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TM Training, a dynamic driver training company, offers specialised courses in a variety of vehicle categories Are your drivers driving you crazy? Hone their driving skills and teach them how to navigate the roads safely using light, heavy or combination type vehicles. Tshireletso Multi-Skills and Training – trading as TM Training – is a dynamic training company established in 2012. It offers specialised courses in driver training including: • Light Rigid Vehicle (Code 08 to 14); • Heavy Rigid Vehicle […]

Disproportionate access to important information makes small to medium enterprises (SMEs) targets of cybercriminals SMEs are at the greatest risk from cyber-security threats, and their vulnerability in turn poses a danger to major corporations with which they do business. That’s the view of Steven Melnyk, professor of supply chain management at Michigan State University in the United States, who recently shared his insights with local supply chain professionals at the inaugural SAPICS Spring Conference. “Blockchain is vastly overrated; supply chain […]

Vatican chooses Japanese carmaker for pontiff’s island visit A Nissan NP300 Hardbody provided the basis for a unique Popemobile during a stopover last month in Mauritius by Pope Francis as part of a three-country visit to Africa, marking the first time a pontiff has used a vehicle manufactured by the brand. According to a statement issued by Nissan, the Roman Catholic Church has been using specially developed vehicles for papal visits since 1965, when Pope Paul VI used one in […]

EcoLife, ZF’s fuel-saving automatic transmission for buses, was a big hit at the recent Southern African Bus Operators Association (Saboa) Conference and Exhibition. Popular in Europe as well as many African countries, the gearbox is said to offer substantial benefits in terms of economy and the environment One of the biggest challenges associated with buses in congested urban areas is the fact that they have to make lots of short stops to allow passengers on or off. With engines idling, […]

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition, headed by Ebrahim Patel, has identified six focus areas to drive the South African automotive industry forward Speaking at the recent National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa) Automotive Conference at Kyalami, Patel said government was re-imagining its industrialisation strategy, seeking ways to unleash private investment with re-energised strategies to ensure policy predictability and the efficient use of resources. “We have already had many meetings with companies and organisations – planning […]

For a superior, bespoke, online commercial vehicle search and purchasing experience, Carfind.co.za announces Commercialfind.co.za After 20 years as one of the leaders in the industry, pioneering online vehicle search and purchase platform Carfind.co.za is proud to announce a new and exciting chapter in the business – Commercialfind.co.za. For successful decades, Carfind.co.za has been synonymous with helping to find new homes for cars, bakkies, SUVs, 4x4s, motorbikes, later boats and caravans. Using a simple but highly sophisticated and effective online digital […]

For the third successive time, wage negotiations between South Africa’s Automotive Manufacturers Employers’ Association and the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa have been concluded without industrial action having taken place The Automotive Manufacturers Employers’ Association (AMEO) has successfully concluded the 2019 National Bargaining Forum negotiations with the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa), the parties having signed a three-year wage agreement. The NBF heads of agreement between AMEO and Numsa was signed last week, but the […]