Entries open for 2025 Africa Supply Chain Excellence Awards
The achievements of businesses and individuals working in the supply chain management field will be recognised at this year’s fourth annual Africa Supply Chain Excellence Awards. The organisers have announced that entries for the 2025 awards are open, with 12...
Moloi is new SAPICS president
Supply chain industry body SAPICS has announced Thato Moloi as its new president. Moloi, who has served on the SAPICS board of directors for almost three years, takes over from outgoing president MJ Schoemaker. Moloi comments: “Today’s turbulent supply chain landscape...
Are you prepared for the transportation revolution?
Mobility is no longer about getting from point A to point B. The future of mobility is a dynamic landscape, encompassing electric and autonomous vehicles, flexible ownership models, and data-driven insights that are reshaping transportation. These advancements present...
Leverage AI, tech to strengthen supply chain resilience
In the face of ongoing volatility and unpredictability, companies across Africa are making much-needed investments into strengthening their supply chains and building greater resilience. Hannes Dressler, chief business officer at SAP Africa, says supply chain...
Registration opens for SAPICS conference
Early Bird registration is open for the 2025 SAPICS Conference, taking place in Cape Town from 8 to 11 June 2025. Organiser and leading industry body SAPICS has announced that this year’s conference features an exciting addition that makes it a must-attend event for...
Building reliable consumer electronics logistics in a volatile state
There has never been a greater need for accurate consumer electronics supply chain management. The product lifecycles for consumer electronics are notoriously short. No sooner has a company brought new technology to market than a more impressive innovation replaces...
Enhance logistics and warehousing efficiency with smart lockers
The logistics and warehousing industry depends on speed, precision, and efficiency to meet rising global demand. Traditional manual processes for managing devices such as handheld terminals, scanners, and laptops often lead to wasted time, lost productivity, and...
Tetra Pak, Cycliq debut recycled polyAl-based E-pallet
Food processing and packaging solutions company Tetra Pak and Cycliq, a South African plastics injection moulding company specialising in high-quality plastic pallet solutions, have launched Africa’s first locally-manufactured E-pallet. The solution could reduce...
Tech lightens the load of high-risk road transport
Technology plays a major role in reducing losses, particularly on high-value, high-risk loads, in South Africa, writes Kamal Patel, MD: South Africa at GoMetro. Trade across the African continent encompasses a broad range of primary and manufactured goods. Among these...
Fortifying automotive supply chain security
As connected vehicles become increasingly prevalent, the automotive industry faces unprecedented cybersecurity challenges. By Andre Froneman, operational technology solutions specialist at Datacentrix. To understand the damage that can be wrought by cybercriminals, we...
SMEs need supply chain skills to survive
The success of small businesses - which are the backbone of South Africa’s economy - is being jeopardised by a lack of resources, skills and support in the critical area of supply chain management, according to supply chain industry body SAPICS. “Small, medium and...
SAPICS conference will address innovation in motion
The annual SAPICS Conference, Africa’s leading event for the supply chain profession, will be held from 8 to 11 June 2025 in Cape Town under the theme “Innovation in Motion”, supply chain industry body SAPICS has announced. Now in its 47th year, the SAPICS Conference...