Increasing the pressure on road freight logistics
Fuel prices are set to increase sharply on Wednesday night at 24h00 – basically due to higher international prices.
Fuel prices are set to increase sharply on Wednesday night at 24h00 – basically due to higher international prices.
South Africa has spent years debating how to fix its logistics system. The priorities are well established: improve ports, restore freight rail, attract investment and bring more private-sector capacity into the system.
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.