Following structural changes within the global Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) Management team, Toyota South Africa's President and CEO Dr Johan van Zyl's portfolio has been expanded to now also include Toyota Europe. Added to his existing responsibility as Chief Executive Officer: Africa Region, Dr van Zyl will now also be Chief Executive Officer: Europe Region. He remains President and CEO of TSAM and also becomes President and CEO of Toyota Motors Europe. "This is a fantastic career …
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All-time February sales record for Ford dealers at 5 705, 36% up on 2014
PRETORIA, South Africa, 03 March 2015 - Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) continues the strong momentum in South Africa's automotive sector by notching up another month of record sales and capturing 13.8% of the market. The February 2015 industry sales figures, released by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA), show Ford achieved an impressive 28% increase in volume compared to the same month last year. Sales were also up by 12% with 686 …
You could be living on borrowed land
Properties in Pretoria's most affluent areas such as La Montagne, Wapadrand and Silver Lakes, as well as 400 smallholdings, industrial areas, Mamelodi township and properties owned by the government, City of Tshwane, Sanral, Transnet, Eskom, the Post Office and Telkom as well as properties owned by the Canadian government are the subject of a land claim. The claim on 25000ha of land - stretching from Cullinan to eastern Moot and from Kameeldrift to The Willows - was gazetted earlier this …
Electricity theft out of control in Tshwane
Electricity theft, meter tampering and faulty meters cost the City of Tshwane R416 million in the 2013/14 financial year. This is an 83% increase over the previous year. Together with technical losses, the municipality lost income from electricity to the value of R819 million, up from R622 million in the previous financial year. In total 14.25% of all elelctricity available for sale was lost. This is a sharp increase from 11.03% in the previous financial year and comes as the country is …
November Top Selling LCV
PRETORIA, South Africa, November 2014 - Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) consolidated its strong sales month with another resilient performance in November. Ford sales totaled 6 332 vehicles for November 2014, representing a substantial year-on-year growth of 20.5%. FMCSA has recorded a market share of 13.9%, the second highest share since reporting. FMCSA also reported a YOY increase of 21.4% with a total of 64 234 vehicles sold year-to-date. According to the National …
Pretoria’s Best Tyre Fitment Store
Readers of Pretoria's only daily English newspaper have voted for their preferred service providers and accordingly have chosen Tiger Wheel & Tyre as the "Best Tyre Fitment Store" in the 2014 Pretoria News Readers' Choice competition. The results are based on the tally of votes collected over a six-week period, which culminated at the end of October 2014 and during which ballots were published daily in the Pretoria News newspaper. Readers voted for the companies that had served them best …
Get your PubStuff from Pretoria
Three South African entrepreneurs (hailing from Centurion in Pretoria and Fourways in Johannesburg) have launched what is the country’s first online pub accessories and novelties buying experience. Based in Pretoria, and delivering nationally, Pubstuff boasts a range of over 642 bar products for both home and business pubs or bars. While many would find the launch of a company in challenging economic times daunting, the founders are excited about delivering a first in South Africa, and have …
Nkonki Advisory Pretoria
Nkonki Inc has expanded its footprint to Pretoria with the takeover of advisory firm, Probity Advisory. Probity Advisory provides legal, tax and accounting services and the company’s takes a holistic business approach in identifying opportunities in the market. “Nkonki’s existing client base has expanded, so the firm needs greater accessibility to its clients and a wider range of expertise to assist with advisory services,Probity was the perfect match as it had all these expertise,” says …
Tshwane’s most expensive residential area
Security and lifestyle benefits continue to push demand for property and prices within the Mooikloof Equestrian Estate, as more and more buyers place security as their number one factor for choosing a property. This is according to Mooikloof property specialist, Roma Naude, Broker/Owner of RE/MAX Property Merchants, whose office is located on the eastern side of Pretoria close to the suburb Mooikloof. Naude notes that the City of Tshwane has declared Mooikloof Equestrian Estate as the most …
Training for African Financial Journalists in Pretoria
The Journalists were drawn from South Africa, Botswana, Ghana, Malawi, Namibia, Tanzania, and among others. The Sanlam Summer School for Financial Journalists 2014 is under the theme “Enterprise Development and Economic Growth.” The one- week intensive training is been organized by the Sanlam Group form South Africa. In his address to officially open the school, Mr. Ainsley Moos, the Head of Communication at Sanlam Group said for the past 10 years the group has been supporting the …