The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Alexandre de Juniac has officially taken on the role of Director General and CEO of the organisation. He succeeds Tony Tyler, who served as IATA DG and CEO since 2011 and had...
Literally ‘hitting it out of the park’, one of FAW’s acclaimed dealers scored a century when he delivered his team’s 100th FAW truck sold – a first among FAW’s Southern African representatives to sell these many units through a single FAW...
The African Union has committed to setting up the Continental Free Trade Area by 2017. Given that Africa accounts for 3% of global trade, how can leaders develop sustainable long-term partnerships and trade relations? Dimensions to be addressed...
According to trucking publication FleetWatch, for every 10 heavy trucks on our roads, between six and seven of them are unroadworthy. On this episode of driving forward, we discuss rigorous road tests truck and heavy duty vehicles have to undertake...
A $3 billion private sector development initiative was announced at the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Nairobi. A high-level panel at the event emphasise that investing in infrastructure and human resource...
Biggest automotive investment in Africa in the last 40 years The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) will today break ground to mark the historic Beijing Automobile International Corporation (BAIC) R11 billion investment at the Coega IDZ. The event...
The eyes are every driver’s most important asset. Over the last few years, many studies were completed on the role of vision in road safety. The UK estimates 33 000 casualties occur in poor vision-related crashes. Unlike South Africa, the UK tests...
UD Trucks Southern Africa announced the brand’s top fleet driver at its annual Extra Mile Challenge driver competition. Alfred Ngilo, a driver from Clover in KwaZulu-Natal, walked away with top honours, outperforming 20 other participants to be...
Water and climate experts have called for a Green Water Initiative as part of a Water Revolution in Africa – a necessity for alleviating hunger and meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). At the onset of World Water Week, which kicked off...
