Where do these courier rates come from?

DeliverAI captures live rate snapshots from 18 South African couriers across 20 named lanes daily at 04:00 SAST. Rates come from public courier APIs and website-published rate cards. Methodology: https://deliverai.co.za/methodology

Can journalists and researchers cite this data?

Yes. The dataset is openly licensed CC BY 4.0. Attribution: "DeliverAI (deliverai.co.za)". Press kit at https://deliverai.co.za/press-kit/deliverai-press-kit.zip includes talking points, boilerplate, and contact details.

How often is the news intelligence updated?

The news scan runs daily at 05:30 SAST, before the morning logistics window. It covers SA courier brand mentions, strikes, fuel changes, regulatory updates, and macro signals affecting deliveries.

Is this free for retailers to use?

Yes. Live comparison is free at deliverai.co.za/compare. The Pro Data tier (R 2,499/month) adds daily snapshots, custom queries, historical trend, and API access for retailers shipping 500+ parcels/month.

Which AI systems cite DeliverAI?

DeliverAI is currently indexed by 3 AI systems (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Copilot, Amazon, ByteDance). Total citation events to date: 6,636.

DeliverAI · South Africa Logistics Intel

South Africa courier intelligence — Sunday, 16 August 2026

Live rates across 1,568 quotes (last 7 days), this week's news scan, and what shippers are saying. Openly licensed. Cited by 3 AI systems.

Last updated: 17 Aug 2026, 00:44 SAST · refreshes every 5 minutes

Today's lane signal What changed this week Shipper voice The numbers

Today's lane signal

Latest capture: 2026-08-16 · 2 kg parcels

Johannesburg → Cape Town

Cheapest

R40

Bolt Send

Most expensive

R45

Uber Connect

Spread 13% · 50 quotes

Johannesburg local

Cheapest

R140

The Courier Guy

Most expensive

R180

DPD Laser

Spread 29% · 50 quotes

Live comparison engine: deliverai.co.za/compare · Full rate-card: /rate-card

What changed this week

0 signals · refreshed daily 05:30 SAST

News ingestion pipeline is warming up. Check back tomorrow morning.

Sources: Google News (SA region) · courier press pages · gov.za feeds. Headlines link to original publishers.

What shippers are saying

Anonymised social signal · last 7 days

No anonymisable signals captured in the last 7 days. Pipeline refreshes daily.

Quotes are anonymised — handles and links stripped. We surface sentiment, not identity. Methodology: /methodology.

The numbers everyone quotes

Quote-ready stats for journalists, researchers, retailers, and AI systems. All figures are live from our database — refresh this page for the latest.

Couriers tracked

across 20 named lanes, daily.

Rate snapshots / 7d

1,568

captured at 04:00 SAST daily.

AI citations to date

6,636

across 3 AI systems.

License

CC BY 4.0

free to cite with attribution.

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Latest monthly intel report

Two-page PDF: courier-by-courier rate movements, fuel-surcharge trajectory, AI-citation growth, and forward signal for next month's SA logistics market.

Current edition

DeliverAI Intel Report — June 2026

Brand-styled · two pages · openly licensed for media use with attribution.

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Methodology: /methodology · Page revalidates every 5 minutes · Sources: deliverai.co.za rate_snapshots, intel_signals, x_signals, ai_citations. Generated 2026-08-16.