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July 22, 2026 Chinese Automaker company Chery Group plans to start producing new Vehicles in South Africa in 2027. The main question now is whether these SA-built models will be cheaper their imported counterparts from China, which they will ultimately replace? The manufacture and purchase of the vehicles in the second half of 2027, will […]

July 20, 2026 Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) has officially started production of their ninth-generation Hilux at its prospecton Manufacturing Plant in eThekwini – Durban Metro – following a R10.4bn investment in the programme. The ceremonial line off was attended by Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Parks Tau, Japanese Ambassador to South Africa Fumio

July 17, 2026 The Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, urged her counterparts at a BRICS meeting, on Wednesday to place women at the centre of the trade bloc’s economic plans. Speaking at the BRICS Ministerial Meeting on Women’s Affairs, Chikunga said women should not be treated as

July 13, 2026 Mumbai based Agrochemicals corporation UPL Ltd. is set to invest R17 billion in eThekwini region and Durban Metro. The investment by the Indian company comes amid ongoing but delayed criminal charges related to a 2021 environmental disaster, raising questions and concerns about corporate influence on local justice. Of course, the incident was

July 10, 2026 South Africa and President Cyril Ramaphosa find themselves between a rock and a hard place, due to last week’s xenophobic attacks. In Abuja, Nigeria, the country’s parliament may vote to adopt a motion to resort to retaliatory diplomatic measures against South Africa if the attacks on its expatriates persist. This warning was