With the festive season around the corner, supply chain industry body SAPICS is urging South Africans to spare a thought for Santa’s busiest helpers. No, not the elves, the supply chain managers whose work ensures that store shelves are suitably stocked with festive goods and all the latest gifts, and […]
South Africa’s first fully operational intermodal freight village in the small KwaZulu-Natal town of Estcourt is not only actively addressing the inefficiencies and congestion along South Africa’s busiest road freight corridor between Durban and Gauteng but is about to expand into a multi-billion-rand operation that will set an important precedent […]
On Monday, 24 November 2025, the South African Army Combat Training Centre at Lohatlha witnessed the impressive display of a brigade-strength Stable Parade. The Chief of the South African Army, Lieutenant General L.K. Mbatha, presided over the event, reviewing the assembled troops and their equipment. Standing at the podium, he […]
Recently, Sasol marked a significant milestone in its journey of infrastructure-led transformation with the official launch of the Sasol N17 Truckstop in Secunda. The state-of-the-art facility is a visionary expression of Sasol’s strategic intent to reimagine mobility and retail in South Africa, through innovation, partnership, and purpose-driven investment. Situated in […]
Leading supply chain industry body SAPICS has opened the “Call for Speakers” for the 2026 SAPICS Conference, which takes place in Cape Town in July. Next year’s SAPICS Conference is a milestone event because it coincides with the organisation’s 60th anniversary. The theme for this not to be missed landmark […]
Pier 1 has made history by becoming the first and only terminal within Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) to surpass 1 million man-hours without a Lost Time Injury (LTI)! As of 10 November 2025, the team has reached an incredible 1,032,433 injury-free hours, setting a national benchmark for safety, discipline, and […]
The Sasol N17 Truckstop is officially open and offers drivers everything they need to refuel, recharge, and rest in one secure, connected location. Visit us on the N17 near Secunda and discover how Sasol is fueling a smarter future for South Africa’s logistics industry. Refuel. Recharge. Reconnect. #SasolFuelEasy #Sasol75 #thebulletinsa
After having reached the lowest level in two years in January 2025, the Ctrack Transport and Freight Index (Ctrack TFI) increased in six of the nine months to September to reach an index level of 118.5, 3.5% higher than in January, but still only 0.7% up on a year earlier. […]
In today’s volatile global business environment, supply chain resilience has become the defining factor separating industry leaders from laggards. Recognising this, many organisations are racing to invest in advanced technologies to gain a competitive advantage while failing at the fundamentals of supply chain management, according to supply chain industry body […]
Port of Gauteng today delivered a crucial commercial reality check to the Department of Transport (DoT) regarding its Private Sector Participation (PSP) Request for Information (RFI) results issued on 26 October. Port Developer Francois Nortjé commended the initiative, but warned the proposed framework places an “impossible economic burden” on the […]
