John Moffat Prolock awarded face-shield tender . Johannesburg-based John Moffat Prolock (JMP) has been awarded a contract to supply government hospitals in Gauteng with its locally manufactured face shields.

JMP executive director Jerome Govender s...

Green energy a macro-economic imperative, says VW’s Kamuhinda . Green technology, electric cars included, are coming to Africa not just because of the Paris Climate Change Agreement, but because Africa has a problem of energy supply, says Volkswagen Africa business...

Gauteng inland port developer takes legal steps to halt ‘irrational’ road realignments needed to unlock Tambo-Springs hub . The developer of a private inland port in southern Gauteng, known as Distribution Junxion Port of Gauteng, has initiated legal action against the provincial administration in a bid to prevent it from i...

SA’s biggest new-vehicle export market records worst September this century . The Covid-19 pandemic has seen South Africa’s biggest new-vehicle export market suffer its worst September sales month this century.

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Auto industry’s EV roadmap aims to accelerate sales and production . South Africa needs to kick-start the production of electric vehicles (EVs), while it also needs to sell more EVs.

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Electric trucks on the radar for South Africa, says Daimler . There is “definitely a demand for alternative drive vehicles in South Africa”, although the diesel engine, or internal combustion engine, will continue to play an important role in the local transport ...

Covid-19 to take 28% bite out of new-vehicle sales in Africa, says AAAM . The Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on new-vehicle sales in Africa, which are expected to drop from 1.16-million units in 2019, to a current forecast of 830 000 units this year, says African Associ...

Energy expert calls for RMIPPPP overhaul to facilitate cheaper, cleaner emergency power . Energy expert Clyde Mallinson is calling on government to urgently overhaul its Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP), which he says not only fails to address the c...

World Bank forecasts ‘weak’ recovery for South Africa from Covid-19 . The World Bank expects South Africa’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic to be weak relative to most other countries in sub-Saharan Africa, forecasting an economic expansion of only 2.6% in 2021 on th...

Sanral records R640m revenue shortfall as a result of lockdown . The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has recorded a revenue loss of R640-million to date for its 2020/21 financial year as a result of reduced traffic on toll roads during the lockd...