E-commerce

By Adheesh Ori – Customer and Growth lead for Consumer Goods & Services, Retail and Automotive at Accenture Song and Rajesh Duvooru – Commercial Account Director for Consumer Goods & Services at... 

By: Nelson Teixeira - managing director of Operations for Sub-Saharan Africa at FedEx South African small-to-medium-sized (SME) businesses have always faced several obstacles – many of them... 

A quiet shift is under way on the African continent. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), long billed as the most ambitious economic integration initiative since the Organisation of... 

Online retailer and cloud computing provider Amazon and enterprise advisory firm WomHub have launched the Amazon Sustainable Sellers Incubator – a nine-month programme designed to empower 35 South... 

Efficient performance by South Africa’s air cargo hubs was a key strategic instrument to propel the country’s economic growth and increase its competitiveness in world markets. So highlighted FedEx... 

The South African packaging industry continues to outperform the country’s GDP growth rate, driven by a number of sustained market forces. Population growth, urbanisation and rising income levels... 

World Trade Organization talks ended deadlocked early on Monday as Brazil blocked a bid by the US and other countries to extend a moratorium on customs duties for electronic transmissions, dealing... 

By: Adheesh Ori - Consumer Goods & Services, Retail and Automotive lead for Accenture Song, South Africa South Africa’s Consumer Goods and Services sector is entering a defining stretch. Years of... 

The global air cargo industry should, in the opinion of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) prioritise three things. These are the acceleration of digitalisation in the sector; the... 

By: Johan Potgieter - Cluster Industrial Software Lead at Schneider Electric In a CSIR research paper, Leading logistics performance, the organisation cites the performance of South Africa... 

Nigeria remains one of Africa’s most dynamic economic hubs, with a large and youthful consumer base driving demand across food and beverage, personal care, pharmaceuticals and e-commerce. That... 

For decades, warehouses across much of Africa have been viewed primarily as functional cost centres - simply places to store stock, often under-invested and invisible to boardroom strategy. That... 

Despite continued pressure on South Africa’s logistics network, FedEx Sub-Saharan Africa is managing cross-border risks through detailed line-haul planning, ensuring vehicles are appropriately... 

Africa is on the cusp of a significant shift in intra-continental trade, with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) unlocking a new wave of e-commerce growth driven by mobile-first... 

As South Africa’s e-commerce sector continues to mature, expectations around delivery speed, visibility and affordability are intensifying. With online retail projected to exceed R100 billion... 

Last-mile logistics and storage operator Inospace has acquired the Voortrekker Xchange – a commercial property strategically located along Cape Town’s N7 corridor, from JSE-listed real estate... 

DHL Aviation, a subsidiary of Germany-based global logistics group DHL, has announced that it has taken delivery of two Boeing 737-400 freighter aircraft, in full DHL branding, to serve the West... 

By: Nelson Teixeira - MD Operations Sub-Saharan Africa 20 January 2026: South Africa and the African continent are standing at a defining moment, as global trade patterns shift and digital commerce... 

Online payment solutions company PayFast’s 'State of Pay 2025' report shows that the number of payment methods are growing on the back of mobile payments systems, digital wallets, open banking...