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Cynical VW smelt the gas, and said 'no thanks'

The industry, desperate to plan ahead, had been calling for it for ages but when it landed VW obviously had a quick read and decided ‘thanks, but we’ll pass’

South-africa , Kariega , Eastern-cape , Bruce-editor-at-large , Nelson-mandela-bay , World-war , Sunday-times , Comment-policy , Bakkie , Cynical-vw , Gwede-mantashe

Mpumalanga ANC councillor killed, robbers flee with his bakkie

An ANC councillor was shot and later died in hospital after he and his wife were attacked at their home in Mangweni near Komatipoort on Tuesday.

Komatipoort , Mpumalanga , South-africa , Mangweni , Eastern-cape , Donald-mdhluli , Col-donald-mdhluli , Councillor , Robbers , Bakkie , Men

Volkswagen may build a new half-ton bakkie in South Africa

Compact workhorse will be based on the new compact SUV to be built locally

South-africa , Kariega , Eastern-cape , Brazil , Uitenhage , Thomas-schaefer , Martina-biene , Polo-vivo , Volkswagen , Nissan , Volkswagen-group-africa , Volkswagen-saveiro

Toyota Hilux vs Ford Ranger: how their sales have compared in 2023

In April the new-generation Ford Ranger dislodged the Toyota Hilux from its long-held position as South Africa’s favourite vehicle.

South-africa , Pretoria , Gauteng , Durban , Kwazulu-natal , Toyota-prospecton , Ford-silverton , Ford-ranger , Toyota-hilux , Toyota , July-toyota , Gqeberha-built-isuzud-max

More than 700 road fatalities already recorded this festive season

More than 700 people have died in road crashes since the beginning of the festive season, with Gauteng accounting for the most, transport minister Sindisiwe Chikunga said on Friday.

Gauteng , South-africa , Eastern-cape , Northern-cape , Sindisiwe-chikunga , Road-fatalities , Season , Bakkie , Western-cape , Limpopo , Kwazulu-natal

More than 700 road fatalities already recorded this festive season

More than 700 people have died in road crashes since the beginning of the festive season, with Gauteng accounting for the most, transport minister Sindisiwe Chikunga said on Friday.

Gauteng , South-africa , Eastern-cape , Northern-cape , Sindisiwe-chikunga , Road-fatalities , Season , Bakkie , Western-cape , Limpopo , Kwazulu-natal

Six dead and another six injured in Gqeberha accident

Six people, including two children, have died and another six were seriously injured in a fatal head on collision on the M17 highway between Motherwell and Kwazakhele this morning.

Kwazakhele , Eastern-cape , South-africa , Andre-beetge , Toyota-hilux , Captain-andre-beetge , Dora-nginza , Bakkie , Accident , Collision , Gqeberha

13 people, including a six-year-old, die in Limpopo, Eastern Cape crashes

The cause of the accident is being investigated, but a strong suspicion exists that high speed and alcohol were contributing factors, police said.

Kwazakele , Eastern-cape , South-africa , Slagboom , North-west , Swartkops , Andre-beetge , Toyota-hilux , Florence-radzilani , Capt-andre-beetge , Dora-nginza

Traffic officers, police intercept bakkie carrying 900kg of dagga

Traffic officers and police intercepted a bakkie transporting nearly a tonne of compressed cannabis worth an estimated R7m in the Western Cape at the weekend.

Ricardo-mackenzie , Western-cape , Meirings-park , Cannabis , Police-intercept-bakkie , Traffic-officers , Load , Dagga , Bakkie , Police , South-african-police-service

Seven killed in Eastern Cape crash

Seven people died while one sustained serious injuries in an accident involving a bakkie and a sedan on the R58 route between Lady Grey and Maletswai on Saturday afternoon. “A sedan with six occupants (three males and two females adults and a minor boy, age unknown) collided head-on with a bakkie with two occupants, a male and a female, heading in the Maletswai (formerly Aliwal North) direction,” said provincial transport spokesperson Unathi Binqose.

Lady-grey , Eastern-cape , South-africa , Aliwal-north , Maletswai , Unathi-binqose , Injuries , Bakkie , Sedan , Accident , People