Every litre of fuel consumed on South Africa’s roads reflects the underlying health of the country’s logistics economy.

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.

It is tempting to look at the measured pace of fully electric vehicle adoption on South African roads and conclude that the automotive aftermarket still has time to adapt.

Financial analysis raises concerns that R2.59 billion in worker benefit assets may have been treated as Council property, with three benefit funds falling short of what they owed for three consecutive years.

The South African Freight and Logistics Association (SAFLA) and the Road Freight Association (RFA) were present during the recent interaction between Durban Gateway Terminal (DGT) and relevant stakeholders and organisations that have operations or members processing cargo through the terminal.

Fuel prices are set to increase sharply on Wednesday night at 24h00 – basically due to higher international prices.

Logistics has a visibility problem and it is costing the industry women.
South Africa’s freight and logistics sector is not short of ambitious women. Rather, it is short of women who know the sector exists as a career.

The World Health Organization[i] warned as far back as 2011 that distracted driving was a “serious and growing threat to road safety”, noting that rising mobile phone ownership was likely to escalate the problem.

Speakers at the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport South Africa’s ESG Conference held on 23 June 2026 have called on the logistics, transport and supply chain sectors to move beyond ESG compliance and make leadership, skills development and community impact measurable across the value chain.