Transport & Logistics

Travelling in Africa is getting “easier”

Published by Loraine Stander on 9 September 2012

It is getting easier to travel in Africa. So said Johan Badenhorst, South African filmmaker and adventurer, recently.

Why does cargo spend weeks in African ports?

Published by Gael Raballand on 12 July 2012

“Containers spend, on average, several weeks in ports in Africa. In fact, over 50% of total land transport time from port to hinterland cities in landlocked countries is spent in ports.”

Africa’s challenges are not unmanageable, says DHL and Engen

Published by Jaco Maritz on 8 March 2012

“If you want to operate in Africa, there is a degree of uncertainty, there is a degree of risk, and you need to know how to manage that. It is not unmanageable.”

Logistics drives development of Africa’s breadbaskets

Published by Abrie de Swardt on 21 October 2011

“We do not have a food supply problem; we have an access problem. So it is appropriate to focus today on the logistics of food security and getting food to people who need it most.”

Many foreign companies are running their African operations from Kenya's capital Nairobi.

Lack of parking space has negative economic impact on Nairobi

Published by Claude Harding on 3 October 2011

Drivers in Kenya’s capital Nairobi experience significant pain and frustration in their quest to find a parking spot, according to IBM’s global parking survey.

Piracy presents a massive risk for shipping companies.

Piracy pulverising global supply chain

Published by Abrie de Swardt on 15 September 2011

Pirating shenanigans by Hollywood’s “Jack Sparrow” undershoot today’s high seas reality by far. Romanticised pirating portrayals do not begin to give rise to modern day pirating violence and brutality, which extends across much of the western Indian Ocean.

Optimising southern Africa’s supply chain

Published by Staff Writer on 15 August 2011

The business case for infrastructural development in southern Africa is widely acknowledged. Yet supply chains continue to be constrained by a number of infrastructure backlogs, which require effective public-private sector collaboration to be rectified.

Container liners – a more efficient way of transporting commodities

Published by Promotional Feature on 10 August 2011

Power Plastics, a South Africa-based company, is a major supplier of bulk shipping container liners in Africa.

Infrastructure development critical for in-demand Africa

Published by Staff Writer on 15 July 2011

Africa’s commodities and resources are in demand, yet moving goods within the continent is prohibitively expensive with supply chain management and freight logistics being particularly challenging.

Multi-modal logistics solutions key to driving regional competitiveness

Published by Jaco Maritz on 19 June 2011

“Solutions that optimise southern Africa’s end-to-end supply chain must be identified and critically, must be supported by cost effective and efficiency-driven infrastructure,” says Abrie de Swardt, IMPERIAL Logistics Marketing Director.

Ethiopian Airlines will later this year become the third African airline to join the Star Alliance network.

New breed of airlines opening up African skies

Published by Jaco Maritz on 30 March 2011

Africa’s airline industry has turned a page with a number of world-class carriers emerging, eager to capitalise on the continent’s growing income levels.

Making it in the male dominated trucking business

Published by Regina Ekiru on 7 February 2011

Monica Matiri is the founder and director of Workmanship Production Limited, a Kenyan trucking company. Matiri spoke to Regina Ekiru on how she has made it in a male dominated field.

DHL wins lucrative East African Breweries contract

Published by Staff Writer on 23 January 2011

International transportation and logistics company DHL has won an estimated Ksh2.28 billion (US$28 million) per annum contract to handle the distribution of East African Breweries Limited (EABL) brands in the region.

Airlines benefiting from high demand for flights to southern Sudan

Published by Claude Harding on 14 January 2011

Business Daily yesterday reported that Kenya’s airlines are benefiting from more traffic to southern Sudan as the country’s week-long referendum drives demand.

Transport & Logistics

Travelling in Africa is getting “easier”

Why does cargo spend weeks in African ports?

Africa’s challenges are not unmanageable, says DHL and Engen

Logistics drives development of Africa’s breadbaskets

Lack of parking space has negative economic impact on Nairobi

Piracy pulverising global supply chain

Optimising southern Africa’s supply chain

Container liners – a more efficient way of transporting commodities

Infrastructure development critical for in-demand Africa

Multi-modal logistics solutions key to driving regional competitiveness

New breed of airlines opening up African skies

Making it in the male dominated trucking business

DHL wins lucrative East African Breweries contract

Airlines benefiting from high demand for flights to southern Sudan

Nigeria: Entrepreneur turns 960 naira (less than $1) into national food business

A business approach to healthcare delivery in Nigeria

It’s tough out there: Nigerian entrepreneur adapting to a difficult business environment

Changing how Zambia cooks – and building a business around it

Nigeria: How to sell cookies in Lagos

Zambia: Three entrepreneurs building agriculture and food businesses

Nigeria: Entrepreneur aims to take traditional combat sport global

The man behind Nigeria’s answer to the UFC – meet ‘Dana Black’

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