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TRANSPORT EVOLUTION AFRICA

Transport Evolution Africa
Forum and Expo, taking place
at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli
ICC Complex (Durban ICC)
on 28 and 29 September,

will highlight and showcase
African transport expansion
plans across ports, rail and
road networks to enable
efficient trade corridors.

Forum to drive investment

into African transport sector

he African transport and logistics sector, driven Awards and the Transport Evolution Learning Academy. A
by technology and innovation, is positioning itself key addition is a gathering of CEOs across the transport and
Tas the key to bringing countries together and logistics sector within the Transport CEO Forum, where
supporting their economies. The sector has raised US$200 closer working relationships will be forged between all
million (R3.2 billion) in the last year and in South Africa, the entities with a view to building robust transport corridors
sector’s contribution is expected to grow by 1.8 percent per into Africa.
annum.
“A co-located event with the Transport Africa
According to the World Bank, trade between African Forum and Expo is The Big 5 Construct KZN, which will
countries represents only 12 percent of economic activity facilitate dialogue around infrastructure at the
in the region compared with 60 percent in Europe and 40 core of restimulating the South African economy. The
percent in Asia. This presents an unprecedented potential for South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) has
investment in transport and logistics across the continent. alone committed R19 billion to developing 13 roads,
creating nearly 10,000 jobs during construction,” says
Transport Evolution Africa Forum and Expo brings Hare.
ports, rail and road together in a collaborative and solutions-
based event that will plot the roadmap to the future of the The South African government has committed R791.2
sector in Africa. “We have seven events under one roof, billion toward infrastructure development in the medium
with over 50 port, rail and road authorities, 3,500 transport term and has gazetted 15 projects worth R47 billion in the
professionals and 100 exhibitors tackling transport and transport sector alone.
logistics issues head on and showcasing global innovations,
as well as providing the platform for African transport As momentum builds in transport and logistics across
corridor updates. This coming year, we are excited to launch Africa post-COVID-19, the GDP contribution of the sector
the African Transport Performance Scorecard (ATEPS), is expected to grow from R349 billion in the first quarter
which will be a comprehensive annual progress measurement of 2022 to R363 billion by 2024, an increase of 3.7 percent,
report,” says Le-Ann Hare, Portfolio Director for Transport underlining the investment potential over the next two
Evolution at dmg events, organisers of the forum and expo. years. L O GI S T I CS NEWS

Other highlights for 2022 include the launch of Trade Register for the Transport Evolution Africa Forum and
and Logistics Evolution Africa, the Women in Transport Expo at www.transportevolution.com. •

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