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Africa’s logistics landscape is transforming. Insights from the African Development Bank, World Bank, AfCFTA Secretariat and other sector research bodies point to a year of major shifts in 2026, with clear signals emerging about how supply chains across Sub-Saharan Africa are evolving. 

In over a century of moving goods across Africa, Unitrans has witnessed wave after wave of innovation. As a ...

With the festive season around the corner, supply chain industry body SAPICS is urging South Africans to spare a thought for Santa’s busiest helpers. No, not the elves, the supply chain managers whose work ensures that store shelves are suitably stocked with festive goods and all the latest gifts, and that online orders are delivered to doorsteps on time.

With the festive season around the corner, supply chain industry body SAPICS is urging South Africans to spare a thought for Santa’s busiest helpers. No, not the elves, the supply chain managers whose work ensures that store shelves are suitably stocked with festive goods and all the latest gifts, and that online orders are delivered to doorsteps on time.

Leading supply chain industry body SAPICS has opened the “Call for Speakers” for the 2026 SAPICS Conference, which takes place in Cape Town in July. Next year’s SAPICS Conference is a milestone event because it coincides with the organisation’s 60th anniversary.

Johannesburg, South Africa, 3 November - Today, DSV marked a major milestone with the successful go-live of its integration with Schenker in South Africa. The celebration, held across offices nationwide, symbolised a new chapter for the business and its people, defined by shared purpose, collaboration, and an enhanced service offering for customers.

What warehouse supervisor and Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) doesn't dream of experiencing that overused and often misunderstood phrase, “seamless supply chain management”?

In a powerful contribution to the “African Supply Chain Outlook 2026” webinar, Dr Obiora Madu, Founder and CEO of Multimix Academy and Director General of Africa Centre for Supply Chain, widely regarded as the “grandfather of supply chain in Nigeria”, shifted the focus to the foundational drivers of growth: capacity building and continental integration.

As South Africa observes Transport Month, supply chain industry body SAPICS is putting the spotlight on the critical link between transport infrastructure and national supply chain resilience and says that collaboration and education are key to building a safe, world-class logistics ecosystem.

Count yourself a hero: the global economy would come crashing down without supply chains and warehouses. And the supply chain has shown its mettle time and again. Since the pandemic gripped the world, e-commerce shot up, and the movement of goods and services required intensive resources and mass mobilisation. What’s more, life-saving pharmaceuticals had to be rapidly deployed. Without an agile ...

An opportunity for the SAPICS GM to share reflections on recent activities at SAPICS and his insights into the sector.