“E-Logistics companies have implemented many creative solutions in response to the pandemic; overall, the industry is poised for rapid growth post-COVID-19, particularly as supply chains in sectors such as agriculture, manufacturing, and basic goods would be increasingly deemed critical,” the report said.
The challenges around supply chain management, including poor communications and transportation infrastructure, were a pain point for Africa’s trade scene even before the pandemic hit. In addition, lack of access to financial services often locked small businesses and individual producers of goods out of supply chains.
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IFC sees the chaos in the informal business sector which includes small-scale economic activity that often is not taxed or monitored by governments being tamed with the rise of supply chain management platforms. More broadly, adoption of emerging technology is already changing marketplaces across Africa by bringing down the cost of trade.
WORTLEY HALL is a Georgian mansion now owned by the working-class movement.
Located between Sheffield and Barnsley in South Yorkshire and sitting in 26 acres of picturesque formal gardens and woodland, it has a rich history.
It was originally the ancestral home of the earls of Wharncliffe the lords of the manor of Wortley.
Wortley Hall was built from the wealth of the Wharncliffe family, derived primarily from coalmining in South Yorkshire, and generations of one family had enjoyed privilege at the expense of the many.
This era changed in a watershed meeting convened in May 1950.
The hall was in a semi-derelict condition following WWII when it had been occupied by the army.