How to disinfect your car – without doing damage
What’s the best way to disinfect your vehicle to help stop the spread of COVID-19? The US-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says hand-washing is crucial, but so is […]
Extraordinary times call for extraordinary strength and courage
This is without a doubt the most challenging economic and trading period the RMI and its associations have experienced in our history. The sustainability of the automotive aftermarket is at […]
Judicial Declaration of certain Lockdown regulations as invalid and unconstitutional
In a judgement handed down this week by the High Court of South Africa in the matter of Liberty Fighters Network & 2 Others v The Minister of Cooperative Governance […]
Auto workers’ and motor industry provident funds: Fund investment performance and the COVID-19 pandemic
On 24 March 2020, I communicated to all the funds’ members informing them that the funds are cognisant of the economic difficulties facing members, employers and society generally as a […]
COVID-19 Loan Guarantee Scheme: what you need to know
The COVID-19 Loan Guarantee Scheme is aimed at supporting small and medium businesses who have lost significant income as a result of the steps taken by the South African government […]
COVID-19 and the merSETA
These are indeed difficult and unpredictable times for industries throughout the globe. The terrible knock in economic growth, reflected in the massive growth in unemployment numbers and the dramatic drop […]
Emergency repairs explained
As the country moves through the various lockdown levels, a number of motorists are still unsure about what constitutes emergency repairs during Lockdown Level 4. Jakkie Olivier, CEO of the […]
MISA calls for unity to minimise job losses
The Motor Industry Staff Association (MISA) has called on the employers in the retail motor industry and South African automotive industry as a whole to work together with labour to […]
Vehicle testing stations to open on 1 June
Good news for motorists is that the Minister of Transport has indicated that, subject to adherence to the necessary hygiene and sanitation requirements, testing stations will be open for business […]
A glimpse at the fuel station of the future
No one could have imagined that the simple filling stations of the 1970s would one day morph into the enormous service stations dotting our highways today, with their vast selection […]
