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• Complexities around the COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery • Ethics and the SARS WCO Integrity Diagnostic Mission.
Roll-out. • Th e Aviation Centre of Gravity – a Look at the Next 10
• Th e Mass Lootings and Prospects for Political Years.
Realignments in Ramaphosa’s Cabinet. • Navigating the world’s uncertainties – the Upside of
• Th e Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement – Challenges Down.
and Opportunities for Global Value Chains: Regional and • Educating To Empower Tomorrow.
International Perspectives – Customs Compliance and
Improved Trade Facilitation: Best Practices. Lombard Insurance was the Platinum sponsor for this
• E-commerce. year’s Summit and Shipshape Software Solutions was a
• Ethical Leadership. Silver sponsor. •

About SAAFF

SAAFF was established in 1921 and is a national senior executives from member freight forwarding
association with members throughout South Africa. companies, who are nominated and voted for by
While it attends to matters of national interest, its these members. A CEO reports to the Board of
constitution permits regions to form chapters of Directors and manages and directs the association.
the association to deal with local issues. Five regions
have qualifi ed to establish their own chapters: Freight forwarding plays an essential role
• Gauteng in international trade and SAAFF members are
• KwaZulu-Natal dedicated to facilitating this activity through their
• Eastern Cape involvement in the management of transportation,
• Western Cape customs clearing, documentation, third-party
• Border payments and many other elements of international
supply chains. Th e association calls the freight
Th e association is a non-profi t organisation forwarder the ‘architect of transport’. Globalisation
governed by a constitution, which provides for and the need to reduce cost over the entire supply L O GI S T I CS NEWS
a board of directors, with a chairperson and vice chain have refocused the freight forwarder in ways
chairperson. Its directors are highly experienced, that are innovative and functional.

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