SOUTH AFRICA

Renault South Africa named Eastern Cape vehicle sales specialist Kelston Motors its 2023 Group of the Year at an awards ceremony in Pretoria last week. Kelston Renault in Makhanda also brought home Dealer of the Year in the Micro category. “This is a great achievement for us,” said Kelston operations ...

Big and bold with exceptional off-road capabilities – this is the new D-MAX Arctic AT35, the second iteration of ISUZU’s specially developed ultimate double cab bakkie. Designed in collaboration with Arctic Trucks, which is renowned for producing some of the most capable overlanding vehicles on the planet, the D-MAX Arctic ...

Ford South Africa is expanding the Ranger line-up with an exciting and adventurous all-new model, the Wildtrak X, which will make its debut at this year’s NAMPO Harvest Day, taking place from 16-19 May in the Free State. The show’s overarching theme of ‘Agriculture Innovated’  relates to the more rugged ...

South Africa’s only female superbike racing duo has established a non-profit company called Basadi in Motorsport with the aim of making a lot of noise about motorsport to a female audience. The directors are Morongoa (Mo) Mahope, aka “Mo83”, and Nicole van Aswegen, aka “Nix21”. Mo only learnt how to ...

Consumers’ budgets are strained and under pressure in all departments. The first four months of this year have already brought two interest rate hikes, with a possible third increase expected at the next Monetary Policy meeting towards the end of May. These, together with an escalation in food and fuel ...

(By Willouw Goosen) Farming in 21st Century South Africa is a high-stakes game, with technology playing an increasingly important role. In parallel, service providers must adopt a solutions-driven mindset. Agriculture plays a significant economic role in South Africa. Besides producing much of the food we eat, it is responsible for ...

Transform your green space into a thriving oasis with these simple tips Amidst the current condition of our natural world and the continuous and devastating effects wrought upon it by global warming, it is now more crucial than ever to actively work towards enhancing biodiversity. Everyone can play a part ...

Chery sold a record 126 713 vehicles in April.  This number includes both domestic and international sales. It is an impressive 128% higher than the same month last year and it pushes Chery’s global sales to 457 048 vehicles in the first quarter of 2023. Looking closely at the April ...

Customers don’t take kindly to retail staff they deem sub-standard. Managers are called, complaints are fired off and social media rants can all result from an unpleasant exchange between shopper and employee. The blowback can be quite damaging to the brand in some cases, even if it is known for ...

The city of Johannesburg will host the Backbase Tour Johannesburg, an international gathering of professionals in the digital banking sector, on May 16. On Tuesday, May 16, Backbase, a leading provider of digital banking and transformation solutions, is hosting at the Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff in Johannesburg, the inaugural ...