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AfDB Approves $196 Million Loan for Namibia to Modernise Railway Infrastructure

The loan, approved on 31 October 2023, represents 51.8 percent of the project’s total cost The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group  has approved a loan of $196.43 million for Namibia to implement the second phase of its Transport Infrastructure Improvement Project (TIIP). The loan, approved on ...

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Max Smart Impresses at Latest Rally Star Training Event in Spain

Rally racing is a thrilling and adrenaline-pumping sport, and for some drivers who dream of making it to the top, the #BeTheNextOne FIA Rally Star Training Season is their ticket to achieving that dream. This season, six talented young drivers selected from across the world have been a part of ...

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ISUZU Announces Sponsorship of South Africa’s Women’s Hockey Team

ISUZU Motors South Africa has announced its partnership with the South African Women’s Hockey Team as they gear up for the African Hockey Road to Paris 2024 tournament. The highly anticipated tournament, which will be hosted in Pretoria from October 29th to November 5th, will serve as the African Olympic ...

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Meet Bongi Mbanjwa, the 32-year-old Gqeberha ‘Tyre’less Mom, on a Roll as Employer Hones Leadership Talents

Bongi Mbanjwa was happy in her work. Two years into the tyre game and she felt she was getting a good handle on what the sector was all about. Her knack for sales and stock improved by the day. What the branch administrator at BestDrive William Moffett in Gqeberha did ...

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ISUZU Motors Introduces New Paint Colours to Current Vehicle Line-up in South Africa

ISUZU Motors South Africa (IMSAf) said it will be introducing the much-anticipated ISUZU paint colours to its current generation of vehicles. These captivating new colours are set to enhance the visual appeal of ISUZU’s vehicles, offering customers a fresh and dynamic choice. ”As ISUZU Motors South Africa’s operation continues to ...

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Martina Biene, VWSA Chairperson/ MD , Emerges New AAAM President

Martina Biene, Volkswagen Group South Africa’s (VWSA) Chairperson and Managing Director,  has emerged the new President of the African Association of Automotive Manufacturers (AAAM), taking over  from Mike Whitfield,  who has been President since July 2020. Mike will remain on the Executive of AAAM as the Immediate Past President. The ...

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VWSA Receives Environmental Award for 10th Time

Volkswagen Group South Africa became the proud 10-time recipient of the SJM Flex Environmental award at the 28th annual Exporters Eastern Cape awards on Friday, 20 October 2023.  The SJM Flex Environmental award, which is given to an ISO 14001-accredited exporter who pursues excellence in environmental management, went to VWSA ...

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Ford’s Struandale Engine Plant Celebrates Major Production Milestones: Four Million Engines in 59 Years

Ford’s long and proud history in South Africa is inextricably linked to the city of Port Elizabeth (now known as Gqeberha) – after all, it’s where Ford Motor Company of South Africa was founded in 1923. Some 41 years later, Henry Ford II officially opened the Struandale Engine Plant. With ...

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Have Your Brakes Checked for Free!!!!

October is Transport Month. The Vehicle Testing Association, a proud association of the Retail Motor Industry Organisation, will be launching a free brake test campaign in support of all efforts to  further advance road safety in our  country. Participating VTA/RMI vehicle testing stations around the country will be offering motorists ...

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Meet Rosy Govindasamy, the Female Panel Shop Owner, Who is Remodelling the Automotive Landscape for Women

Rosy Govindasamy spent her school holidays around cars in a panel shop from her early teens, sanding, polishing, stripping and assembling vehicle bodies with her stepfather. The bug had firmly bitten and Rosy knew she was destined to own her own panel shop. This dream was materialised in 2013 when ...

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