South African Express was finally placed in final liquidation by the South African High Court on Wednesday, a long-awaited decision since the cancellation of the airline’s licenses and operating rights by the International Air Services Council (IASC) of South Africa last July, due to the failure of a second sale attempt. read more
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Research has shown that five out of seven small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) fail within their first year of operation. One of the reasons, according to Debbie Tagg, chief operating officer of Smart Procurement World, is that SMMEs in South Africa struggle to access markets and get sustainable contracts. The Absa Enterprise & Supplier Development Event, which is organised by Smart Procurement World, aims to address this, and ensure that SMMEs have the skills, knowledge and connections to access their markets and contribute to economic growth as proficient, corporate…
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Supply chain professionals who were unable to attend this year’s in-person SAPICS Conference in Cape Town will have the chance to catch up on much of what they missed at the upcoming SAPICS Spring Conference. SAPICS, The Professional Body for Supply Chain Management, has announced that its Spring Conference on 7 September 2022 will showcase the “best-of-the-best” from the 44th Annual SAPICS Conference which was held in person in Cape Town in June. “The Spring Conference is a virtual event that is ideal for those who could not join us for…
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Bidvest Mobility received the coveted Partner of the Year Award – Sub Saharan Africa at Elevate – Honeywell’s Safety and Productivity Solutions, Annual Partner Conference in Cairo, Egypt ELEVATE is a platform for Honeywell’s partners to engage, enhance competencies, and exchange expertise through impactful conversations with industry peers, and thought leaders as they share their visions for the future. Simon Grisdale, Managing Executive of Bidvest Mobility commented, “We are excited to receive this award again in recognition of the extreme hard work from our team. We have gone from strength to strength, and this…
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Transnet Freight Rail (South Africa) will collaborate with Botswana Rail to upgrade 126 km of rail between Swartruggens, in South Africa’s North West Province, and Mafikeng, on the border with Botswana, according to a statement from the South African company. The announcement, which follows a high-level trade roundtable between the two countries, aims to boost trade between the two countries, including giving landlocked Botswana, easier access to the South African ports of Richards Bay and Durban for export markets. ” This will be funded jointly by…
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A lack of career opportunities is the main reason that women leave the supply chain profession, according to respondents in the recently published seventh annual Gartner / AWESOME Women in Supply Chain research survey. MJ Schoemaker, president of SAPICS, The Professional Body for Supply Chain Management in Southern Africa, notes that while supply chain management has come a long way from the once male dominated field in which women only filled service roles, it still has a long way to go in terms of gender parity. “We have seen an increase in the…
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Localisation and the development of small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) are key to the growth of African economies, including South Africa’s. President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that the country’s post-COVID economic reconstruction plan includes a big localisation drive. However, simply pushing local procurement targets and funding SMMEs is not enough, says Debbie Tagg chief operating officer of Smart Procurement, which hosts South Africa’s largest, longest-standing conference and expo for procurement and inbound supply chain professionals, the Smart Procurement World Indaba. “It is encouraging, as we enter a new landscape,…
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Nairobi, KE, 19th July 2022– Kenya Airways (KQ), Kenya’s national carrier, and South African Airways (SAA) have signed a codeshare agreement that opens more destinations for seamless travel opportunities. As demand for air travel rebounds, the code-sharing agreement will see each airline sell, under its own code, flights operated by each other; South African Airways or Kenya Airways. SAA’s customers will continue to have the ability to earn Voyager Miles on these new codeshare flights. The deal enables travelers to combine flight segments and baggage on a single ticket. Passengers…
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The signing ceremony of this contract which will take place during a ministerial program organized by the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) in Accra at the Labadi Beach Hotel, will be attended by several personalities from the country and the continent. These include: H.E. Nana Addo Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana, H.E. John-Peter Amewu, Minister of Railway Development of the Republic of Ghana, H.E. Ebrahim Patel, Minister of Trade and Industry of South Africa, H.E. Wamkele Mene, Secretary General of the Secretariat of the African Continental…
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Imagine a future in which your new cell phone is delivered to your home by a courier who also sets up your new device for you. What about a courier who can deliver a spare part for your washing machine and install it while he is there? These were some of the scenarios explored by parcel industry experts in an absorbing panel discussion on e-commerce and the last mile at the 2022 SAPICS Conference for supply chain professionals. The COVID-19 pandemic triggered unprecedented growth in e-commerce and the courier industry.…
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