July 2022

14 July 2022 – Protest action that result in disruptions to major transport routes could have a dire impact on the economy over time, according to stakeholders in the agriculture sector. Many farmers were unable to fulfil their contractual obligations due to blockaded roads associated with the protest action in Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal in the […]

12 July 2022 – South Africa’s agriculture sector in general continues to display positive growth when measured in terms of output, exports and the creation of employment. In 2020, the sector grew 13,4% year-on-year, and the forecasts for 2022 also suggest growth. Primary agricultural employment has remained relatively steady since the start of the COVID- 19

11 July 2022 – The logistics sector in South Africa remained under pressure, but road freight was the star performer, the Ctrack Transport and Freight Index showed. This as heavy rains and floods that occurred in KwaZulu-Natal i The Index for May reported a decline of 1.1 percent compared to the previous month, however, the

8 July 2022 – Risk assessor Fitch Ratings has affirmed SA’s long term foreign and local currency debt ratings at BB- with a stable outlook, citing a better-than-expected debt picture and support for SA’s economy stemming from elevated commodity prices. The agency’s BB- rating is three steps below investment grade, and the agency had revised

7 July 2022 – South Africa’s government and industry should have a renewed aggressive focus of diversifying its export markets amid uncertain times, Wandile Sihlobo, the chief economist of Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz), urged. He said the country must broaden its export markets within China, India, Bangladesh, the Gulf Cooperation Council states and Japan. These

6 July 2022 -Show me your order-to-cash cycle and I’ll show you how your business works. And in my experience, a company’s order to cash cycle – the process through which a business receives, processes, manages, and fulfils client orders – can almost always be improved. A smooth order-to-cash cycle helps ensure the effective management

5 July 2022 – THE clearance of hundreds of containers of southern African oranges that are already being shipped is uncertain due to “unjustified, scientifically flawed, unnecessary and disproportionate” EU regulatory measures, the Citrus Growers Association (CGA) warned on Friday. CGA chief executive Justin Chadwick said in his weekly newsletter that the EU Directorate-General for

4 July 2022 – New data from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) shows that the total number of liquidations decreased by 1.6% in May 2022 compared with the same period a year ago. Voluntary liquidations decreased by eight cases, while compulsory liquidations increased by five cases, the stats body said. The total number of liquidations

1 July 2022 – South Africa has seen a decrease in all meat imports, according to the Association of Meat Importers & Exporters (Amie). Paul Matthew, the CEO of Amie, told Freight News that imports were down 4% year-on-year (May 2021 to April 2022), but added: “It is important to keep in mind that outbreaks