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Imported fuel and geopolitical tensions are keeping South Africa’s transport costs vulnerable to global oil-price volatility, despite easing headline inflation.

Fuel volatility keeps freight costs under pressure

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Energy/Fuel
Imports and Exports
Sea Freight
Trade/Investment
Sallaum Lines' new European road-logistics arm will move finished vehicles between factories, ports, distribution centres and dealerships.

Sallaum launches European vehicle logistics arm

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Freight & Trading Weekly
International
Logistics
The new council will oversee emissions-accounting methods and data rules across the Ro-Ro shipping industry.

Ro-Ro council to oversee emissions data

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Freight & Trading Weekly
International
Sea Freight
South Africa’s automotive industry is looking beyond the Agoa extension, calling for a durable trade agreement with the US as Section 232 tariffs continue to weigh on vehicle exports.

Agoa extension offers no relief to auto sector

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Imports and Exports
Trade/Investment
Heavy freight traffic has contributed to extensive damage to Mpumalanga’s provincial roads.

Mpumalanga faces R38bn road repair backlog

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Road/Rail Freight
SARS is proposing a digital VAT model that could reshape how freight and logistics companies manage invoicing, transaction data and tax compliance.

SARS seeks input on digital VAT model

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Freight & Trading Weekly
Trade/Investment
KwaZulu-Natal is launching a forensic investigation into the awarding of guardrail contracts following arrests linked to the theft of road infrastructure.

MEC orders probe into alleged ‘guardrail mafia’

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Crime
Infrastructure
Road/Rail Freight

Feature: SA agriculture exports remain rooted in EU

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Imports and Exports
International
Trade/Investment
Higher merchandise export volumes helped lift South Africa’s business confidence in July, but inflation, commodity-price volatility and crude-oil risks continued to weigh on the outlook.

Exports help lift business confidence

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Imports and Exports
Trade/Investment
South Africa and Zimbabwe will use a bilateral business forum to explore ways of boosting trade, investment and industrial cooperation.

SA and Zimbabwe to discuss trade barriers

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Africa
Trade/Investment
Rising operating, labour and compliance costs are placing road freight operators under increasing financial pressure.

Unsustainable rates threaten operators – RFA

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Freight & Trading Weekly
Road/Rail Freight
President Cyril Ramaphosa speaking at the 46th Ordinary Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government in Durban.

Ramaphosa calls for stronger regional trade links

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Africa
Trade/Investment