By Chris Barry, MD, HCV Insurance With vehicle insurance not being compulsory in South Africa, experts estimate that only 30% to 40% of vehicles on the road are covered, making all drivers on the road vulnerable to the costly after-effects of an...
The City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee has approved the step up to Level 2 water restrictions in Cape Town. This item will now go before Council for deliberation at the next meeting on 10 December 2015. The City imposes Level 1 restrictions (10%...
The Medupi power station has been declared a National Key Point, Eskom said on Thursday. The power parastatal held an inauguration ceremony to declare the Limpopo-based power station as a National Key Point. “The Medupi Power Station is of...
African cities face a major housing crisis as a result of rapid urbanisation and a growing informal settlements population, according to a World Bank report released on the sidelines of the Africities Summit in Sandton. With 60%-70% of urban...
The eThekwini Executive Committee is considering a R20 million feasibility study into the possibility of turning excess waste into energy in the City. A presentation was conducted by the Ladybird Economic Advancement Partnership (LEAP), which is a...
The strong recovery in the South African commercial vehicle market continued for the fourth consecutive month, registering an 8.9% year-on-year growth for November to reach 2 976 units. This is according to the latest combined results released by...
The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) of South Africa has concluded its inspection and verification of the AFRO 4000 Locomotives and has released its findings into the matter. The AFRO 4000 series of diesel locomotives were purchased by the Passenger...
Mercedes-Benz South Africa’s 125 000th truck has rolled off its East London assembly line. The celebrated vehicle, a Mercedes-Benz Axor 3335, was handed over to Aqua Transport and Plant Hire this week. It will be used as a water tanker and forms...
The Inyosi workboat will support Transnet National Port Authority’s R889 million Ilembe trailing suction hopper dredger when she gets to work dredging South Africa’s ports early next year. The combination workboat/hydrographic survey boat is being...
