The development of freight transport in South Africa has been a very short and dynamic process. From the first colony in the Cape in 1652, transport needs grew slowly with the spread of agriculture and the settlement of the interior. The demand for freight transport was met, firstly by means of ox wagons and then […]
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The Definition of Procurement Logistics. The simplest way to think of procurement logistics is the procurement of materials needed to manufacture products, procurement logistics includes obtaining the following necessities: Raw materials. Auxiliary supplies. Operating supplies. Replacement parts. Purchased parts and similar items. The materials are the building blocks of an actual product, but the materials […]
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The 20 South African businesspeople who participated in the five-day trade and investment mission to Angola led by the Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry (DTI) Bulelani Magwanishe concluded their visit on Saturday. The businesspeople, whose participation was funded by the DTI, expressed satisfaction with the exposure, reception and outcomes of the mission that they […]
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The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has introduced a new electronic cargo system that tracks the movement of cargo coming into and leaving the country. The introduction of the paperless cargo reporting system will bring to an end one of the last remaining paper-based processes in the revenue service. According to Chief Officer of Customs […]
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What are courier services? Courier services are parcel delivery firms that help in the delivery of packages and other important documents. The most important aspect that separates courier services from regular postal deliveries is the speed of delivery and efficiency of delivery. Ideally, a company that deals with the delivery of packages will set up […]
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South Africa imported US$83.2 billion worth of goods from around the globe in 2017, down by -19.5% over the 5-year period starting in 2013 but up by 11.3% from 2016 to 2017. South Africa’s top 10 imports accounted almost three-fifths (59.8%) of the overall value of its product purchases from other countries. South African imports […]
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It should be said, however, if you are not yet selling regionally and nationally, then you should first aim at expanding your market share within the local market. Once you have saturated the national market, only then should you look beyond the borders of South Africa. It Increases sales Exporting is one way of increasing […]
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