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Kenyan carmaker Mobius accepts bid from undisclosed buyer

Kenyan carmaker Mobius accepts bid from undisclosed buyer

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Stokado expands portfolio with acquisition of self-storage facility

16 Nov 2023

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Uber jacks up security in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya

Uber jacks up security in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya

26 Jul 2017

Commercial vehicle market competition on the rise in Africa

Commercial vehicle market competition on the rise in Africa

12 Jul 2017

Africa increases high-value production, global trends identify industrial growth

Africa increases high-value production, global trends identify industrial growth

16 May 2017

#AfricaMonth: The fast-growing, untapped African car market

Ilse van den Berg 11 May 2017

Two very different responses to Uber - Kenya and South Africa

Two very different responses to Uber - Kenya and South Africa

Thando Vilakazi and Shingie Chisoro Dube 27 Mar 2017

First locally produced Polo Vivo rolls off production line in Kenya

First locally produced Polo Vivo rolls off production line in Kenya

22 Dec 2016

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Kenya's Mondo Ride launches motorcycle service

Doreen Wainainah 5 Dec 2016

Africa wants to place itself on the automotive roadmap

Africa wants to place itself on the automotive roadmap

Ryan Bax 1 Dec 2016

Dieu-Donné Gameli via - Motor taxi concept. Picture taken on the route from Larabanga to Mole National Park.

Motorcycles set to become main mode of transport in Africa

Njiraini Muchira 27 Sep 2016

Thomas Schaefer, chairman and MD of Volkswagen South Africa and H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, president of Kenya addressing media at the State House in Nairobi after the signing of an agreement to start the production of the Volkswagen Polo Vivo in Thika near Nairobi, Kenya.

Volkswagen plans vehicle production in Kenya

8 Sep 2016

SA still best bet for car makers

SA still best bet for car makers

David Furlonger 17 Aug 2016

Sendy launches ride-hailing feature

Sendy launches ride-hailing feature

Gabriella Mulligan 11 Jul 2016

BMW plans to grow sub-Saharan African vehicle sales

BMW plans to grow sub-Saharan African vehicle sales

David Furlonger 6 Jul 2016

From left: Edward Brown, World Vision Ethiopia national director; In-Shik Kim, president of Korea International Cooperation Agency; Roman Tesfay, First Lady of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; Jin-Haeng Chung, president of Hyundai Motor Group; Soon-Nam Lee, president of Kia Middle East & Africa regional headquarters.

Kia Motors to build auto mechanic training centres in East Africa

1 Jun 2016

Uber-fast rollout sees app-taxi service in hiring mode

Hilary Joffe 17 May 2016

Other African nations have potential to challenge SA's car manufacturing prowess

Other African nations have potential to challenge SA's car manufacturing prowess

David Furlonger 22 Apr 2016

SA Taxi will no longer finance old taxis as these tend to be unreliable. Image:

SA Taxi's cash pile opens new frontiers

12 Jun 2014

Johan van Zyl blamed Sanlam Sky's poor performance on the strike among platinum miners. Image:

Sanlam looking to invest in Africa, South-East Asia

Phakamisa Ndzamela 6 Jun 2014

Ford's sub-Saharan drive may benefit SA plants

Ford's sub-Saharan drive may benefit SA plants

David Furlonger 11 Apr 2014

Actis invests in AutoXpress, EA's tyre distributor

Actis invests in AutoXpress, EA's tyre distributor

4 Feb 2014

Barloworld's Clive Thomson is upbeat about the company's Africa prospects. Image: Barloworld.

Barloworld plans Africa expansion

Nick Hedley 20 Nov 2013

Goodyear's many good years in Mozambique

Goodyear's many good years in Mozambique

Alistair Anderson 7 Aug 2013

Africa must make better use of resources

Africa must make better use of resources

Mariam Isa 28 May 2013

Shipping vital for international trade

Shipping vital for international trade

Helmo Preuss 22 Apr 2013

IMF forecasts "solid growth" for Africa

IMF forecasts "solid growth" for Africa

17 Apr 2013

Van Zyl to head Toyota's Africa drive

Van Zyl to head Toyota's Africa drive

9 Apr 2013

Africa needs economic integration

Mariam Isa 27 Mar 2013

Bigger is better says motor industry

Bigger is better says motor industry

11 Mar 2013

Africa sales boost SA vehicle exports

Africa sales boost SA vehicle exports

Alexander Parker 20 Feb 2013

UCT hopes its study will foster employment

UCT hopes its study will foster employment

4 Feb 2013

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Uber jacks up security in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya

Uber jacks up security in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya

26 Jul 2017

Commercial vehicle market competition on the rise in Africa

Commercial vehicle market competition on the rise in Africa

12 Jul 2017

Africa increases high-value production, global trends identify industrial growth

Africa increases high-value production, global trends identify industrial growth

16 May 2017

#AfricaMonth: The fast-growing, untapped African car market

Ilse van den Berg 11 May 2017

Two very different responses to Uber - Kenya and South Africa

Two very different responses to Uber - Kenya and South Africa

Thando Vilakazi and Shingie Chisoro Dube 27 Mar 2017

First locally produced Polo Vivo rolls off production line in Kenya

First locally produced Polo Vivo rolls off production line in Kenya

22 Dec 2016

Image via on Twitter

Kenya's Mondo Ride launches motorcycle service

Doreen Wainainah 5 Dec 2016

Africa wants to place itself on the automotive roadmap

Africa wants to place itself on the automotive roadmap

Ryan Bax 1 Dec 2016

Dieu-Donné Gameli via - Motor taxi concept. Picture taken on the route from Larabanga to Mole National Park.

Motorcycles set to become main mode of transport in Africa

Njiraini Muchira 27 Sep 2016

Thomas Schaefer, chairman and MD of Volkswagen South Africa and H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, president of Kenya addressing media at the State House in Nairobi after the signing of an agreement to start the production of the Volkswagen Polo Vivo in Thika near Nairobi, Kenya.

Volkswagen plans vehicle production in Kenya

8 Sep 2016

SA still best bet for car makers

SA still best bet for car makers

David Furlonger 17 Aug 2016

Sendy launches ride-hailing feature

Sendy launches ride-hailing feature

Gabriella Mulligan 11 Jul 2016

BMW plans to grow sub-Saharan African vehicle sales

BMW plans to grow sub-Saharan African vehicle sales

David Furlonger 6 Jul 2016

From left: Edward Brown, World Vision Ethiopia national director; In-Shik Kim, president of Korea International Cooperation Agency; Roman Tesfay, First Lady of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; Jin-Haeng Chung, president of Hyundai Motor Group; Soon-Nam Lee, president of Kia Middle East & Africa regional headquarters.

Kia Motors to build auto mechanic training centres in East Africa

1 Jun 2016

Uber-fast rollout sees app-taxi service in hiring mode

Hilary Joffe 17 May 2016

Other African nations have potential to challenge SA's car manufacturing prowess

Other African nations have potential to challenge SA's car manufacturing prowess

David Furlonger 22 Apr 2016

SA Taxi will no longer finance old taxis as these tend to be unreliable. Image:

SA Taxi's cash pile opens new frontiers

12 Jun 2014

Johan van Zyl blamed Sanlam Sky's poor performance on the strike among platinum miners. Image:

Sanlam looking to invest in Africa, South-East Asia

Phakamisa Ndzamela 6 Jun 2014

Ford's sub-Saharan drive may benefit SA plants

Ford's sub-Saharan drive may benefit SA plants

David Furlonger 11 Apr 2014

Actis invests in AutoXpress, EA's tyre distributor

Actis invests in AutoXpress, EA's tyre distributor

4 Feb 2014

Barloworld's Clive Thomson is upbeat about the company's Africa prospects. Image: Barloworld.

Barloworld plans Africa expansion

Nick Hedley 20 Nov 2013

Goodyear's many good years in Mozambique

Goodyear's many good years in Mozambique

Alistair Anderson 7 Aug 2013

Africa must make better use of resources

Africa must make better use of resources

Mariam Isa 28 May 2013

Shipping vital for international trade

Shipping vital for international trade

Helmo Preuss 22 Apr 2013

IMF forecasts "solid growth" for Africa

IMF forecasts "solid growth" for Africa

17 Apr 2013

Van Zyl to head Toyota's Africa drive

Van Zyl to head Toyota's Africa drive

9 Apr 2013

Africa needs economic integration

Mariam Isa 27 Mar 2013

Bigger is better says motor industry

Bigger is better says motor industry

11 Mar 2013

Africa sales boost SA vehicle exports

Africa sales boost SA vehicle exports

Alexander Parker 20 Feb 2013

UCT hopes its study will foster employment

UCT hopes its study will foster employment

4 Feb 2013

GM restructures African business, seeking growth

GM restructures African business, seeking growth

Michael Bratt 23 Nov 2010

Hope for full global economic recovery in 2010 diminishes

Hope for full global economic recovery in 2010 diminishes

27 Oct 2010

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