source has been narrowed supposedly to either a zoonic or laboratory incident.Read More »Search for Covid’s origins continues
The Covid-19 global pandemic continues to create disruption, most especially in the workplace as companies grapple with the balancing act of keeping people safe and observant of health and safety compliance regulations and the need to continue delivering goods and services to remain in business.Read More »The future of work: Harness the best talent, not just the nearest