DocumentOngoingMedia statement

Issued Jointly Csir Imperial Logistics And Stellenbosch University

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)Ref: https://www.csir.co.za/issued-jointly-csir-imperial-logistics-and-stellenbosch-university

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Collected on 21 September 2026

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What this means

This is a joint media statement from the CSIR, Imperial Logistics and Stellenbosch University announcing the 10th State of Logistics survey for South Africa. It says the survey provides a decade of logistics-cost and efficiency information and, for the first time, a forecast for the current calendar year. It reports logistics costs of R393 billion in 2012, an estimate of R423 billion in 2013 and a 2014 forecast of R456 billion to R470 billion.

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published logistics surveyOngoing

10th State of Logistics™ survey for South Africa

A decade of information on South Africa’s logistics costs and efficiency is available in the 10th State of Logistics survey, including a forecast of the current calendar year’s costs.

Who it is for: People interested in South Africa’s logistics costs and efficiency
How to act on it: Read or obtain the launched survey; the statement does not specify a separate access or application procedure.

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A decade’s information on the country’s logistics costs and efficiency is now available with the launch of the 10th State of Logistics™ survey for South Africa.

Facts

Places

Stellenbosch Local Municipality, Western Cape, City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, City of Cape Town

Reference

https://www.csir.co.za/issued-jointly-csir-imperial-logistics-and-stellenbosch-university

Amounts

R 393 000 000 000, R 423 000 000 000, R 456 000 000 000

Key Takeaways

10th State of Logistics™ survey for South Africa
Published by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in collaboration with Imperial Logistics and Stellenbosch University
Released in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban
2012 logistics cost: R393 billion
2013 estimated logistics cost: R423 billion
2014 forecast logistics cost: R456 billion to R470 billion
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Imperial Logistics
Stellenbosch University