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When, while the lovely valley teems with vapour around me, and the meridian sun strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees.
South Africa is manufacturing and exporting one of the leading mine-protected vehicles in the world. CAITLYN MOONY takes a closer look at the RG31 and the company that manufactures it.
With a “green” carbon tax soon to be implemented on certain classes of vehicles including double cabs and small bakkies what is the outlook for the success of the tax? And, all things considered, does it actually make sense?
As of 8 September, Nissan Diesel South Africa will be known as UD Trucks Southern Africa. The implementation of the new name and brand will be rolled out to the company’s dealer network across the Southern African region during the next eight months.
An effective public transport system should not be the priority of government alone. The transport sector is one of the areas where partnerships between the government and business can achieve the greatest returns in a relatively short period. This is the view of KATHY BELL who heads up Transport Solutions at Standard Bank.
While informal minibus-taxi operators were incorporated into the Bus Rapid Transport planners’ vision of public transport for Johannesburg, small bus operators have not been so lucky. That’s according to executive manager of the South African Bus Operators Association (SABOA), Eric Cornelius.