Traxtion hosted its third annual The Future of Rail is Woman event at its Rail Services Hub in Rosslyn, bringing together high school learners, women in rail, professionals and industry partners to highlight the opportunities available to young women across South Africa’s rail sector.
In busy mining environments, tyre handling is far more than a maintenance activity, it is a critical safety function. Manual tyre handling introduces unnecessary risks, extends equipment downtime and reduces productivity.
Archie Vermeulen is an industry veteran who previously headed national logistics operations for Vodacom as well as Cell C. During our visit to record a video tour of RAM’s new facility (view it here), we spent some extra time chatting to Archie and he shared some insights on people, process & equipment in warehousing. There were some real nuggets in the 9 minutes that we recorded and if you’re involved in warehousing operations, we encourage you to listen to it.
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) will bring leaders from Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe together at Automechanika Johannesburg for its Regional Conference 2026, taking place at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand on 28 and 29 October 2025.
