Freight and logistics in South Africa

What kind of month it was

• 41expansion
• 13funding and investment
• 10regulatory action
• 7deals and disposals
• 6compliance notices
• 6tenders and contracts

What happened

• 2026-09-25expansionmna
  Rio Tinto builds out metals trading armMiningmx ↗
• 2026-09-24capitalR2.59bn
  Road freight council under scrutiny over R2.59bn in worker benefit fundsBizcommunity Logistics ↗
• 2026-09-23compliance notice
  Kenya sets deadline for new cargo tracking sealsFreight News ↗
• 2026-09-23expansion
  SA seeks to expand macadamia exportsFreight News ↗
• 2026-09-23expansionR500 billionR69 billion
  South Africa’s economy from stabilisation to expansionSAnews ↗
• 2026-09-21expansionmna
  Proflight Zambia adds three aircraft, expands network capacityBizcommunity Logistics ↗
• 2026-09-21tender
  TNPA seeks operator for East London LNG terminalBizcommunity Logistics ↗
• 2026-09-21capitalcost pressureR196bnR150.7bn
  Transnet is moving but a cash crisis loomsMiningmx ↗
• 2026-09-21expansionregulatory action
  Cross-Border E-Commerce Opportunities for SMEsSME South Africa ↗
• 2026-09-19expansion
  DHL, ITC renew partnership to support women-led SMEsBizcommunity Logistics ↗
• 2026-09-19expansion
  Special Economic Zones key in investment ready environment for hydrogen productionthe dtic ↗
• 2026-09-18capitalexpansion$1 billion$400 million
  👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Africa gets a pep talkTechCabal ↗

Named most often

• DHL7
• TNPA5
• East London LNG4
• ITAC3
• South African SMEs3
• Sapics SME Pitch Parade2
• ShyftUp Consulting2
• MV Pacific Virtue2
• Richards Bay2
• DRC2

Counted only where the organisation is named in the headline, so this is who the month was about rather than who got a mention.