Employees of Daybreak Foods marched to demand TERS payments. About 200 workers of poultry company Daybreak Foods marched to the Department of Employment and Labour in Pretoria on Friday. They are demanding to be paid Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) funds. The workers are affiliated with the Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU). TERS provides temporary financial assistance of up to 12 months to companies or employees facing financial distress. Daybreak Foods, owned by the Public …
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Defender Continues Its Long-Standing Partnership With the Kingsley Holgate Foundation
Pretoria, South Africa – 03 November 2025: Defender is proud to continue its long-standing partnership with the Kingsley Holgate Foundation, underscoring its commitment to humanitarian and conservation efforts across Africa. This continued support is symbolised by the handover of two new Defender 130 vehicles, which will power the foundation’s important “adventures with purpose” in 2026. The Kingsley Holgate Foundation’s work is primarily focused on malaria prevention, …
Tshwane Coalition Government Puts up Facade While Metro Crumbles
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) refuses to hold its tongue while the ActionSA/ANC/EFF coalition tries to cover up the Tshwane Metro’s growing decay. Key documents tabled to the Council in October show that the coalition is not only incompetent, but also that its mismanagement is actively pushing the Metro over the financial and administrative edge of ruin. According to the Service Delivery and Budget Implementation Plan (SDBIP) for the first quarter of the 2025/26 financial year, Tshwane’s …
Water is life: the QVDB Foundation and Cassper Nyovest give students access to clean drinking water
The Quinton van der Burgh Foundation (QVDB Foundation) and South African superstar Cassper Nyovest have reacted to a desperate need for clean drinkable water in the North West Province. Thanks to their initiative, Nyovest's alma mater, Sol Plaatje Primary School in Mahikeng can now supply its 47 teachers and 1357 students with fresh drinking water. The QVDB Foundation teamed up with the South African rapper and music entrepreneur to sponsor the school with a borehole and a well to the …
Ford Dealer of the Year for Second Consecutive Year
PRETORIA, South Africa, 15 March 2023 – Ford South Africa has honoured the achievements of its entire dealer network at the annual Merit Club and Dealer of the Year Awards. The prestigious ceremony was once again a highlight of the year and epitomised the philosophy of actively working together and evolving. All this while elevating the performance and status of the Ford brand and its Next-Generation products that have been launched recently – the sumptuous Everest sport utility vehicle, the …
Seven Quick Lane Tyre & Auto Centres currently operating in South Africa
PRETORIA, South Africa, 22 February 2023 – The Quick Lane Tyre & Auto Centre network is reaching a new milestone with the launch of its first B-BBEE franchisor in the country. Located in Rustenburg, in the North West province, the new centre is the first to achieve Level 1 broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) status, and the first Quick Lane beneficiary of a grant from the Ford South Africa Enterprise Development programme. This centre will help raise the standard of vehicle care, …
The road to joy
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA, 09 February 2023 – Ford Motor Company has released its 11th annual Trends Report. The major insight from the survey reveals that the global population has a positive ‘Every cloud has a silver lining’ sentiment, even amidst national and global instability. The findings from the Ford Trends 2023 survey are generated from 16 120 online interviews in 16 countries across the world. The survey is open to diverse opinions and curious about the consumers’ thought process. It …
OUTA wins court order against Sanral
As a consequence Sanral must file heads of argument within three days, explaining why it has been refusing for more than three years to hand over the N3TC toll concession contracts and financials to OUTA. The Pretoria High Court has ruled in favour of OUTA, compelling Sanral to file its heads of argument in response to OUTA’s request for access to the N3TC toll concession contracts and all financial records on the 30-year concession. If Sanral fails to comply, OUTA will consider our legal …
A Little bit of SA in 100 GlobalMarkets
PRETORIA, South Africa, 01 February 2023 – Ford has commenced exports of the Next-Generation Ranger from its manufacturing plants in South Africa to serve the ever-growing customer demand. The South African-built Next-Gen Ranger is presently shipped to more than 100 global markets. Late last year, the Silverton Assembly Plant in Pretoria became Ford’s third manufacturing hub across its International Markets Group (IMG) to start production of this highly anticipated new global model, which …
CSR initiatives that are part of an ongoing and long-term local sustainability program
PRETORIA, South Africa, 11 January 2023 – Ford South Africa has a multitier CSR program that saw the organisation donating approximately R26-million towards various community projects and initiatives over the course of 2022. With a growing wealth gap, income inequality and other structural barriers limiting educational and economic growth opportunities for many South Africans, Ford’s CSR projects focus strongly on education and economic upliftment. “As an active corporate citizen, Ford is …