October 07
South Africa: The Curious Dynamics of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Future of Work
Industrial and industrialisation policy, while it must always be positive for tech, must be anchored around the protection of jobs. Policymakers should understand the implications… Read more »
October 03
South Africa: Dead in Their Tracks - - Three of Four Shosholoza Meyl Train Routes Halted Indefinitely
Prasa says there just aren't enough locomotives, while rail activist group #UniteBehind believes problems with long-distance locomotives is due to corruption at the rail agency… Read more »
September 10
South Africa: Byd Lifts Annual Sales Target to 4 Million Evs, Plug-in Hybrids
Chinese electric-vehicle maker BYD Co. has raised its annual sales forecast thanks to a surge in purchases of plug-in hybrid vehicles. Read more »
September 04
South Africa: Ukrainians Outraged By SA Hosting Russian Navy Ship in Cape Town Harbour
While the Smolny was in the Cape Town harbour, Russia killed scores of Ukrainians in missile attacks. Later this month, South Africa is expected to welcome a long-range Russian… Read more »
August 22
South Africa: Iconic Yellow Trains Make Way for New Blue People's Train, Enhancing Commuter Convenience and Safety
In a welcome shift, the iconic yellow trains in Gauteng have now been replaced by their blue counterparts, promising both convenience and increased safety. Read more »
August 04
South Africa: Delays At King Shaka International Airport Linked to 'Challenges' With New Biometric System, Says Acsa
Airports Company South Africa says a technical team is working on improving the situation at the airport. Read more »
July 31
South Africa: New Transport Minister 'Responsive' to Cape Town's Plan to Shift Metrorail From Prasa, Says Quintas
'Our objective is simple: to get passenger rail back up and running in the quickest possible way,' says Roberto Quintas. Read more »
July 23
South Africa: Khayelitsha Mother's Harrowing Wait for Son (11) Who Went Missing After Being Kicked Off Bus
Lifalethu Mbasana went missing after he had to make his own way home from Simon's Town School in Cape Town's Deep South to Khayelitsha, over 50km, after a driver kicked him off the… Read more »
July 03
South Africa: Byd Plays Winning Hand in China Ev Market With Hybrid Models
A yawning gap has opened up among China's electric-vehicle stocks with BYD beating all comers due to its latest technological rollout. Read more »
June 13
South Africa: Transnet Could Stage One of the Greatest Turnarounds in Business History
There are early indications that state-owned transport group Transnet might report a turnaround in the performance of its freight rail and port operations. It could reverse its… Read more »
June 12
South Africa: Transnet Says World Bank Report Giving South Africa Abysmal Ports Ranking Marred By 'Factual Errors'
State-run logistics company Transnet has come out swinging after a World Bank report ranked the South African ports it runs the worst-performing in the world. Read more »
June 11
Malawi: Malawian Soldiers Search Forest for Missing Aircraft Carrying Vice-President Saulos Chilima
President Chakwera was clinging to the hope of finding survivors after a plane carrying 10 people went missing during bad weather. Read more »
June 10
South Africa: Abysmal Ranking of Transnet Ports Underscores Long Haul to Fix Key Logistics Operations and Infrastructure
The ports in Cape Town and Ngqura (in the Eastern Cape) were the world's worst performing and least competitive in 2023, ranking 405th and 404th, respectively. A total of 405 ports… Read more »
May 29
South Africa: Angie Motshekga Offers Condolences After 10 Teachers Die in Head-On Collision
The crash, which claimed 13 lives, occurred in misty conditions on the R521 between Polokwane and Dendron early on Tuesday morning. Read more »
May 27
South Africa: Defence Force Deployed, Premier Vows to Probe Taxi Violence After Calm Returns to Mthatha and N2
After a chaotic day in Mthatha that closed hospitals and clinics, barred students from writing exams, closed the airport and disrupted the first day of special votes, order… Read more »
May 21
South Africa: Tension Still High in Trucking Industry Despite Cancellation of 'National Shutdown'
South African truck drivers' associations this week called off a planned 'national shutdown', but simmering tension over the employment of so-called non-South African drivers could… Read more »
May 16
South Africa: Escaping to the Karoo for Remarkable Back Road Adventures in a Trusty Double-Cab
It's not the years you clocked, it's the road you took to get here. And maybe the books you wrote along the way, writes 'Karoo Space's Chris Marais. Read more »
April 08
South Africa: Keith Helfet, the Man Who Designed SA's Elusive Electric Car
The search for the Joule, South Africa's only electric car, led to a conversation with the legendary designer of some of the world's most beautiful sports cars, Keith Helfet. The… Read more »
South Africa: Fact Check - Was Former President Jacob Zuma Targeted in a Recent Car Accident?
On 28 March 2024, the car in which former president Jacob Zuma was travelling in KwaZulu-Natal was involved in an accident. Or was it? Misinformation on all sides has been swirling… Read more »
April 04
South Africa: 'If We Can Just Stop Taxi Violence' - Ricardo Mackenzie Reflects On His First Year As Western Cape Mobility MEC
It's been just over a year since the Western Cape Department of Mobility was launched, with MEC Ricardo Mackenzie in charge. During this time, the province has undergone a… Read more »
South Africa: Broadening a Mighty Range - The New Ford Ranger Tremor and Platinum
South Africa's bakkie-mad market has just got even more competitive with the launch of Ford SA's locally produced Ranger Tremor and upmarket Ranger Platinum. Read more »
Africa: Cheaper Down the Road - Total Cost of E-Buses Beats Diesel in the Long Run in South Africa - Study
A new report finds that a transition from diesel to battery-powered electric buses in South Africa's main cities can be justified purely on a financial basis, in most… Read more »
South Africa: Gauteng Commuters Cheer Prasa's Long-Awaited Reopening of Key Rail Lines
Almost four years after the destruction of the country's rail infrastructure, Prasa has been on a steady recovery path that has seen more crucial rail lines reopen. In Gauteng, 13… Read more »
March 28
South Africa: Government Officially Scraps Disastrous E-Toll System
It's finally official. Gauteng motorists can now breathe a sigh of relief following the government's official announcement and gazetting of its decision to scrap the disastrous… Read more »
March 20
South Africa: SAA-Takatso Deal Should Be Probed By Special Investigating Unit, MPs Say, but Gordhan Disagrees
'We would be failing in our duties as MPs if we did not ask Minister Gordhan to explain how SAA will sustain itself after 18 months.' Read more »