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Consumer exodus to pre-owned market fuels new vehicle sales decline

May 3, 2016 • News, Road, Transport • Jonckie • Comments Off on Consumer exodus to pre-owned market fuels new vehicle sales decline

The South African new vehicle sales market continued its 2016 decline, this April. According to the latest aggregated figures from the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa) total industry new vehicle sales declined 9.2%, year-on-year, with only 40 390 new vehicles sold across all segments. Passenger car sales fell 13.2%,...

Aireon and ATNS Sign First Regional Commercialization Agreement

May 3, 2016 • Air, News, Transport • Jonckie • Comments Off on Aireon and ATNS Sign First Regional Commercialization Agreement

MCLEAN, VA. (May 3, 2016) – Aireon and South Africa’s Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) announced today that they have signed a Regional Commercialization Agreement to jointly develop the uses of space-based Automatic Dependent...

Narrowing the digital divide between rural and urban schools

April 25, 2016 • Air, News, Transport • Jonckie • Comments Off on Narrowing the digital divide between rural and urban schools

Driekoppies, Limpopo Province, South Africa – 25 April 2016. Deputy Transport Minister, Sindisiwe Chikunga, has officially handed over an Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) SOC Limited sponsored Information and Communications Technology (ICT)...

Volkswagen honoured for contribution to Empowerment and Transformation in business

April 25, 2016 • News • Jonckie • Comments Off on Volkswagen honoured for contribution to Empowerment and Transformation in business

Volkswagen Group South Africa receives Legends of Empowerment & Transformation 2016 award at the 15th annual Oliver Empowerment Awards Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) was recently awarded the Legends of Empowerment & Transformation award by...

Newcastle man injured in shooting

April 21, 2016 • News • Jonckie • Comments Off on Newcastle man injured in shooting

A 30-year-old man was injured this afternoon after a shooting incident at a shopping centre on Scott Street in Newcastle, KwaZulu Natal. ER24 paramedics were called to the scene shortly after 15h00 this afternoon when they were alerted by the SAPS. On...

Celebrating Restoration and Reinvention on April 17, Ford’s Global Mustang Day

April 15, 2016 • News, Road, Transport • Jonckie • Comments Off on Celebrating Restoration and Reinvention on April 17, Ford’s Global Mustang Day

The hype surrounding the Ford Mustang before it was launched in 1964 was unlike anything Ford had ever experienced. The concept vehicle was put on show and numerous pictures were circulated to the worldwide press, leading to thousands of letters pouring in...

Silverstone Debut for Toyota Gazoo Racing

April 14, 2016 • News, Road, Traffic, Transport • Jonckie • Comments Off on Silverstone Debut for Toyota Gazoo Racing

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing heads to Great Britain this week for the eagerly anticipated opening round of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship, the 6 Hours of Silverstone on Sunday 17 April. Starting its fifth season in the WEC, Toyota will compete with its new...

Minister Peters asked to intervene in Metrorail delays

April 12, 2016 • News, Rail • Jonckie • Comments Off on Minister Peters asked to intervene in Metrorail delays

The DA in the Western Cape shares Metrorail Commuters’ impatience with delays and disruptions in the Cape Town Metro. Our people deserve a much better service than what is currently provided. I will write to the Minister of Transport, Dipuo Peters, in my...

Passione Ferrari at Red Star Raceway

April 11, 2016 • News • Jonckie • Comments Off on Passione Ferrari at Red Star Raceway

Johannesburg, 11 April 2016. Red Star Race way in Delmas, played host to the Prancing Horse as Scuderia Souh Africa- the official Ferrari dealer hosted its first Passione Ferrari track event of 2016 for selected media guests and Ferrari clientele this...

Vehicle impounded and suspect arrested in possession of R2m of illegal abalone

April 7, 2016 • News • Jonckie • Comments Off on Vehicle impounded and suspect arrested in possession of R2m of illegal abalone

Tuesday, 5 April 2016 just before 11:00, Hawks members arrested a 37-year-old suspect in Bothasig on the corners of Giel Basson Drive and Bosmansdam Road for possession of illegal abalone. The members stopped and searched a Ford Ranger LDV, loaded with...