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FUEL PRICE SHOCK WILL IMPACT SUPPLY CHAINS AND HIT CONSUMERS AT PETROL PUMPS AND SHOP TILLS

South Africa’s latest fuel price increase will put fresh pressure on already strained supply chains, says supply chain industry body SAPICS. The organisation warns that the cost impact is likely to extend far beyond the transport sector and into consumers’ pockets at shop tills as well as petrol pumps.

As South Africa marks Transport Month, supply chain industry body SAPICS says that attention should extend beyond roads, rail and ports to one of the most important assets in South Africa’s logistics system: people. This includes the supply chain professionals who keep goods, businesses and the economy moving, the organisation states.

Building Durban’s Air Cargo Future One Connection at a Time

Ricardo Isaac’s, from Dube Tradeport, first lesson about air cargo was simple: most people overlook it.
Passengers look out of aircraft windows, collect their luggage and head home. Cargo, by contrast, moves quietly beneath the surface of global commerce. Fresh flowers cross continents overnight. Automotive components arrive just in ...

SAPICS Leader’s Forum explores speed as the new competitive currency in supply chains

Supply chain industry body SAPICS hosted its prestigious annual supply chain leader’s forum in Sandton, Johannesburg, as part of the Leaderex event. The summit brought together supply chain management leaders to explore the rising value of speed as the new competitive currency in supply chains.

Circularity was once framed mainly as an environmental imperative, but it is no longer just about sustainability. In addition to reducing industrial emissions, cutting waste and saving valuable, dwindling resources, circularity can strengthen resilience, grow businesses and economies, drive competitiveness and create jobs. It is no longer about simply doing less harm; it is about doing better ...

By Jaimé Manuel, Executive: Growth at Unitrans

As disruption becomes part of the normal operating environment, Jaimé Manuel of Unitrans considers why resilient African supply chains will depend on clearer processes, stronger partnerships and solutions designed for local realities.

While AI’s tendency to “hallucinate” - which is when it confidently invents facts, cites non-existent sources or produces inaccurate answers - makes frequent headlines, another flaw poses a risk: gender bias.

The 48th annual SAPICS Conference took place in Cape Town from 19 to 22 July 2026. The event brought together 600 supply chain professionals from across Africa and around the world to learn, share knowledge and network.

Transnet will spend more than R129 billion over the next five years to restore the SOE’s sustainability and credibility, Group Chief Executive Michelle Phillips said in her opening keynote presentation at the SAPICS Conference in Cape Town today.

View the SAPICS 2026 Conference photos