DHL Expectations for Africa - 2015 Outlook

 

Certified as Top Employer in 12 African markets; Named as Top Employer in Africa for the second consecutive year

DHL Express (http://www.dpdhl.com) was certified as a Top Employer in 12 African markets at the prestigious Top Employer 2016 ceremony in Johannesburg last week. This is the second consecutive year that the company was certified as a Top Employer in Africa by the Top Employers Institute, highlighting the importance that DHL places on employee engagement and development.

Annual...

Charles Brewer, Managing Director for DHL Express Sub-Saharan Africa.

*DHL Express continues to see Sub-Saharan Africa as one of the most prominent areas of growth for the business globally

Although the number of foreign direct investments (FDI) fell by 8.4% in 2014, capital investment into Africa surged to US$128b, a year-on-year increase of 136%, according to the recently released EY 2015 Africa Attractiveness Survey and the average investment increased to US$174.5m per project, up from...

*15 countries visited in 102 days covering 23,000 kilometers

*127,000 units of stationery distributed to children in need

The DHL Africa as One team, who departed from Cape Town in October 2014 in three Land Rover Discoveries, have completed almost a third of their journey, covering 15 countries in 102 days. During this period, they have crossed 40 border posts, travelled 23,000 kilometers and spent over 350 hours on the road – with the longest uninterrupted stretch of continuous driving...

Credit ratings agency Fitch gives South Africa a negative outlook following a five-month platinum strike in the country.

DHL Aviation, a part of DHL Express, the world’s leading international express services provider, has received the highly acclaimed award in the International All Cargo Carrier of the Year in Africa category at the STAT Times’ International Awards for Excellence in Air Cargo, held in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 26 February. The award winners are nominated and voted for by the worldwide readers of STAT TIMES, the dedicated trade publication for the global aviation and air cargo...

Lebo Tseladimitlwa, VP of Human Resources
at DHL Express Sub Saharan Africa.While many global companies are expanding, or seeking to expand in Africa, the availability and retention of talent is proving to be one of the main challenges facing growth and expansion on the continent. According to Lebo Tseladimitlwa, VP of Human Resources at DHL Express Sub Saharan Africa, talent is perceived to be one of the major challenges facing business leaders in the region, with 83%1 of African CEOs...

Charles Brewer, Managing Director for DHL Express Sub-Saharan Africa.

As with many other industries, the logistics industry has traditionally been male-dominated, but this has been changing over time

The workforce landscape has evolved quite significantly over the last few decades, with women in leadership and milliennials (Generation Y) taking centre stage as the drivers of business performance in the future.

As with many other industries, the logistics industry has traditionally been...

 DHL Commercial Manager, Mr. Ashish Nagewadia and his colleague joined by a retailer at the launch.

*Youths from 11 countries reached out to through sponsorship and employee engagement activities

*To date, over 2,000 employees have volunteered in various activities to participate in the partnership

*Inaugural regional conference organized to discuss challenges and future plans

Deutsche Post DHL Group (DPDHL Group) (http://www.dpdhl.com), the world’s leading logistics company, together with non-governmental organization SOS Children’s Villages, have celebrated half a decade of a successful...