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| May 19, 2026 | Toyota plugs in at last: bZ4X is its first EV for South Africa | Toyota South Africa has finally put a price on its first battery-electric vehicle, the bZ4X.
The country’s largest car brand – which builds vehicles at its Prospecton plant in Durban for both the local market and export – will sell the bZ4X... |
| May 12, 2026 | Fuel pain finally tipping the scales for EVs in South Africa | The war in the Middle East, and the resultant spike in the price of fuel, is driving a major shift in thinking about electric mobility by both consumers and logistics firms, industry players have told TechCentral.
South Africa’s diesel pric... |
| Apr 7, 2026 | Naamsa CEO Mikel Mabasa to step down | Outgoing Naamsa CEO Mikel Mabasa
Mikel Mabasa, CEO of the Automotive Business Council (Naamsa), is stepping down after six and a half years in the role, the industry body said on Tuesday.
In a brief statement, Naamsa said Mabasa was leaving... |
| Apr 1, 2026 | The biggest untapped EV market on Earth is hiding in plain sight | Across much of Africa, motorcycles are not leisure vehicles. They are workhorses. They carry commuters, schoolchildren, goods, medicines and deliveries. For millions of people, they provide the most affordable and accessible form of transpo... |
| Feb 16, 2026 | The biggest thing missing from the state of the nation address | President Cyril Ramaphosa. Image: GCIS
As the dust settles from Thursday night’s state of the nation address, attention must turn to the rapid implementation of what President Cyril Ramaphosa announced and to addressing what was left unsaid... |
| Feb 13, 2026 | The key technology takeaways from Ramaphosa’s 2026 Sona | President Cyril Ramaphosa. Image: GCIS
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s state of the nation address on Thursday evening covered vast ground, from the deployment of the military to combat gang violence in the Western Cape and Gauteng to a nationa... |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Toyota SA CEO: NEV inaction will cost South Africa its motoring industry | Toyota South Africa Motors CEO Andrew Kirby. Image: Toyota
South Africa’s motor manufacturing industry is on a path towards structural decline that mirrors the country’s broader deindustrialisation trend, Toyota South Africa Motors CEO Andr... |
| Jan 23, 2026 | Watts & Wheels S1E2: ‘China attacks, BMW digs in, Toyota’s sublime supercar’ | In episode 2 of Watts & Wheels, Duncan McLeod and William Kelly dig deeper into the forces reshaping South Africa’s automotive industry – from the growing dominance of Chinese brands to how legacy manufacturers are fighting back.
The sh... |
| Jan 12, 2026 | Rallying-Variawa wins Dakar eighth stage, Al-Attiyah retains overall lead | Jan 12 : Saood Variawa won the eighth stage of the Dakar Rally in a South African one-two with Henk Lategan on Monday as Nasser Al-Attiyah saw his overall lead cut to four minutes in the Saudi Arabian desert.
Dacia Sandriders driver Al-Atti... |
| Aug 29, 2025 | Job losses hit major South African car manufacturer | The popular Ford Ranger model is manufactured at the company’s plant outside Pretoria
Ford Motor’s South African unit plans to lay off more than 470 employees as it seeks to adjust production capacity to match current and future market dema... |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Toyota to enter South Africa’s EV market with three models | Toyota plans to introduce three fully electric models in South Africa in 2026, a senior executive said on Thursday, entering a nascent EV market where Chinese rivals such as BYD are already competing with European car makers.
Volvo currentl... |
| Jul 27, 2024 | The Citizenship Conundrum: A Court's Ruling and Its Implications | The recent ruling by the Polokwane High Court has sent ripples through South Africa. The court denied Zimbabwean parents the right to obtain South African birth certificates for their children. This decision is more than just a legal matter... |
| Jul 21, 2024 | Warning: Hijackers’ preferences have changed | Hijackers in South Africa have new preferences. Images by John Blackmore/flickr and Ashwin Tambatkar/Pexels
South Africa experienced an increase in hijackings last year and during the first half of 2024. While bright and unusual car colours... |
| Jul 30, 2023 | Meet the members of South Africa’s R1 million bakkie club | Meet the members of the R1 million bakkie club. Picture: Fotor.
South Africa’s new-car prices continue to increase, but that’s had little impact on the nation’s most popular segment. As a result, a R1 million bakkie is not as daft as you mi... |
| Jul 5, 2023 | The incredible DEAL that puts first-time buyers into a brand-new Toyota | Toyota’s Kinto One allows you to drive a brand-new Toyota for less. Picture: Toyota SA.
13 016 South Africans drove away in a brand-new Toyota in June 2023. For yet another month, Toyota was the most popular car brand in South Africa … and ... |
| Feb 2, 2023 | New Lexus UX: What can you get excited about? [photos] | Lexus says latest upgrades will strengthen the appeal of its new Lexus UX crossover. Image: Supplied.
You can think of it as one of those mid-, neigh, quarter-life upgrades to the new Lexus UX compact crossover. The luxury arm of South Afri... |
| Oct 2, 2022 | Teenagers SHOT while leaving a tavern in KZN | Reaction Unit South Africa was approached by a Toyota Quantum which brought two teenage boys who had been shot. PHOTO: Reaction Unit South Africa
Two teenage boys were shot during a drive-by shooting after leaving a tavern in KwaZulu-Natal.... |
| Sep 20, 2022 | Man who smuggles stolen bakkies, trucks across the border arrested | Enock Kalubangwe, 53, appeared before the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate’s Court for allegedly smuggling stolen bakkies to neighbouring countries. PHOTO: Hawks
One of the criminals suspected of smuggling stolen bakkies and trucks into neighbou... |
| Sep 15, 2022 | Man kidnaps and KILLS men who gave him a lift from a tavern | A man was handed 125 years in prison for murder, kidnapping and a string of charges in Mpumalanga. PHOTO: Twitter/@SAPoliceService
A Mpumalanga man is sentenced to 125 years in prison for kidnapping and killing people who gave him a lift fr... |
| Sep 11, 2022 | ICYMI: 35 school children stuffed in a 16-seater Toyota Quantum | 35 school children were stuffed in a Toyota Quantum in the North West on Friday morning. PHOTO: cdn.da.org.za
A Toyota Quantum driver is charged with overloading as he stuffed 35 school children into the 16-seater minibus taxi in the North ... |
| Sep 10, 2022 | Two guys stole railway lines but got caught after crashing into wall | Samuel Mngomezulu, 42, and Thulani Rodrigo Khumalo, 33, were caught stealing railway lines. PHOTO: Hawks
Two suspects are to spend a long time in jail for stealing railway lines worth millions in Middelburg. The pair were caught by the Hawk... |
| Sep 9, 2022 | 35 school children stuffed in a 16-seater Toyota Quantum | 35 school children were stuffed in a Toyota Quantum in the North West on Friday morning. PHOTO: cdn.da.org.za
A Toyota Quantum driver is charged with overloading as he stuffed 35 school children into the 16-seater minibus taxi in the North ... |
| Aug 21, 2022 | Know this lady? Man was kidnapped, swindled of his RAF money | Police are looking for this woman who can give more information about the man who was kidnapped and swindled. PHOTO: Hawks
The Hawks are in search of a woman who can help with information about a man who was kidnapped and swindled of his Ro... |
| Aug 16, 2022 | PICS: Nosey Hawks probe leads to counterfeit SNUFF facility | The Hawks found counterfeit snuff at a facility in Gauteng. PHOTO: Hawks
It was the sniffing of information on a fake snuff facility that manufactured a counterfeit version of Taxi snuff that led the Hawks to a whole facility in Gauteng.
“D... |
| Aug 14, 2022 | A R100 fake note leads TMPD to millions in counterfeit money | The counterfeit money was found when TMPD searched a Range Rover and found a fake R100 note. PHOTO: TMPD
It was a fake R100 note that led the Tshwane metro police department (TMPD) to uncover a counterfeit money syndicate in Pretoria.
OFFIC... |
| Jul 31, 2022 | Hunt for possible Tshwane hitmen behind SHOOTING still on [WATCH] | Police are still on the hunt for suspects behind the shooting at a petrol station in Pretoria. PHOTO: Twitter/@Abramjee
Police are still on the hunt for armed men behind a shooting at a petrol station in Tshwane last week.
According to Maso... |
| Jul 31, 2022 | Alleged business robbers round with 96 STOLEN phones to go to court | Mpumalanga police arrested two suspected robbers found with 96 stolen cellphones. PHOTO: SAPS
Two alleged business robbers were traced and found with 98 stolen cellphones and live ammunition.
“A search was then conducted on the said vehicle... |
| Jul 25, 2022 | Another suspect added to list of violent CIT robbery | A Fidelity armoured vehicle was targeted by armed robbers who shot one of the crew before they all fled. PHOTO: Fidelty
Another suspect is added to the list of those behind a violent cash-in-transit (CIT) robbery in Mpumalanga.
“One suspect... |
| Jul 8, 2022 | R1 million up for grabs if you have information on this Kimberely CIT heist | An SBV security official was killed during a cash-in-transit heist in Kimberley. PHOTO: SBV
R1 million is up for grabs for anyone who can help find cash-in-transit heist suspects who killed a security official.
ALSO READ: CIT heist foiled a... |
| May 13, 2022 | Robbers threaten to AMPUTATE woman’s hands during robbery | A couple and their 21-year-old son were assaulted while intruders ransacked the residence in search of valuables. Photos: RUSA
A 44-year-old woman almost had her hand amputated during a home invasion on Thursday on Flamingo Way in Dawncrest... |
| Mar 8, 2022 | Seen this man? He can unlock case of a cop, sangoma robbing a loan shark | Seen this man? He can unlock case of a cop, sangoma robbing a loan shark Photo: SAPS
A cop, a sangoma, and a man dressed in police uniforms allegedly barged into the house of a loan shark and robbed her.
This comes after the victim reported... |
| May 6, 2021 | Uber has a new rent-to-own scheme in SA. Here’s how the numbers stack up | Uber Go and Moove have partnered in helping driver partners own vehicles. (Image: Supplied/Uber)
Uber and Moove have partnered in making car ownership possible for driver-partners.
The company is offering drivers brand new Toyota Agyas at t... |
| Nov 23, 2020 | Bolt Go can be cheaper than driving your own car - but waiting times are long, and drivers few | Bolt is offering a new service.
Bolt Go is at least 20% cheaper than the Bolt classic service, but if Bolt is running a promotion on its app, a more generous discount may apply.
In recent months, Bolt drivers have protested against the impa... |
| Hijacker nabbed in SHOOT OUT with JMPD for kidnapping Quantum driver | JMPD officers found the hijacked vehicle with the owner tied up inside in Meadowlands, Soweto. PHOTO: JMPD
A hijacker was nabbed in Soweto in a movie-like scene which involved a car chase, crashing into multiple vehicles while the victim wa... |
