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Revolutionizing Freight Forwarding Using Tech with Lionel van der Walt

The Logistics of Logistics

He began his career in the South African Air Force and later spent more than a decade with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), where he held various leadership positions in South Africa, Spain, and the United States, including President of Cargo Network Services Corp., IATA’s U.S. cargo subsidiary.

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Is Online Gambling Possible in Namibia?

Supply Chain Game Changer

With respect to online gambling in Namibia vs South Africa, the African countries have been surprising us with the ever-growing statistics for the gambling market. When you think of Africa, you generally feel about relatively developing nations with recurring social issues. The punters from South Africa can’t say the same.

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Traceability for manufacturers today

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

The food and beverage industry is the most important player in South Africa’s manufacturing industry, contributing approximately R85 billion a year to South Africa’s manufacturing sector. Most recently, Nestle South Africa recalled its Kit Kat products over possible contaminants.

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OMG: Does Omicron Mean the Supply Chain Will Suffer from Long-Haul Covid?

Enterra Insights

It only took days following the announcement out of South Africa that a new coronavirus had been detected for that variant pop-up around the globe. In South Africa, where the Omicron variant was first detected, only 25% of the population is vaccinated. The Omicron Virus. ”[3].

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Out of Africa

Supply Chain Shaman

Most global multinational companies have a solid base now in South America and Asia, but the race is on for Africa. I spent this week at SAPICS in South Africa. At the end of my talk on the first day, I was asked by the audience to share what I would recommend as action steps for South African supply chains.

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What is “World Logistics Passport” initiative?

Shipsy

Sheikh Mohammed said : “The World Logistics Passport is yet another major initiative that reflects the UAE’s vision to shape a brighter future for our world through innovative programmes that foster global trade cooperation. We are delighted to welcome India, Indonesia and South Africa to the club,” he added.

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Will Governments Respond to Omicron’s Wake-Up Call?

MIT Supply Chain

This is just one example of the many innovations developed at breakneck speed by scientists that now make it possible to speedily create and deliver vaccines in response to the emergence of new Covid-19 variants.* This same biotechnology can be used to deliver reformulated vaccines quickly.