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India – “Employment creation will be one of our greatest challenges for the next decade,” says Minister of State for Finance, Jayant Sinha. From the United States to Germany, South Korea and Australia, automotive brands and manufacturers are drifting in race towards driverless cars. But, how would the autonomy impact those employed by taxi services?…

“Are you crazy? Who’s going to spend that amount of money for that little parking space in Clifton?” – Kieno Kammies, CapeTalk, on The Kieno Kammies Show, KFM. CapeTalk’s Kieno Kammies has discovered the San Michelle complex parking bay, on the edge and overlooking Clifton’s ocean, going on sale for R990,000. According to Cape Town…

It’s here! The Tesla Model 3 rolled off the assembly line at the end of last month, with the first 30 models heading to Tesla employee buyers. Charging ahead With a range of up to 500 km on a single charge (a Model 3 owner in Italy drove over 1000 km this weekend!) and a…

Protests will be taking place throughout Cape Town today, with road closures affecting certain routes and bus stops in the City Centre. Following Baleke Mbete’s announcement yesterday that the vote of ‘no confidence’ in President Jacob Zuma, will be held by a secret ballot – every South African will be glued to their TV screen,…

The proposal from certain European countries to ban petrol cars from 2040 has left motor-sports fans wondering: what does the ban mean for the F1? Luckily for racing enthusiasts, there’s a new kid on the block just waiting to fulfill all your adrenaline needs: Formula E. First conceived in 2012, Formula E is a class…

Does your 4×4 sit in the garage all day looking lonely? Does your baby have Diff-Lock and a solid front axle – but nowhere to use it? Then you’ve come to the right place! Whether you’re looking for something to do with the family this weekend, or an adrenaline junkie searching for your next fix,…

Toyota announced that the Hilux, the most popular bakkie in South Africa, is now available in Black! After reclaiming the bragging rights of calling their Hilux the best-selling bakkie in South Africa (for the month of July), Toyota fired another shot at the Ford Ranger, their biggest competitor in the to-and-fro battle for SA’s best…

A new cab-hailing app, ‘Ntuza’, goes live at the end of this month. Conceived and developed in East London, Ntuza is the brain-child of Eugene ‘Ntuza’ Mfaka. Mfaka is an entrepreneur from the Eastern Cape, who plans to take the app to countries across the globe. Ntuza owns his own shuttle-service, Eugene’s Executive Shuttles, and…

As we approach the tail-end of the year, moms and dads, students and couples start eyeing the calendar eagerly, looking forward to that end of year holiday. Don’t let unexpected details derail your plans! If you’re hoping to get the family boat to some open water, your son’s quad-bike to an untouched dune or your…

Commuters trying to catch a train towards Cape Town have been left over the lurch the last few weeks, following numerous delays and cancellations on Metrorail train lines. According to Metrorail’s Twitter feed, delays on the Southern Suburbs line are being caused by the manual authorisation of trains operating between Retreat and Fish Hoek, with…