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Rolls Royce to provide Ethiopian Airlines with 20 Trent XWB engines
Rolls-Royce has won a $1.5bn order from Ethiopian Airlines to provide Trent XWB engines for ten new Airbus A350-900 aircraft... read
African Women in Supply Chain Association launches
African Women in Supply Chain Association launches

The African Women in Supply Chain Association (AWISCA) launches this week to bolster South Africa's supply chain skills through functional mentorship... Read

What your e-toll money is mostly paying for
What your e-toll money is mostly paying for

Megan Ellis

According to the Organisation for Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA), almost three-quarters of e-toll income is heading out the country and into the pockets of the toll collection company... Read

Petrol price could drop significantly in July
Petrol price could drop significantly in July

NEWSWATCH: Tomorrow, Wednesday, 5 July 2017, will see the price of 93 ULP and LRP drop by 69 cents per litre, while the price of 95 ULP and LRP will drop by 68 cents per litre... Read

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New global ransomware attack disrupts thousands of companies
New global ransomware attack disrupts thousands of companies

Ilse van den Berg

NEWSWATCH: This week saw another global ransomware attack spread across the globe affecting big companies such as WPP, Maersk, and FedEx, among many others... read
Aviation
Fastjet to acquire intellectual property rights from easyGroup
Fastjet to acquire intellectual property rights from easyGroup
Fastjet has entered into an agreement with easyGroup Holdings to acquire all intellectual property rights associated with the company brand for a total consideration of $2.5 million... read
Air transport supports 490,000 jobs, contributes $12bn to GDP
Air transport supports 490,000 jobs, contributes $12bn to GDP
New data shows that the air transport sector in South Africa supporting some 490,000 jobs including tourism-related employment and contributing $12 billion or 3.5% to the country's GDP... read
SAA continues on its loss-making trajectory
SAA continues on its loss-making trajectory

Linda Ensor

South African Airways (SAA) continued on its loss-making trajectory in 2016-17, notching up an unaudited loss of R1.9bn for the year to end-March... read
Cargo & Storage
IATA releases Cargo Chartbook for Q2 2017
IATA releases Cargo Chartbook for Q2 2017
According to the IATA Cargo Chartbook for Q2 2017, freight demand remains robust, alongside widening profit margins... read
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Opening of Musina Intermodal Terminal to benefit region
The opening of the Musina Intermodal Terminal (MIT) earlier this week signalled a new era of promoting regional economic integration... read
Emirates SkyCargo named winner of DHL Carrier Award
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Sobantu Tilayi
Day of the Seafarer encourages learners to enter oceans economy
At the 7th Day of the Seafarer (DotS), more than 1,000 high school learners from the rural town of Bizana in the Eastern Cape were empowered with information on how they can enter the maritime economy... read
Supply Chain
How 3D printing is transforming global supply chains
How 3D printing is transforming global supply chains

Issued by Barloworld Logistics

With highly disruptive forces now coming into play in the corporate sphere, it is essential that leaders and decision-makers plan for the close integration of certain technology tools and trends... read
Startupbootcamp Cape Town applications close this week
Startupbootcamp Cape Town applications close this week
Startupbootcamp Cape Town is issuing a final call to startups in Africa to apply to participate in the first ever Africa-based programme. The deadline for online applications is 9 July 2017... read
International
GEFCO supports Alaska-to-Greenland sailing attempt
GEFCO supports Alaska-to-Greenland sailing attempt
GEFCO Group, a global player in industrial logistics and leader in automotive logistics, is supporting navigator Yvan Bourgnon's Bimedia attempt to sail from Alaska to Greenland through the Northwest Passage... read
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Climate and the G20 summit: some progress in greening economies, but more needs to be done
Climate and the G20 summit: some progress in greening economies, but more needs to be done

Niklas Höhne, Andrew Marquard, William Wills

On July 7, G20 leaders will gather in Hamburg for their annual meeting. One likely outcome: another clash over climate change between the host government, Germany, and United States president Donald Trump... read
Stricter water restrictions for Cape Town now in effect
Stricter water restrictions for Cape Town now in effect
The City of Cape Town has implemented Level 4b water restrictions with effect from July 2017 as dam levels remain critically low and reserves need to be built up during winter for the expected harsh summer months ahead... read
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