Across South Africa’s industrial and commercial sectors, the demand for higher hygiene standards is increasing. Businesses, from warehouses and manufacturing plants to hospitals, retail centres, and transport facilities, must keep their operations clean, compliant, and efficient.

Afrimat, a successful multi-commodity, mid-tier mining company that produces and supplies construction materials, iron ore, anthracite, phosphate, and high-quality industrial minerals, has released results for the year ended 28 February 2026.

ALCO-Safe, a leading provider of alcohol and drug testing solutions for South African workplaces, has partnered with a major national delivery network to introduce compulsory daily alcohol screening across its extensive network. More than 15,000 drivers, mostly motorcycle couriers, undergo testing before starting their last-mile deliveries.

Back in 1921, on 13 & 14 May, the First Conference of the South African Shipping & Forwarding Agents Association - known today as the Southern African Association of Freight Forwarders (SAAFF) was convened in Port Elizabeth, now Gqeberha.

Productivity on a jobsite used to mean working faster. Today, it is about getting more done with fewer people and less downtime.