Exporters Western Cape (EWC) notes the recent structural changes announced by the South African Association of Freight Forwarders (Saaff) and is monitoring developments closely. These changes included the controversial dissolution of the Executive Committees to centralise control at head office - which has been strongly criticized by former CEO Dave Logan.
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.
Archie Vermeulen is an industry veteran who previously headed national logistics operations for Vodacom as well as Cell C. During our visit to record a video tour of RAM’s new facility (view it here), we spent some extra time chatting to Archie and he shared some insights on people, process & equipment in warehousing. There were some real nuggets in the 9 minutes that we recorded and if you’re involved in warehousing operations, we encourage you to listen to it.
Bookings have opened for the Chartered Institute for Procurement & Supply (CIPS) Southern Africa 2026 Connect & Engage Conference & Awards. The Institute’s flagship procurement and supply chain event will return to Johannesburg on 5-6 August.
