Step carefully when buying a car

[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] The Consumer Protection Act (CPA), which came into effect in April 2008, has far-reaching implications for vehicle buyers, particularly those interested in acquiring a used vehicle, yet there still is a lot of ignorance around with buyers being taken for a ride because they don't know their own rights. 22 May 2013 09:26

Catholic church supports e-toll protest

The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) has applauded the Catholic church's stance against the e-tolling of Gauteng highways. 22 May 2013 08:14

Cape Town wins Winelands court battle

A South African court on Tuesday (21 May) froze plans to charge motorists using two roads from Cape Town to the country's scenic winelands 22 May 2013 08:05

Cosatu's protest may block freeways

The Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) will brief the media today (22 May) about its protest against the e-tolls system and the use of labour brokers. 22 May 2013 07:54

Sanral's notice "not legal" court hears

[Emsie Ferreira] Sanral's public notice on the winelands tolling project was unlawful because the national roads agency never took a proper board decision committing to the project, the Western Cape High Court heard last week. 20 May 2013 08:13

Poor won't be hurt by tolls says Sanral

A proposed toll system in the winelands in the Western Cape will not impact on the poor people of South Africa, the SA National Road Agency Limited (Sanral) said on Sunday (19 May). 20 May 2013 08:00

SA motor trade sales up 5.1%

Measured at current prices‚ South Africa's motor trade sales increased by 5.1% year-on-year in March according to data released by Statistics SA on Thursday (16 May). 17 May 2013 09:33

Cape Town wants toll road report

The City of Cape Town wants access to the complete feasibility report for the South African Road Agency Limited's (Sanral) proposed winelands tolling project, the Western Cape High Court heard on Thursday (16 May). 17 May 2013 09:17

Wild Coast toll fees to be scrapped

The SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has scrapped plans to construct a toll road on the N2 Wild Coast Highway, it said on Tuesday (14 May). 15 May 2013 08:58

Call for a ban on all alcohol for drivers

The government plans to ban drivers from consuming alcohol - not a drop will be allowed. 6 May 2013 08:27

Big jump in new vehicle sales

[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Local new vehicle sales showed a surprisingly high jump of 19,5% during April with 8,312 more units sold than during the same month last year. Exports also continued to register another strong performance reflecting an improvement of 29,7%. 6 May 2013 06:28

Cars sales shoot up 19.5% in April

[Alistair Anderson] New vehicle sales jumped 19.5% in April compared with the same month last year‚ beating expectations. A Bloomberg consensus of economists had expected 2.7% growth. 3 May 2013 07:50

CMH earnings per share up 55%

[Alexander Parker] JSE-listed motor dealership and vehicle rental group Combined Motor Holdings (CMH) on Monday (22 April) posted what it termed "pleasing" full-year results for the year to February. 23 Apr 2013 07:16

Don't buy e-tags says Samwu

South Africans should not be "fooled" into buying e-tags‚ according to the SA Municipal Workers' Union. 23 Apr 2013 07:03