Everyone will recall the saying “All roads lead to Rome” and the grand idea in the 19th Century of linking the Cape to Cairo (Egypt). Roads have been described as the “lifeblood or arteries of the country”. Napoleon, and later German leaders, spent good amounts from...

The introduction of new technologies like cloud computing, mobile advancements, information management and analytics have impacted customs in many ways. In addition, they also provide opportunities for customs officials, traders and other supply chain stakeholders for...

China has announced that it will zero-rate 98% of taxable items originating in another 10 least-developed countries (LDCs), nine of which are in Africa. The countries are Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Malawi, Sao Tome and Principe, Tanzania, Uganda and...

According to the latest Ship Operating Costs Annual Review and Forecast 2022/23 published by global shipping consultancy Drewry, despite some reduction in Covid-19-related costs, global macroeconomic pricing remains unchanged. Ship operating cost inflation has...

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South Africans should expect inflation to remain elevated in the coming months, economists say, as higher diesel prices and input costs ripple through the entire producer supply chain. The Bureau for Economic Research (BER)’s outlook for CPI sits around 7%...

While recent developments such as the drastic increase in freight rates (while currently falling), energy and fertiliser costs have had a major impact on meat availability and pricing, in this article we are going to look at the top 5 reasons why meat prices will...

Trade costs of R7 billion were incurred by businesses over the 11 days of industrial action by workers at logistics utility Transnet, while South Africa lost the opportunity of moving R65.3bn worth of goods. Post-strike assessment – Saaff contextualises cost to SA’s...

The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) has called off its Transnet strike at the instruction of its workers, who indicated they would return to their posts on Thursday morning. The crippling strike, which the United National Transport...

There is some good news for South Africa as the devastating strike at Transnet – costing the country’s economy billions daily – seems to be coming to an end after United Transport & Allied Trade Union (Untu) agreed to a three-year wage deal on Monday (17 October)....