New-vehicle sales up 17.3% in March, but April introduces new pressure, warns WesBank

South Africa’s new-vehicle market delivered its strongest March since 2007, with domestic sales reaching 58 060 units. According to naamsa | the Automotive Business Council, this represents a 17.3%... 

First Chery vehicles to roll off Pretoria assembly line in mid-2027

Chery South Africa (SA) says its newly acquired plant in Rosslyn, Pretoria, will be recommissioned and retrofitted over the next 12 to 18 months, with the first locally produced Chery-branded... 

Cape Town tables draft three-year, R40-billion capital budget

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has tabled a proposed R40-billion, three-year infrastructure budget for the city. “To give you some perspective on the progress we have made – in the 2021/22... 

City’s 500 MW more affordable electricity plan

The City of Cape Town has issued an energy trader tender that targets the procurement of 500 MW through power purchase agreements (PPAs), spanning one to ten years, from a variety of power... 

Shoprite receives zero waste to landfill certification at its largest distribution centre

The Shoprite group’s Centurion distribution centre (DC) has achieved a Level 2 Zero Waste to Landfill certification from the Green Building Council of South Africa. The Centurion centre is the... 

Cape Town mayoral committee greenlights long-delayed precinct development at Bellville athletics track

The City of Cape Town’s (CoCT’s) mayoral committee has greenlit the long-delayed private sector upgrade to the Bellville Athletics Track by the successful bidder in the tender issued in 2009 for... 

Metso opens Cape Town hub to support ports business in SA, rest of Africa

Metso has expanded its global bulk-materials handling network with the opening of a new regional hub in Cape Town. The Finnish group supplies technologies, solutions and services to the aggregates,... 

The Capital Hotel Group opens new R270m hotel in Gqeberha

The Capital Boardwalk, Gqeberha’s new aparthotel, conferencing venue and entertainment complex, will open its doors to guests on May 1. The R270-million development includes an in-house restaurant,... 

Rising vehicle write-offs are reaching a potential risk point – body repairers association

The South African Motor Body Repairers Association (Sambra) says rising vehicle write-offs may be reaching a potential risk point, with some vehicles now being written off at levels as low as 35%... 

Cheaper EVs are finally entering the local market, but will South Africans bite?

It has been a long-standing argument that more South African consumers would migrate to battery electric vehicles (EVs) once more affordable options become available – most notably under the R400... 

New head for Fuso Trucks SA, but no other changes as truck brands reshuffle globally

Daimler Truck Southern Africa (DTSA) has appointed Mpho Matseba as the new head of Fuso Trucks Southern Africa. Matseba steps up from her role as head of Fuso sales, a position she held from... 

Lead architects appointed for Cape Winelands Airport project

The Cape Winelands Airport project has appointed Boogertman + Partners as the lead architects overseeing the architectural vision and design integration of the multibillion-rand development.... 

Cape Town launches R300m project to revamp Strandfontein Pavilion

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has launched the city’s multiyear, R300-million redevelopment of Strandfontein Pavilion on the False Bay coast. The recreational site, originally constructed in... 

Master Builders North calls for urgent action to improve construction industry oversight

Following a number of fatal construction site accidents in the past 20 months, Master Builders Association (MBA) North has called for urgent measures to improve oversight and accountability in the... 

Isuzu Motors South Africa notches up record production year

Isuzu Motors South Africa (IMSAf) has achieved a record vehicle production tally for the 2026 financial year, which ended March 31. During the 12-month period, the vehicle assembler saw a 21%... 

Growthpoint launches R135m Phase 2 of logistics redevelopment in Cape Town

Growthpoint Properties has started the next phase of the redevelopment of 7 Chain Avenue, in Montague Gardens, Cape Town, following the delivery of Phase 1 at the brownfield site, which was... 

DFSK SA launches LPG conversion option in response to surging petrol, diesel prices

DFSK South Africa (SA) has launched a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) conversion option across its petrol-vehicle range. The price for a conversion is R33 350, VAT included. 

Tata Africa assembles truck number 12 000 at Rosslyn plant

Tata Africa has marked the rollout of the twelve-thousandth locally assembled commercial vehicle from the company’s assembly facility in Rosslyn, Tshwane. The truck, a Tata Ultra T.14, was handed... 

Cape Town continues roll-out of lockable glass-fibre manhole covers to curb vandalism

The City of Cape Town’s (CoCT’s) Water and Sanitation Directorate has, to date, installed more than 500 lockable manhole covers across sewer and reticulation infrastructure in the metro. The... 

Toyota aims to join Daimler Truck, Volvo Group as equal shareholder in fuel-cell JV

Toyota Motor Corporation has signed a non-binding agreement with Daimler Truck and the Volvo Group to participate in their fuel-cell system joint venture (JV), cellcentric. The three companies... 

Zimi, Charge Holdings sign deal to electrify freight traffic along N3 highway

Zimi and Charge Holdings have announced a three-year agreement to enable the rollout of electric vehicle (EV) freight operations along South Africa’s N3 highway. Zimi is a logistics aggregator, and... 

Stellantis puts SA plant on hold as it mulls adding production models – Whitfield

Stellantis South Africa (SA) has put its proposed assembly plant on hold while the car manufacturer revises the business case for the Eastern Cape facility, says MD Mike Whitfield. The plant’s... 

V&A Waterfront to build R230m superyacht marina

The V&A Waterfront says it will invest R230-million to construct a purpose-built superyacht marina. A superyacht is a large, luxury private or chartered yacht, typically exceeding 24 m (79 feet) in... 

Cape Town to buy power from waste-to-energy producers

The City of Cape Town (CoCT) intends to procure bulk electricity, depending on the commercial viability, of at least 5 MWac from waste-to-energy independent power producers (IPPs) through power... 

naamsa CEO steps down, no replacement announced yet

naamsa | The Automotive Business Council announced on Tuesday that CEO Mikel Mabasa has stepped down to “pursue personal interests outside the organisation”. Mabasa was at the helm of the auto... 

Volkswagen Group Africa builds 500 000th Polo for the export market

Volkswagen Group Africa (VWGA) has produced the 500 000th unit of the current Polo model for the export market. The vehicle rolling off the Kariega plant assembly line was a crystal ice blue,... 

Volvo Trucks starts Euro 6, FH Aero assembly at its Durban plant

Volvo Trucks South Africa (SA) has started the assembly of Euro 6 and FH Aero trucks at its production facility in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.  While the new additions do not dramatically change the... 

South Africa’s post-collision repair capacity facing structural strain – SAMBRA

South Africa’s post-collision repair sector is entering a period of structural strain that could have far-reaching implications for insurers, manufacturers and consumers alike, warns the South... 

ACSA to spend R11.3bn on new runway, terminal upgrades at Cape Town Airport

Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) will spent an estimated R11.3-billion to upgrade and expand Cape Town International Airport (CTIA). The infrastructure programme forms part of the State-owned... 

Metair targets growth beyond components amid local manufacturing concerns

Seventy-seven-year-old Metair may have its roots in component manufacturing, but its future growth could depend on growing its aftermarket parts and retail business. Announcing the JSE-listed... 

Some Ford Ranger, Puma and Toyota Hino models being recalled – NCC

The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has announced that selected Ford Ranger XLT and Wildtrak models, some Ford Pumas, as well as selected Hino 700 trucks, are being recalled. Ford has informed... 

New-vehicle sales up 17.3% in March, but April introduces new pressure, warns WesBank

South Africa’s new-vehicle market delivered its strongest March since 2007, with domestic sales reaching 58 060 units. According to naamsa | the Automotive Business Council, this represents a 17.3%... 

Cape Town tables draft three-year, R40-billion capital budget

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis this week tabled a proposed R40-billion, three-year infrastructure budget for the city. “To give you some perspective on the progress we have made – in the... 

First Chery vehicles to roll off Pretoria assembly line in mid-2027

Chery South Africa (SA) says its newly acquired plant in Rosslyn, Pretoria, will be recommissioned and retrofitted over the next 12 to 18 months, with the first locally produced Chery-branded... 

Cape Town seeks 500 MW from energy traders at below-Eskom rates

The City of Cape Town has issued an energy trader tender that targets the procurement of 500 MW through power purchase agreements (PPAs), spanning one to ten years, from a variety of power... 

First city-approved affordable rental flats under construction in Cape Town

Sithembele Sidzumo and his team from Kaya Properties have officially broken ground on the Ubuntu Terrace 1 project in Delft, Cape Town. The development is the first TUHF-funded project to receive... 

Geely SA, CNBM SA join forces to develop South African electric vehicle ecosystem

China National Building Materials South Africa (CNBM SA) and Geely Auto South Africa (Geely SA) have signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement for the coordinated development of new-energy... 

Master Builders North calls for urgent action to improve construction industry oversight

Following a number of fatal construction site accidents in the past 20 months, Master Builders Association (MBA) North has called for urgent measures to improve oversight and accountability in the... 

Cape Winelands Airport project appoints lead architects

The Cape Winelands Airport project has appointed Boogertman + Partners as the lead architects overseeing the architectural vision and design integration of the multibillion-rand development.... 

Struggling steel sector, construction challenges delay N2 bridge projects – Sanral

Construction work on the multibillion-rand Mtentu and Msikaba bridge projects in the Eastern Cape is facing renewed delays, says the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral). The...