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Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

African credit ratings can absorb aid cuts and trade strains, Fitch says

10 Apr 2025

Why the Tesla backlash could help electric cars finally go mainstream

Fuel & Energy

Why the Tesla backlash could help electric cars finally go mainstream

Hannah Budnitz 1 Apr 2025

Jean-Pascal Tricoire, global chairman of Schneider Electric, says Africa's energy transition must not only focus on increasing the supply of green energy but also on transforming demand (Image supplied)

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Africa shows great potential in sustainable energy milestones

10 Mar 2025

Electric vehicles in Africa: what’s needed to grow the sector

Fuel & Energy

Electric vehicles in Africa: what’s needed to grow the sector

MJ (Thinus) Booysen, Joubert Van Eeden 11 Feb 2025

#BizTrends2025: Top automotive trends for 2025

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Top automotive trends for 2025

Felipe Yagi 13 Jan 2025

5 top tech innovations of 2024: A recap of groundbreaking technologies introduced this year

Technology

5 top tech innovations of 2024: A recap of groundbreaking technologies introduced this year

Kgang Moloke, Issued by BET Software 23 Dec 2024

SA mulls tax rebates, subsidies to boost local EV industry

Fuel & Energy

SA mulls tax rebates, subsidies to boost local EV industry

18 Oct 2024

SA's new energy vehicle market: Trends, challenges, and insurance implications

Fuel & Energy

SA's new energy vehicle market: Trends, challenges, and insurance implications

14 Oct 2024

#WomensMonth: Tarryn Knight shares her journey as Audi SA's marketing and PR leader

Dealers

#WomensMonth: Tarryn Knight shares her journey as Audi SA's marketing and PR leader

Imran Salie 23 Aug 2024

Hybrid cars are the right choice for South Africa

Commercial & Industrial

Hybrid cars are the right choice for South Africa

Issued by CHANGECARS 13 Aug 2024

Urgent need for electric car specialists in SA, new study reveals

Fuel & Energy

Urgent need for electric car specialists in SA, new study reveals

24 Jul 2024

Dealers

Chinese car brand Dayun debuts in SA with cheapest EV

22 Jul 2024

Fears over future of the car industry as sales fall and spare parts become scarce

Automotive

Fears over future of the car industry as sales fall and spare parts become scarce

David Bamford 31 May 2024

South Africa has a growing appetite for new energy vehicles.

Energy

New energy vehicles gain ground in South Africa

Eduardo Urzagasti 11 Apr 2024

Tesla’s innovation and resilience could see it through this rough patch

Dealers

Tesla’s innovation and resilience could see it through this rough patch

Hamza Mudassir 8 Apr 2024

A battery price war is kicking off that could soon make electric cars cheaper. Here’s how

Fuel & Energy

A battery price war is kicking off that could soon make electric cars cheaper. Here’s how

Muhammad Rizwan Azhar, Waqas Uzair, Yasir Arafat 26 Mar 2024

A lithium processing plant in Africa

Energy & Mining

South Africa eyes key role in global shift toward battery-powered future

18 Mar 2024

Review: The bold and electric Volvo C40 Recharge

Launches & Reviews

Review: The bold and electric Volvo C40 Recharge

Imran Salie 22 Mar 2024

The 2024 Bosch Connected World conference closed with an Elon Musk interview

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Musk says AI and EV revolution put earth on the verge of power overload

Lindsey Schutters 4 Mar 2024

Here’s how many EVs and hybrids were sold in SA in 2023

Commercial & Industrial

Here’s how many EVs and hybrids were sold in SA in 2023

Ryan Bubear 22 Feb 2024

Toyota hikes annual profit forecast after Q3 beats expectations

Dealers

Toyota hikes annual profit forecast after Q3 beats expectations

7 Feb 2024

Neal Froneman spoke to Bizcommunity at the Webber Wentzel 'Reimagining Mining' panel discussion.

Energy & Mining

#MI24: Sibanye-Stillwater CEO says now is the time to invest in PGM

Lindsey Schutters 7 Feb 2024

Ambassador of the People's Republic of China in the DRC, Zhao Bin visited some of the infrastructure projects in December 2023. Source:

Mining

DRC revisits China mining deal for $7bn infrastructure investment

Sonia Rolley 29 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: How increased range will help drive electrification…and other EV trends

Trends

#BizTrends2024: How increased range will help drive electrification…and other EV trends

Greg Maruszewski 16 Jan 2024

Automotive technology companies like Bosch are betting big on building software defined vehicle platforms. Source: Bosch.

Safety

Tesla recall was a marketing failure, but a technology win

Lindsey Schutters 4 Jan 2024

The twin motor Volvo EX30 is the Swedish carmaker's fastest accelerating car ever.

Launches & Reviews

Volvo’s affordable EX30 EV en route to Mzansi

22 Dec 2023

Volkswagen "very worried" about the future of its operations in SA

Commercial & Industrial

Volkswagen "very worried" about the future of its operations in SA

Joe Bavier 27 Nov 2023

Plastic has a greater value than we think

ESG & Sustainability

Plastic has a greater value than we think

Issued by Safripol 22 Nov 2023

Why surging sales of large electric vehicles raises environmental red flags

Fuel & Energy

Why surging sales of large electric vehicles raises environmental red flags

Laura Lander, Grazia Todeschini 8 Nov 2023

AutoTrader partners with 2023 FIA World Rallycross

Motorsport

AutoTrader partners with 2023 FIA World Rallycross

Issued by AutoTrader 13 Oct 2023

SU and Pham have retrofitted a taxi to become an EV. Source: Supplied

AutoTech

Stellenbosch University electric taxi project ramps up

15 Aug 2023

Source: Lindsey Schutters

Launches & Reviews

Review: Volvo XC40 Twin Motor Recharge

Lindsey Schutters 14 Aug 2023

Chris Blair, CEO at 21st Century

ESG & Sustainability

How decentralised digital currencies can empower sustainable finance

Chris Blair 11 Aug 2023

Japan signs deal with Namibia to explore for rare earth minerals

Markets & Investment

Japan signs deal with Namibia to explore for rare earth minerals

Nyasha Nyaungwa 11 Aug 2023

FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises as a fire broke out on the cargo ship Fremantle Highway, at sea on July 26, 2023. Coastguard Netherlands/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Shipping

Fires on car carriers highlight EV fire risk for ocean shippers

Lisa Baertlein and Anthony Deutsch 28 Jul 2023

Namibia bans export of unprocessed critical minerals

Markets & Investment

Namibia bans export of unprocessed critical minerals

Nyasha Nyaungwa 12 Jun 2023

How cars 'waste' two thirds of their fuel

Fuel & Energy

How cars 'waste' two thirds of their fuel

Noël Brunetière 16 Mar 2023

What the new 2035 ban means for SA's automotive industry

Commercial & Industrial

What the new 2035 ban means for SA's automotive industry

8 Mar 2023

Renault-Nissan: why electric vehicles will be key to the future of the embattled auto alliance

Dealers

Renault-Nissan: why electric vehicles will be key to the future of the embattled auto alliance

Peter Wells 13 Feb 2023

Anglo American CEO urges public-private fix to Transnet crisis

Mining

Anglo American CEO urges public-private fix to Transnet crisis

Clara Denina and Helen Reid 7 Feb 2023

Mercedes-Benz EQE. The new business avant-garde

Launches & Reviews

Mercedes-Benz EQE. The new business avant-garde

Naresh Maharaj 23 Jan 2023

Tesla: what 2023 holds for the electric vehicle company and why it might be time for Musk to go

Fuel & Energy

Tesla: what 2023 holds for the electric vehicle company and why it might be time for Musk to go

Peter Wells 20 Jan 2023

Why Ghana relies heavily on used cars

Commercial & Industrial

Why Ghana relies heavily on used cars

Festival Godwin Boateng, Jacqueline M Klopp 11 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: A surprise trend predicted for SA's pre-owned vehicle market in 2023

Trends

#BizTrends2023: A surprise trend predicted for SA's pre-owned vehicle market in 2023

Rikus Blomerus 9 Jan 2023

A comical take on electric vehicle misconceptions

Dealers

A comical take on electric vehicle misconceptions

Issued by AutoTrader 14 Dec 2022

What to expect when you own and drive an EV. AutoTrader spells it out

Automotive

What to expect when you own and drive an EV. AutoTrader spells it out

Issued by AutoTrader 12 Dec 2022

Is South Africa ready to embrace the future of electric mobility?

Commercial & Industrial

Is South Africa ready to embrace the future of electric mobility?

Mpho Dipela 23 Nov 2022

Namibia, EU reach provisional deal on rare earth minerals

Mining

Namibia, EU reach provisional deal on rare earth minerals

Nyasha Nyaungwa 21 Oct 2022