Manufacturers, shippers and freight, and logistics service providers will meet in Johannesburg on 7 March, 2023, to discuss innovative ways to reduce rising cargo crime across South Africa in a special one-day conference hosted by the Transported Asset Protection Association’s (TAPA) Europe, Middle Easy & Africa (EMEA) region
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Infor helps NEFC gain full visibility over East African operations
NEFC was keen to simplify its processes and gain greater control and visibility of its operations. (Image source: Infor)
Infor, NEFC Group, a UAE-based holding company that operates dealerships supplying machinery and heavy equipment for sectors including construction, power generation, automotive and agriculture in the horn of Africa, has deployed Infor M3, a powerful equipment-focused enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to help it gain greater control of its business while raising efficiency and agility
Manufacturing initiative set to unleash Africa’s renewable potential
Africa has the potential to become a global green manufacturing hub. (Image source: SEforALL)
Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), the African Climate Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, ClimateWorks Foundation, and the Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association (CREIA) have launched the Africa Renewable Energy Manufacturing Initiative (AREMI) to drive investment in African countries to scale up renewable energy manufacturing capabilities
Kaspersky reports distrust towards robots
One of the reasons for the lack of trust to robots is the belief that robots are prone to cyberattacks. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
While showing trust towards robots in performing ordinary tasks in logistics, transportation and cleaning, according to recent Kaspersky research, employees in the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa region (META) are less willing to trust them with life critical functions
Dragonfly Aerospace launches African-manufactured satellite
Photo of EOS Sat-1 during separation from the Falcon 9 launch vehicle. (Image source: Dragonfly Aerospace)
Dragonfly Aerospace, a South African-based leading provider of Earth-observation optical payloads and satellite platforms, has launched the EOS SAT-1 as part of the Transporter-6 mission
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