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Mr Delivery preparing for UberEats' arrival
[Bekezela Phakathi] Mr Delivery, a home-grown delivery service that began operating in 1992, says it is ready for the increased competition... read


New device updates building occupants on traffic situation
New device updates building occupants on traffic situation

GoMetro TV is a device that connects to a TV and streams traffic and transport information to people in buildings... Read

10 fun facts you didn't know about the new Bombardier CS100
10 fun facts you didn't know about the new Bombardier CS100

SWISS will introduce the new Bombardier CS100 passenger aircraft to its fleet on 15 July, making it the first passenger airline company that has... Read

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In trucking, advances in technology meet concern for drivers

Neil Henderson

While the transport industry has seen some necessary change in the past two decades, road transport remains the dominant way to move large volumes of goods in SA... Read


Mandela Month
Mandela Month
#MandelaMonth: A zebra crossing with a difference
#MandelaMonth: A zebra crossing with a difference
Zebra Cabs will celebrate Madiba Day by creating a unique 'zebra crossing' in Gauteng. A fleet of over 120 Zebra cabs, all decked out... read
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Logistics & Transport
New freight, logistics and finance powerhouse in the making
New freight, logistics and finance powerhouse in the making
Imperial Logistics announced the acquisition of a controlling share of Sasfin Premier Logistics, creating a "formidable" new player in the freight and logistics market... read
TPT GM of the Eastern Cape a titan in business
TPT GM of the Eastern Cape a titan in business
Transnet Port Terminal's GM of the Eastern Cape, Siya Mhlaluka, has been recognised at the Titans Building Nations awards for his contribution in the Public Enterprises category... read
Spies joins the management team at ID Logistics South Africa
Spies joins the management team at ID Logistics South Africa

Issued by ID Logistics

ID Logistics, one of the leaders in contract logistics, has announced the appointment of Friedel Spies as the new Business Development Director for ID Logistics South Africa... read
Bizters are doing it for bread
Bizters are doing it for bread

Issued by Bizcommunity.com

Brothers and Bizters, this year sees Bizcommunity launch the inaugural Bizters for Bread Corporate Challenge, whereby we are inviting our fellow Cape Town-based biz communities to rise to our challenge to walk against hunger... read
Aviation
World touring solar plane's final leg to UAE delayed
World touring solar plane's final leg to UAE delayed
The final leg of an unprecedented world tour by a solar-powered plane was postponed Saturday, 16 July, due to the pilot's health, he said in a message on Twitter. .. read
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Emirates scoops up World's Best Airline award
Emirates has been recognised as the World's Best Airline 2016 at the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2016... read
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Solar-powered aircraft touches down in Egypt
An aircraft fuelled solely on solar power completed the 16th, and penultimate, leg of its round-the-world journey when it landed in Cairo today... read
Paul Tyson via  - First Comair Boeing 737-800 flight to Saint Helena Airport
Comair celebrating an uninterrupted 70 years of profitable operation
Comair Limited, this year, marks 70 years of uninterrupted, profitable operation amid slowed economic growth as well as declining investment and consumer spending... read
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Zero tariff increase for Acsa in force for now
Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has finally signed off on draft tariffs proposed by the airports regulator, providing relief to Airports Company SA... read
Sandton, the Gateway to Space
Sandton, the Gateway to Space
The Gateway to Space: The Exhibition with a selection of 60 space exhibits, running at Sandton Convention Centre is the biggest exhibition to be hosted in South Africa... read
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Cool technology with a conscience
UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's has become the first company in the world to introduce a refrigerated delivery truck cooled by a liquid nitrogen powered engine, which the company says will eliminate all emissions associated with refrigeration... read
Fleet Management
Ctrack Fleet Analytics to improve Burma Plant Hire productivity
Ctrack Fleet Analytics to improve Burma Plant Hire productivity
Ctrack has announced that Burma Plant Hire will add Ctrack's Fleet Analytics Service to its existing fleet management solution... read
Railway
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Transnet expansion boosts coal line capacity fivefold

Andiswa Maqutu

The completion of the first-phase expansion of the coal line between Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal has resulted in a fivefold increase in coal capacity... read
Shipping
MT LEFKAS docked at Berth 100
Port of PE home to newest merchant ship on SA Ships Register
The Port of Port Elizabeth is the home port of the third ship registered on the South African Ships Register. Oil tanker MT LEFKAS docked at the port's berth 100 on... read
- Durban Container Terminal
Container terminals swap Straddle Carriers ahead of wind and reefer season
In support of Durban Container Terminal, TPT Cape Town Management has accepted an opportunity to swap four Terex Diesel Electric Straddle Carriers for six... read
Supply Chain
The future of supply chain blog
The future of supply chain blog

Shaun Evertse, Issued by Eazybranch

The 4th Industrial Revolution is upon us. In my blog post from 7 June, I wrote, "We are at the cusp of a completely new way of doing everything. And we have two choices - run away and hide, or embrace and move with the constant change." read
International
Jeff McNeill via  - Boeing 747-8
Boeing eyes rivals as it turns 100
Boeing, creator of some of the world's most iconic aircraft of the 20th century, commemorated its centennial facing multiple challenges to remain at the forefront of global aerospace innovation... read
pjs2005 via  - Boeing 737-8 MAX 8
Boeing forecasts increase in demand for new airplanes
Boeing has projected a demand of 39,620 new airplanes over the next 20 years, with the estimated total value of the new airplanes at $5.9 trillion... read
More International
Business
The evolution and revolution of business networks in Africa
The evolution and revolution of business networks in Africa

Brett Parker

Trade is in Africa's blood. Its rich resources, numerous societies and access to the world have created a hotbed of trade civilisations... read
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South African Freight Fowarders (SAAFF) Congress
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