SOUTH AFRICA

Five benefits of saying cheers to your fears and building big Fear is a natural human emotion in response to either perceived or real threats and if left unchecked, can hold us back from reaching our full potential, both personally and professionally. “As an entrepreneur, it’s crucial to recognize and ...

With top ratings in the disciplines of braking, handling and driving safety in the wet, the Bridgestone Potenza Sport was able to hold its own against its competitors and take the joint test victory in the Auto Zeitung’s 2023 summer tyre test. The UHP summer tyre in 19 inch also ...

The Ford Motor Company Fund through a Global Giving grant, partnered with the READ Educational Trust to hold its first Rally to Read event, launching the three year programme within the areas surrounding Ford’s Silverton Assembly Plant in February 2023.   Rally to Read is a social investment activity under ...

The Simola Hillclimb’s stature as South Africa’s premier motoring and motorsport lifestyle event has been given a further boost for this year’s 13th edition, as a record number of vehicle manufacturers are set to join the action. The 2023 Simola Hillclimb, which takes place from 4 to 7 May, will ...

Sandton-born motorsport driver Keagan Masters says while he may have been “born and raised” on the circuit, his wins are down to pure dedication to practice and preparation. “I got into motorsport through my father, Wayne Masters, who has been competing in the sport since 1993. He has been my ...

The need for flexibility and agility is becoming key to servicing clients, say Bidvest International Logistics experts Rhett Oertel and Marcus Ellappan   The logistics industry battled a number of challenges in 2022, least of all the war in Ukraine and turmoil over China’s strict Covid-19 policies. That said, the world ...

Smaller adjustments year-on-year should be the order of monthly new vehicle sales when compared year-on-year during 2023. Certainly, February sales reflected just that, with sales only marginally up compared to a year ago. “New vehicle sales growth should be in smaller increments during 2023 for no other reason than a ...

OTRACO Southern Africa, a leader in off-the-road (OTR) tyre management solutions and a subsidiary of Bridgestone Southern Africa, has been accredited a B-BBEE Level 1 supplier. André Bode, OTRACO’s Managing Director, says that the accreditation is an important milestone in further enhancing the company’s ability to deliver specialist tyre management ...

The South African Guild of Mobility Journalists (SAGMJ), is celebrating its Diamond Jubilee – a fulfilling heritage of 60 years as the country’s collective of automotive journalists. The SAGMJ was founded by Robin Emslie, Barry Curtis from The Star and Kenneth Maxwell from the Rand Daily Mail, who took the ...

Anger over growing social inequality and the cost-of-living, foundering faith in governments and institutions and increasingly polarized politics, together with a rise in activism and environmental concerns, are the main factors expected to fuel ongoing incidences of strikes, riots and civil commotion (SRCC) around the world, according to a new ...