Tyre manufacturer Dunlop is forging ahead with a R1.7-billion investment project at its factory in Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, with the backing of its Japan-based parent company Sumitomo Rubber... 

Informal and formal businesses are components of the broader economy, and imposing a transition of all informal businesses to formal businesses is not a clear-cut answer to supporting job creation... 

Industry body the South African Tyre Manufacturers Conference (SATMC) hosted a launch event for its tyre safety programme on September 1, in Pretoria. The event involved the SATMC inviting... 

Industry bodies unpack importance of continued Agoa access for local automotive industry As the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) comes up for potential renewal before its expiry in 2025,... 

SP Metal Forgings Group (SP Forge) will see a significant bump in wheel hub exports to the US next year, says MD Ken Manners. SP Forge has operations in Gauteng and the Eastern Cape. 

With less than five weeks to go until Mega-T, South Africa's highly-anticipated outdoor trucking, trailer, and transport expo, excitement is building fast! This year's show promises to be... 

Safety, sustainability and the cost of fuel are recognised as key challenges in the South African road freight industry, which transported over 150-million tons of cargo between January 2021 and... 

The South African Tyre Manufacturers Conference (SATMC) says it welcomes the decision by Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Ebrahim Patel to impose antidumping duties on what it calls... 

Sixteen of TiAuto’s retail stores have completed their conversion to solar power, as part of Phase 1 of a project to reduce the group’s dependence on Eskom and to move to renewable energy. The... 

Radial truck tyre recycling company Mathe Group has received a new waste management licence for a new R65-million tyre recycling facility and negotiations with a potential funder are well under... 

Creamer Media’s first-hand experience of the construction mafia pointed to those causing disruption being youngsters of school-going age who are free to roam the streets during school time to... 

Gold mining company Pan African on Wednesday gave stern notice that it will not tolerate the actions of a few parties with selfish interests that want to derail the R2.5-billion Mogale Tailings... 

The South African Tyre Manufacturers Conference (SATMC) says it welcomes the decision by Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Ebrahim Patel to impose antidumping duties on what it calls... 

A proposed new investment drive by tyre manufacturer and distributor Sumitomo Rubber South Africa (SRSA) – a division of Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) – will enable SRSA to undertake a series of... 

Isuzu Motors South Africa (Isuzu SA) has added the Arctic AT35 to its locally assembled D-Max bakkie line-up, produced at its Gqeberha plant, in the Eastern Cape. Designed in collaboration with... 

Mega-T, the premier trucks, trailers, and transport expo, is all set to host its eagerly awaited second event, and excitement is reaching a fever pitch as suppliers, service providers, and... 

Insurance company Discovery Insure has introduced advanced artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to its Pothole Patrol fleet, which will enable it to detect road defects more accurately and... 

By Mbavhalelo Mabogo, Quickloc8 founder & CEO The taxi industry is not a profitable business anymore and needs technology to save it! 

Sixteen of TiAuto's retail stores have completed their conversion to solar power, as part of Phase 1 of a project to reduce the group’s dependence on Eskom and to move to renewable energy. The... 

Tyre producer Sumitomo Rubber South Africa has reiterated that there is an urgent need for a comprehensive waste tyre management plan to guide dealers.  “There needs to be a solid protocol for all... 

The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) says significant progress has been achieved on carbon black supplier Orion Engineered Carbon's (OEC's) oil tank project. Carbon black has numerous industrial... 

As one of South Africa’s only remaining tyre recycling operations, Mathe Group is not only dedicated to reducing the burgeoning number of waste tyres piling up, but also to developing innovative... 

The domestic new-vehicle market saw a surge in imports from India and China last year, with buyers increasingly opting for cheaper imported cars than those made in South Africa. India led the... 

It’s back! It’s bigger and it’s even better! Mega-T, the new outdoor trucking, trailer and transport expo, will be hosted for the second time on 5, 6 and 7 October 2023 at the Diamantvallei... 

Automation company Festo has further developed its compressed air technology to make its pneumatics sustainable, resource saving and energy efficient. While the production of tyres and wafers are... 

The domestic new-vehicle market saw a surge in imports from India and China last year, with buyers increasingly opting for cheaper imported cars than those made in South Africa. India led the... 

Although the domestic automotive industry’s recovery to prepandemic levels continued in 2022, it was at a slower pace than in 2021, with many key performance indicators still remaining below the... 

While the world’s attention has been focused on the exponential advances being made in robotics and artificial intelligence, technological development in mechanical exoskeletons has largely been... 

While the world’s attention has been focused on the exponential advances being made in robotics and artificial intelligence, technological development in mechanical exoskeletons has largely been... 

Industry body the Tyre Recycling Industry Association of South Africa (Triasa) has been launched and, in the lead up to the imminent finalisation of the Section 29 Integrated Waste Tyre Plan,... 

Seven two-rider teams from Atlas Copco, made up of employees and customers, will be participating in this year’s epic Sani2C three-day, 265-kilometre cycling race for the third time. As one of the... 

Using Globally Proven Technology for your Employees Control of SAFE Work across the entire Mining Operation Often, when talking about technologies for safer and smarter mining operations, we think... 

This week we profile Matt LiVigni, MD of tyre manufacturer Continental Tyre South Africa  

In South African higher education, the images of dysfunction are everywhere. Student protests. Violence. Police presence. Rubber or real bullets. Class disruptions. Burning tyres. Damaged... 

Catalytic converters, engine parts, engines, clutches/shaft couplings, silencers/exhausts and ignitions/starting equipment are the component groupings most at risk from the global move to electric... 

Atlas Copco Power Technique recently collaborated with Mpumalanga-based distributor Airlif Compressors & Pumps to deliver a compressed air solution to a South African opencast mine. The Atlas Copco... 

Recognised as the SA suppliers of the Goodyear Agricultural brand of tyres and rims, Titan Global Wheel now also offers a range of Goodyear Lubricants, offering clients a genuine one-stop-shop.... 

Filling tyres with nitrogen is known to have several benefits, such as improved safety because of reduced risk of fire if tyres rupture – an important safety factor in large off-highway trucks... 

Sumitomo Rubber South Africa (SRSA) has pledged to inject new life into its Dunlop tyre manufacturing plant in Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, as the production facility marks its fiftieth anniversary... 

In a 12-hour period that stretched over Sunday night and Monday morning, police arrested at least 87 people for public violence in connection with the EFF's planned shutdown in various part of... 

Goodyear embarks on new go-to-market strategy for its Truck tyre business to enhance service, efficiency and footprint in South Africa Goodyear is pleased to announce a new partnership with... 

Catalytic converters, engine parts, engines, clutches/shaft couplings, silencers/exhausts and ignitions/starting equipment are the component groupings most at risk from the global move to electric...