Registration for the AlphaCode Explore programme is now open...
10 Sep 2019
AlphaCode, Rand Merchant Investment Holdings (RMI)'s incubation, acceleration and investment vehicle has awarded R23 million supplier development loans to three fintech startups...
2 Sep 2019
The first South African automotive machinist and engine fitter trade test centre has been registered in Brakpan, Gauteng...
20 Aug 2019
With school holidays here, many drivers will be hitting the roads with trailers, boats and caravans in tow...
18 Jun 2019
No matter how long you keep an illegal vehicle in your possession it never becomes legal...
18 Jun 2019
Whether you are currently working in a corporate or perhaps you're already a fintech or financial services entrepreneur, AlphaCode Incubate could be the big break you've been waiting for...
15 May 2019
The claim process for a vehicle repair can feel tedious and stressful at times, but this does not need to be the case, says Jakkie Olivier, CEO of the Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI)...
30 Apr 2019
With tough economic times, consumers are looking for ways to cut back on costs, but cutting back on car maintenance should not be an option...
25 Mar 2019
The automotive industry has emphatically joined the green movement over the past decade...
8 Mar 2019
Explore, launched by The Explore Data Science Academy (EDSA) and Rand Merchant Investments (RMI) fintech division, AlphaCode, has selected 20 candidates' fintech ideas to turn them into viable business models...
8 Mar 2019
The 2019 BusinessTech Digital Banking Conference took place on 13 February at The Venue in Melrose Arch, and was a great success with excellent speakers and a packed audience...
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Are looking for a mechanical workshop, motor body repairer, or even to buy a new car and you don't know where to start?
21 Feb 2019
You may be considering buying a second-hand car this year. But where to start?
17 Jan 2019
Around 60 informal businesses in the motor sector will be exposed to training and mentoring with the aim to become formal, accredited businesses...
17 Jan 2019
It's inevitable that many motorists have to deal with a car overheating, but how do you stop it from occurring...
16 Jan 2019
Motor vehicle insurance should be simple and, most importantly, provide the motorist with peace of mind...
19 Dec 2018
Regular maintenance and repairs will keep your vehicle safe and reliable...
19 Dec 2018
Tyres have a five-year warranty expiry date...
29 Oct 2018
In Transport Month, we reflect that 983 lives were lost in 2017 due to crashes where vehicle factors were to blame, according to the Road Traffic Management Corporation's Road Fatality Report for 2017...
22 Oct 2018
Rand Merchant Investment Holding (RMI), through AlphaCode, awarded entrepreneurial packages valued at R16m to eight of South Africa's most promising financial services startups...
19 Oct 2018
The Explore Data Science Academy (EDSA) and Rand Merchant Investments (RMI) have announced a data science and business skills programme, Explore 10X...
10 Oct 2018
Ian Labram believes that motor industry is underinsured, while Jakkie Olivier, CEO of RMI believes the challenge lies in members of the motor industry...
2 Oct 2018
Believe it or not, there are many safety critical components that make up your car and the maintenance of these has to be done...
1 Oct 2018
The Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI) has partnered with Gumtree World RX of South Africa 2018...
25 Sep 2018
South African Scale Up Specialists, 10X-e, will partner with Alphacode to support SA's top fintech's on their path to scale
11 Sep 2018
In almost every industry, we're seeing the rise of the empowered consumer, and with technology-driven trends like electric vehicles...
5 Sep 2018
There is a direct correlation between the condition of tyres and road deaths...
5 Sep 2018
Jeánne Esterhuizen has always had a passion and love for beautiful cars and bikes. In 1994, she opened the doors of Technicolor, a small micro-enterprise in the motor body repair industry...
15 Aug 2018
Environmental justice activism is to this age what the workers' movement was for the industrial age...
Julie Snorek 4 Jun 2018
Coolant (or antifreeze and summer coolant) protects your engine from freezing and/or over-heating while defending components against corrosion. It also plays a critical role in sustaining overall engine heat balance by removing heat...
9 May 2018
So how often should you change your brake fluid? This is a common question workshop mechanics get asked. The braking system of the vehicle remains one of the most overlooked systems in the vehicle and can be one of the most critical too...
Dewald Ranft 11 Mar 2018
Here are several news highlights from the livestock industry in 2017...
29 Dec 2017
Through an initiative of Motor Industry Workshop Association (MIWA) and Bidvest McCarthy, 31 companies and 88 apprentices have applied for funding to address the artisan skills shortage in our country in the last year...
11 Dec 2017
New customer preferences threaten the traditional business models of financial services companies and large banks...
Peter Alkema 13 Nov 2017
Stellenbosch-based investment company Remgro has disposed of the largest unlisted position in its R150bn portfolio...
Marc Hasenfuss 27 Sep 2017
Pieter Niemand has been appointed to head up the Motor Industry Workshop Association (MIWA)...
26 Jul 2017
The South African fintech startup, Mama Money, has announced the expansion of its money transfer service into Nigeria, Ghana and Tanzania…
10 Mar 2017
Sitting at home in the summer heat, your mind may start to wander to that fancy new air conditioner...
Trivess Moore, Andrew Carre, Ralph Horne 16 Jan 2017
It took 17 judges across 24 categories several weeks of marking to decide that the coveted title of the Toyota Financial Services SAGMJ Motoring Journalist of the Year...
7 Nov 2016
Les McMaster, chairman of the Motor Industry Workshop Association (MIWA), says motorists should educate themselves about car parts as these can end up costing a fortune...
15 Jun 2016
A partnership between home-grown fintech-preneurs and one of South Africa's largest discount retailers is set to help small businesses by allowing them to transform their phone into a secure mobile Point of Sale (mPOS) terminal...
11 May 2016
Investment heavyweight Remgro hiked its interim dividend 9.5%, despite seeing its intrinsic net asset value dribble down, and being in the unfamiliar position of carrying a meaningful debt load on its balance sheet...
Marc Hasenfuss 15 Mar 2016
AlphaCode, a collaborative club for next generation financial services entrepreneurs, has launched in Sandton...
26 Jan 2016
The results of the 2015 TruckX Industry Survey are in - after canvassing fleet, logistics and trucking industry representatives - and the results...
6 Jul 2015
Many consumers are quick to threaten action by the CPA if they feel they've been duped, but the law isn't always on their side...
Jeff Osborne 4 May 2015