South Africa’s automotive industry sits at a pressure point: Consumers are watching every rand, global supply chains remain complex, and local manufacturing is competing in a world where scale matters.  Now add proposed tariff increases on imported Chinese vehicles and you’ve got a live debate with real household consequences. In this episode of Making Sense, Gareth Edwards speaks to Auto Trader CEO George Mienie to unpack what tariffs are designed to do, and what they often do in practice....

JOHANNESBURG – Missing Ekurhuleni MMC Andile Mngwevu has been found dead. Mngwevu went missing while on a trip in Mozambique earlier this month.  The vehicle he was travelling in was swept away by floods in the Chokwé area.  READ: No new information on missing Ekurhuleni MMC Mozambique is facing severe flooding that has displaced hundreds of thousands of people and damaged key infrastructure. Details on the recovery and where the body was located are not yet known. In a statement on Tue...

Friday 23 January 2026 – 07:45am VANDERBIJLPARK – Families of pupils killed in the Vaal scholar transport crash want the vehicle owner to be held accountable. Thato Mcira (17) and her 16-year-old classmate Sagwadi Mathe died on Wednesday after days in intensive care. READ: UPDATE: Vaal crash driver charged with 14 counts of murder Both were matric pupils at Hoërskool Vanderbijlpark. It comes as the charges against the driver are ramped up from culpable homicide to 14 counts of murde...

JOHANNESBURG – The death toll in the Vaal scholar transport crash has gone up to 14. Two more pupils succumbed to their injuries in hospital. The 22-year-old driver, who was operating the vehicle without a valid Professional Driving Permit, now faces 14 counts of culpable homicide as well as charges of reckless and negligent driving.  READ: Driver to appear in court over deadly Vaal scholar crash He is expected to appear before Vanderbijlpark magistrate’s court. Dashcam footage show...

EKURHULENI – Ekurhuleni Roads and Transport MMC, Andile Mngwevu has gone missing in Mozambique. The vehicle he was travelling in was swept away by floods in the Chokwé area.  WATCH | Disaster teams deployed as floods batter Limpopo, Mpumalanga Rescue teams have made contact with one of the other passengers, but the whereabouts of Mngwevu remain unconfirmed. Metro officials and national authorities are coordinating with Mozambican officials, and support has been provided to his family. Th...

Some social media users questioned whether safety procedures were followed, while others raised concerns about the availability of emergency response equipment at the station.  Questions were also raised about whether the vehicle had been switched off during refuelling. Motoring expert Eugene Herbert says vehicle fires at petrol stations are rare, but fuel remains highly ignitable if basic precautions are ignored. “It’s not so much the liquid component that poses the greatest danger, but th...

JOHANNESBURG – A major fatal crash has closed Johannesburg’s M1 North highway. Three vehicles collided near 11th Avenue in Houghton Estate, leaving two people dead and others trapped in the wreckage. READ | Makhadzi condition ‘stable’ after car accident Emergency services are on scene, including fire and rescue crews, working to free those caught in the vehicles. All northbound lanes are blocked, and motorists are being urged to avoid the area. The M1 is likely to remain...

KLERKDSORP, NW – A video of a traffic police vehicle being attacked has gone viral. The incident happened on the R503 between Klerksdorp and Hartbeesfontein in the North West yesterday.  WATCH | Police close in on suspects behind Saulsville mass shooting It is reported that members of the public apprehended two men for armed robbery.  The men ran for cover in the traffic vehicle and community members attacked them while inside.   The two suspects aged 26 and 44 were severely beaten and...

Tuesday 23 September 2025 – 11:24am Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala PRETORIA – How far did Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala go to get his way into our security agencies? Well, he fooled them with help from within their ranks. That’s according to a former Ekurhuleni Metro official. The former head of employee relations, Xolani Nciza, exclusively tells eNCA how ‘Cat’ received official vehicles under false pretences. Read More...

Sunday 31 August 2025 – 06:30am DURBAN – One person has died and two others were critically injured after two vehicles collided on the N2 in Zinkwazi in KwaZulu-Natal. The driver of one vehicle was trapped in his car and had to be pulled out with the help of the KDM Fire Department. Both surviving patients were then transported to hospitals. This is the second accident to take place on the same stretch of road. Earlier in the day, two other vehicles were also involved in a head-on co...