On 28 April is World Day for Safety and Health at Work. It offers a timely moment to reflect on how safety is evolving across Africa’s transport and logistics sector. In leading operations, safety is increasingly monitored, interpreted, and acted on in near real-time, rather than being assessed only after the fact.
Digitalisation has brought and continues to bring sweeping advancements in how companies go to market and how customers engage with brands. Agentic AI is now poised to disrupt even these developments, creating a scramble among organisations anxious to invest in the “next big thing” for fear of being left behind.
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.
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport: South Africa (CILTSA) has announced that registration is open for the 5th Annual CILTSA ESG Conference, to be held on 23 June in Sandton, Johannesburg.
