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FOcus on transport and Logistics

The articles, features, profiles and launches that deal exclusively with the local transport market place can be
found here.

October 16, 2018

Value low down

With new 4×2 derivatives, the Nissan Navara range has been expanded to appeal to more buyers. GAVIN MYERS drives the entry-level SE variant. Originally...

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October 16, 2018

The rite solution for the job

Scania South Africa and Shoprite might have a fledgling relationship, but it’s already returning excellent results. When a company has 620 drivers transporting 420...

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October 12, 2018

Iveco is 2018’s finest!

With one race still to go in the 2018 FIA European Truck Racing Championship, Iveco has walked away with the crown at the De...

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October 12, 2018

Prasa in the balance

It still remains to be seen how the High Court will rule with regard to the suspension of the Passenger Rail Agency of South...

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October 12, 2018

MyCiTi to offer more direct routes and 29 new bus stops

An article on the BizCommunity website explains how the City of Cape Town recently conducted a comprehensive review of the MyCiTi bus service. This...

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October 12, 2018

GWM reaches out

On September 20 a convoy of two Haval H9s, two Haval H6Cs, a Haval H2 and the GWM Steed 5E bakkie set off on...

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October 4, 2018

A victory for consumers or a death sentence?

The Competition Commission is proposing a new, voluntary Automotive Code of Conduct, which the National Automobile Dealers’ Association (NADA) believes will be catastrophic to...

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October 4, 2018

Automechanika Frankfurt shows the future is already here

The 2019 Automechanika Johannesburg will be held on September 21 at the Johannesburg Expo Centre, Nasrec and will be co-located with the Futuroad Expo....

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October 4, 2018

Commuter-bus passengers to suffer under rising costs

On Wednesday October 3, the price of diesel rose by 8,6 percent – from R14,40 to R15,64 per litre. The Southern African Bus Operators...

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October 4, 2018

Dunlop truck and bus tyres now manufactured locally

On Tuesday this week, FOCUSΒ attended the launch of Sumitomo Rubber South Africa’s (SRSA) Truck and Bus Radial (TBR) factory in Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal. This is...

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September 27, 2018

October workshops to boost industry knowledge

The month of October will be chock-full of industry-related workshops. Successful Fleet and Transport Management Workshop The two-day workshop will be held at HB...

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September 27, 2018

A drive to fit genuine parts

With operators seemingly stuck in a cycle of cost management and sweating of assets, Cummins has embarked on a concerted campaign to educate its...

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