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Automaker on the road back to pre-flood sales figures

TOYOTA South Africa Motors (TSAM) has started to bounce back to pre-flood sales figures, posting a total of 11,138 units for the month of...

Consumers hit with huge tyre levy hike

By Gavin Kelly – Chief Executive Officer: The Road Freight Association THE Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) has published anti-dumping protection levies on...

How ERP can drive the automotive industry forward

By Johan du Toit, Strategic Sales Executive for SYSPRO Africa THE South African automotive industry has been one of the largest manufacturing sectors for some...

New monthly maintenance plans keep your trucks working hard

TRUCKS work hard and will use parts and service as they age with high mileage. To minimise downtime and extract maximum productivity from a...

Soaring car sales lift Prospecton auto maker’s spirits

TOYOTA South Africa Motors (TSAM) has continued to top the sales charts in 2022, despite suffering significant damage to its Prospecton Plant – which...

N3 truck blockade: It’s ‘economic sabotage’, say ministers and business

ANOTHER truck blockade saw Van Reenen's Pass on the N3, the country's main domestic trade route, being closed on Thursday 16 June. This protest...

Trucking giant showcases its new hydrogen-powered truck

IMAGINE a truck that only emits water vapor, produces its own electricity onboard and has a range of up to 1 000 km. It’s...

Auto industry bid to better leverage SETA funding

THE rapid pace of technological change within the automotive sector is requiring suppliers are required to speedily identify and embed critical skills to secure...

South Africa must play to its strengths as it rebuilds the economy

THE automotive sector, mining and agriculture have taken a huge knock in the past year but remain South Africa’s best chance for a change...

Post-lockdown bounce for transport titan’s ports and logistics businesses

DURBAN-based logistics leader Grindrod Limited has announced its final financial results for the year ended 31 December 2020, reporting “solid” performances in its core...

Big win for global ‘right to repair’ movement

NOT only did US residents vote for a new president recently, but residents of the state of Massachusetts passed a ‘right to repair’ law...

Logistics barometer points to two-speed recovery

A year after the Ctrack Freight Transport Index turned negative the recovery is now well and truly underway. According to Ctrack SA, the biggest...

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Third time lucky: Transnet re-issues RFP for DCT’s North Quay upgrade

TRANSNET National Ports Authority has issued a Request for Proposals for a contractor to reconstruct, deepen and lengthen berths at Durban Container Terminal’s (DCT)...

‘Smart’ all-season tyres to launch next year

SUMITOMO Rubber Industries (SRI), the Japan-based parent company of Sumitomo Rubber South Africa, which manufactures Dunlop tyres, will release next-generation all-season tyres in late...

Gas specialist announces new GM

The Board of Air Products South Africa is pleased to announce that effective February 1, 2024, Charles Dos Santos will succeed Rob Richardson as...

SEIFSA questions support for the Steel Master Plan as the industry faces disintegration and collapse

OPINION | THE steel industry is the backbone of any economy, it forms the foundation of any modern economy and is essential to every...