A software solution to reduce time-consuming red-tape cargo clearing for consolidated freight on the Trans-Kalahari Corridor (TKC) continues to set milestones for trade through Botswana, Easy Clear has reported.The company’s online “BURS Integration” was first introduced earlier this year in response to a Unique Consignment Reference (UCR) requirement introduced by the Botswana Unified Revenue Service.Whereas […]

Africa’s logistics evolution isn’t waiting at the border for a stamp, and neither is Easy Clear. In a trade environment where paperwork still tries to outrun progress, the tech-driven provider is turning data into momentum, streamlining customs processes and keeping cargo moving across the region.General manager Michael Henning says the approach is simple: adapt fast, […]

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Necessity certainly is the mother of invention; digital software service provider Easy Clear has shown with the successful piloting of a new automated multiple-entry system to deal with Botswana’s Unique Consignment Reference (UCR) requirements.The implementation of UCR by Botswana Unified Revenue Service (Burs) late last year, essentially means that each removal-in-transit (RIT) item has to […]

Consolidated transit cargo on the Trans-Kalahari Corridor (TKC) continues to be affected by a Unique Consignment Reference (UCR) requirement implemented by the Botswana Unified Revenue Service (Burs), but Easy Clear says it has a solution.

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) algorithms are currently the most influential innovations in the logistics and freight sectors, according to Michael Henning, general manager at EasyClear.

Investment in information technology by revenue authorities and the logistics industry is paying off through smoother cross-border transit, says Michael Henning, general manager of Easy Clear. “We are seeing an increased reliance on technology and data analytics from a private sector perspective, coupled with proactive compliance and regulatory enforcement from a revenue authority perspective,” he […]

A huge congratulations to the winners of the Rising Star categories of the IMM Institute Excellence Awards. These rising stars are shaping the industry with their dedication and vision, proving that innovation, passion and hard work pave the way to success. EasyClear extends the congratulates to Gugu Nkala, the Supply Chain Student of the Year, […]

There’s a great moment in Apocalypse Now when Robert Duvall, playing a lieutenant colonel in the Vietnam War, kneels down to tell a couple of soldiers, against a backdrop of tropical bush set ablaze by an aerial bombardment, that “there’s nothing like the smell of napalm in the morning”. Considering the battleground that customs can be, especially […]