City Logistics takes Retailers Into Africa

City Logistics have integrated logistics and over border management into Africa so that our customers are able to reach hundreds of delivery points across South Africa to Swaziland, Lesotho, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Mozambique.

City Logistics is experiencing positive growth with the increase in volumes from our retail customers into Africa.

With Thousands of truckloads crossing South African borders per annum, City Logistics proudly delivers to Namibia, Swaziland, Lesotho, Mozambique, Botswana and Zambia.

Afrigistics, our in-house Central Clearing Division, manages all exports and imports end to end. By integrating logistics and over border management our customers are able to reach hundreds of delivery points in these territories. Our customers are able get their deliveries processed to cross the boarder faster with Afrigistics’ Robotic Process Automation (RPA). A manual entry will take a clerk 2 hours to complete, buy using the RPA system, Afrigistics can do this in 5 minutes, with less errors and more accuracy. This solution is perfect for retail customer that typically export a lot of different products in one shipment.

Taking Retail Logistics Into Africa
Supporting the growth of our valued customers is key. As they grow in volume, so do we. City Logistics can effectively and efficiently take your cargo into the following African neighbouring countries:

  • Kingdom of Eswatini (Swaziland):
    Formerly known as Swaziland and now officially the Kingdom of Eswatini with a population of 1.16 million people, City Logistics offers retail logistics solutions into Eswatini, even fit for a king.
    Covering 36 000km a month, City Logistics is keen on helping our customers improve the growth of their businesses into Eswatini
  • Lesotho
    City Logistics can take your cargo to new heights. Traveling over 55 000km a month into the landlocked mountainous kingdom of Lesotho with a Population of 2.142 million
    which has a thriving retail industry. We support retail customers within central and outlying areas of the country.
  • Namibia
    With a population of 2, 541 million people, crossing over Namibian borders approximately 100 times a month, City Logistics averages over 76 000km into the land of some of the world’s highest sand dunes. From desert up coast, City Logistics delivery points expand throughout Namibia including local and extensive outlying route deliveries, supporting our valued retail customers.
  • Botswana
    Botswana is world renowned for its contrasting lush Okavango Delta and the arid Kalahari Desert, and it is one of South Africa’s closest landlocked neighbours. City Logistics clocks up to 56 000km to Botswana monthly.
    With key delivery points to its business hub in Gaborone and local surrounding areas, as well as outlying routes City Logistics is able to connect you to Botswana’s Population of 2,352 million people.

Who can benefit from the City Logistics Into Africa Logistics Service?
City Logistics provides logistics solutions to leading retailers, automotive and industrial organisations from South Africa to Swaziland, Lesotho, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Mozambique.

What our customers have to say about City Logistics’ Into Africa Logistics Service:
We are the proud Into Africa Logistics partner for Build it

“Build It, a division of the Spar Group Ltd., has partnered with City Logistics to transport the groups printed marketing and imported building materials from Kwa-Zulu Natal throughout Southern Africa.

The Build it group evolved, opening a number of new stores within South Africa, Namibia, Eswatini and Lesotho, increasing our demand for logistics. The dynamic team at City logistics have been able to ensure they can meet the groups ever changing needs, delivering on time every time through state of the art technology and a reliable fleet of vehicles.
The team’s responsiveness and follow through are a few that has been second to none. After 15 years of great professionalism and exceptional customer care, we have been able to place the highest level of trust and confidence in the City logistics team as our most preferred service provider.

Keep up the amazing work and we look forward to a continued mutually beneficial partnership.”

Let City Logistics be part of your Logistics Into Africa solution. Get in touch with our national Sales Manager gavinw@citylogistics.co.za

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