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Irma Venter

Irma Venter

Irma Venter is a Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.

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Cars.co.za buys into Karoo off-grid solar project through Sun Exchange

21st October 2022

Global solar leasing platform Sun Exchange has announced that South African automotive platform Cars.co.za has bought into a project that provides off-grid solar power, as well as battery storage,... 


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Zero Carbon Charge aims to start roll-out of solar-powered electric vehicle charging stations in 2023

21st October 2022

Zero Carbon Charge (ZeroCC) is unashamedly pro-electric vehicle (EV), but believes that driving an EV only makes a difference when charged by renewable energy. ZeroCC director Andries Malherbe says... 


Barloworld says Russia order book in sharp decline, Avis to exit group this year

14th October 2022

Barloworld’s Caterpillar equipment trading business in Russia is starting to feel the heat from international sanctions imposed on the country on the back of its invasion of Ukraine. This is... 


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Harbour Arch’s live-work-play concept includes refreshing affordable component

14th October 2022

The first phase of the Melrose Arch mixed-use development opened in Johannesburg in 2001, more than 20 years ago. Since then, the concept of a city-within-a-city has gained traction, with the idea... 


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September vehicle sales 10.8% higher year-on-year

14th October 2022

Total domestic new-vehicle sales in September, at 47 786 units, were 10.8% higher than in the same month last year, while year-to-date sales, at 391 396 units, were 13.4% up on the figure for the... 


Nine firms respond to Naamsa’s EV charging network roll-out tender

14th October 2022

Naamsa | The Automotive Business Council has received nine bids from companies interested in rolling out public charging infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs) in South Africa. The council... 


South Africa ‘painfully slow’ in drafting new-energy vehicle policy – Naamsa

14th October 2022

The South African government is “moving painfully slowly” in finalising its policy on new-energy vehicles (NEVs), says Naamsa | The Automotive Business Council CEO Mikel Mabasa. Since the unveiling... 


Automobile Association denounces new tyre duties as ‘a major blow’ to road safety

7th October 2022

The higher excise duties to be provisionally levied on tyres imported into South Africa from China “is a major blow” to road safety in the country and should be reversed immediately, says the... 


Shoprite clinches R3.5bn in sustainability-linked loans

7th October 2022

The Shoprite group has finalised R3.5-billion in sustainability-linked loan agreements, with the aim to expand its key environmental programmes as part of a wider sustainability strategy.  The... 


Cape Town to build first solar plant in Atlantis next year 

7th October 2022

The City of Cape Town plans to build its first grid-connected solar plant next year as one of its interventions to end load-shedding over time.  The city has issued the tender for the engineering,... 


Volvo Trucks starts production of heavy electric trucks, first SA units to arrive next year

7th October 2022

Volvo Trucks has started series production of the battery electric versions of the company’s heavy-duty FH, FM and FMX ranges. These trucks can operate at a total gross combination weight of 44 t. 


Audi SA, GridCars wrap up initial EV charging network roll-out

30th September 2022

Audi South Africa (SA), in partnership with GridCars, has finalised the installation of 33 electric vehicle (EV) new charging stations across the country.  The chargers include four 150 kW (dc)... 


Supply chain hiccups prevent Bell from fully capitalising on post-Covid demand growth

30th September 2022

The growing demand for commodities, post-Covid-19 stimulus packages and increased infrastructure spend in a number of markets all stimulated demand for Bell Equipment’s products in the six months... 


Metair grapples with hyperinflation, flood impact in ‘interesting six months’

30th September 2022

“It’s been an interesting six months,” says Metair CEO Riaz Haffejee as he reflects on his company’s financial results for the six months ended June 30. CFO Sjoerd Douwenga is perhaps a bit less... 


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Overseas teams shine in Sasol Solar Challenge

30th September 2022

The Brunel Solar Team from the Netherlands has won the 2022 Sasol Solar Challenge, followed by the Agoria team, from Belgium, with the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) team placed third.... 


Shoprite to acquire 240 Scania Euro V trucks in next 18 months 

16th September 2022

Retail giant Shoprite has acquired 100 Euro V trucks from Scania Southern Africa, with another 140 units be delivered by the end of next year. The Euro-scale refers to the level of tailpipe... 


New-vehicle sales stats show promise, but used-car allure waning

16th September 2022

The sales statistics for August indicate that “some form of stability” is returning to the new-vehicle market, says WesBank. August delivered the second-best performing sales month for the year... 


Vehicle production, exports hard-hit by KZN floods

16th September 2022

The KwaZulu-Natal floods, along with the associated disruption in the movement of automotive components and vehicles through the Durban port, as well as the ongoing global semiconductor shortage,... 


SA has only 18 months to make strong move to new-energy vehicles – Naamsa CEO

16th September 2022

If South Africa does not start “to shift and change” to support the increased local production of new-energy vehicles (NEVs) in the next 18 months, the future of the industry is “absolutely under... 


Association takes SATMC, Itac to court as tyre battle intensifies

16th September 2022

The Tyre Importers Association of South Africa (TIASA) has applied to court to compel the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) and the South African Tyre... 


Auto sales return to pre-Covid levels, but storm clouds are gathering – TransUnion

16th September 2022

South Africa’s automotive industry continued its recovery from Covid-19 in the second quarter of the year, with vehicle sales reaching levels last seen before the pandemic. A growing number of... 


Tower 1 at Cape Town’s R16bn Harbour Arch development reaches its highest point

9th September 2022

Tower 1 at Cape Town’s new Harbour Arch mixed-use precinct has topped out on the twenty-third floor, 95 m above ground – 30 months after breaking ground in January 2020.   “Reaching the highest... 


Building activity boosted by office conversions – economist

9th September 2022

The first five months of the year saw a “remarkable improvement” in the value of buildings completed in the metros and larger municipalities, with the category for additions and alterations coming... 


MellowVans revisits vehicle design, operating model to target European rollout

9th September 2022

Sometimes, a pandemic is not the worst thing that can happen to a company. When Covid-19 hit, the pandemic did interrupt MellowVans’ global rollout plans, but it also prompted the... 


Cape Town to add two new MyCiTi depots in R340m project

9th September 2022

The City of Cape Town has started construction of two new MyCiTi bus depots. The R340-million project forms part of the roll-out of the MyCiTi service to Mitchells Plain, Khayelitsha, Claremont and... 


22 online car searches every second – AutoTrader

26th August 2022

At least 22 online car searches are conducted in South Africa every second, borne out by the more than 349-million online car searches made on South Africa’s largest motoring marketplace,... 


Intercape pleads for intervention as terror campaign intensifies

26th August 2022

Long-distance coach company Intercape earlier this month appeared before the Western Cape legislature’s Standing Committee on Transport and Public Works, as well as members of the senior provincial... 


Freight costs, not oil, to blame for global price acceleration – economist

26th August 2022

Ever since global inflation started heading north at an alarming rate, much of the conventional wisdom on the causes of this trend has pointed to energy prices, especially gas, oil and petroleum,... 


Volkswagen creates used-battery megapower bank for EV charging

26th August 2022

Volkswagen has commissioned a pilot fast-charging park at its Zwickau vehicle plant, in Germany, supplied with energy largely from a so-called power storage container (PSC).  The PSC is an enormous... 


New R235m wax flooding facility begins operations at VWSA’s plant in Kariega

26th August 2022

A new R235-million wax flooding facility has started operations at the Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) plant in Kariega, in the Eastern Cape. The team responsible for implementing the project... 


New-vehicle sales, exports surge – but compared with a weak July 2021

19th August 2022

Domestic new-vehicle sales in July surged by 30.9%, to 43 593 units, compared with the same month last year. Naamsa | The Automotive Business Council warns, however, that last month’s  performance... 


Ford SA set to start Ranger mass production in October

19th August 2022

Ford is starting to wrap up its R15.8-billion investment in its South African facilities to assemble the new Ranger pick-up, with mass production for the local and export markets scheduled to start... 


Suzuki hits new record yet again

19th August 2022

Suzuki Auto South Africa (Suzuki SA) is moving ever closer to the magical 5 000-unit-a-month new-vehicle sales figure, with the Japanese compact vehicle specialist selling 4 734 vehicles in July.... 


Toyota’s Prospecton plant to return to full production at end of September

19th August 2022

Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) says its Prospecton plant, in Durban, should be back to full production at the end of September. Assembly operations were suspended on April 12, owing to severe... 


OpenSpace launches ‘Google Street View’ for construction projects

12th August 2022

Stellenbosch-based Agile Business Technology (ABT) has partnered with US group OpenSpace to launch its 360° capture and artificial intelligence (AI) platform for construction projects in South... 


Entry-level vehicles in SA gaining in safety, says AA

12th August 2022

The presence of vehicle safety features on entry-level vehicles in South Africa is improving, with the majority of vehicles in this category offering moderate to acceptable safety features. This is... 


BMW SA adds 16 African countries to its export list

12th August 2022

BMW Group South Africa (BMW SA) has added 16 African countries to its existing portfolio of 30 export countries, including Senegal, Nigeria, Angola, Kenya and Ethiopia. BMW SA produces the BMW X3... 


BMW adds i4 and iX3 to local EV portfolio, mulling electrified vehicle production at Rosslyn

5th August 2022

BMW Group South Africa (BMW SA) has expanded its electric vehicle (EV) range with the addition of the i4 and iX3. The BMW i4 is a four-door gran coupé and the German carmaker’s first purely... 


Developed countries’ EV uptake strategies may be unsuitable for SA, owing to ‘significant’ wealth disparity, warns Frost & Sullivan

5th August 2022

It is impossible to draw a direct comparison between South Africa and other countries that have adopted strategies to push the uptake of electric vehicles (EVs), warns Frost & Sullivan research... 


Grindrod appoints Xolani Mbambo as new CEO

5th August 2022

Grindrod has announced that Xolani Mbambo is to succeed Andrew Waller as CEO from January 1 next year.  Waller is set to retire. 


Cape Town rolls out pilot project to give QR codes, residence certificates to informal homes

5th August 2022

The City of Cape Town’s Informal Settlements Department have marked a thousand structures in the Bosasa Phase 2 development in Mfuleni with a Quick Response (QR) code and city-specific paint. Field... 


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