Irma Venter

South Africa

Senior Deputy Editor at Mining Weekly

Senior Deputy Editor at Engineering News

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Resurgent Hyundai appoints new CEO, adds Alcazar to the model line-up

6 days ago | engineeringnews.co.za | Irma Venter

Hyundai Automotive South Africa (Hyundai SA), a Motus group company, has appointed company stalwart Stanley Anderson as its new CEO, effective July 1. Anderson currently serves as sales and operations director at the Korean importer. He replaces Gideon Jansen van Rensburg, who will be taking up the role of CEO at the under-fire Motus South Africa Retail division, also from July 1. Anderson was at Mercedes Benz South Africa for 11 years before joining Hyundai SA in 2001.
Made-in-Pretoria BMW X3 wins Car of the Year title

1 week ago | engineeringnews.co.za | Irma Venter

The BMW X3 has been crowned as the Car of the Year 2025 by a jury from the South African Guild of Mobility Journalists. The competition is sponsored by Old Mutual Insure. What makes this year’s win special is that the X3 is produced in Pretoria for the local and export markets. This year’s Car of the Year title is the second in as many years for BMW Group South Africa, with the 7 Series taking top honours last year.
Made-in-Pretoria BMW X3 wins Car of the Year title

1 week ago | newsletter.en.creamermedia.com | Irma Venter

The BMW X3 has been crowned as the Car of the Year 2025 by a jury from the South African Guild of Mobility Journalists. The competition is sponsored by Old Mutual Insure. What makes this year’s win special is that the X3 is produced in Pretoria for the local and export markets. This year’s Car of the Year title is the second in as many years for BMW Group South Africa, with the 7 Series taking top honours last year.
New-vehicle sales up 12% – but did consumers try to beat the now scrapped VAT hike?

1 week ago | engineeringnews.co.za | Irma Venter

Total April new-vehicle sales, at 42 401 units, were up 11.9% compared with the same month last year, reports naamsa | The Automotive Business Council. The new-passenger-car market gained 16.9% in April, to reach 30 101 units. Sales of new small trucks, bakkies, minibuses and panel vans increased by 3.2%, to 9 961 units. Sales of medium trucks, at 629 units, were up 10.2%, while sales of heavy trucks and buses declined by 11.1%, to 1 710 units.
Transnet seeks multipurpose terminal operator at the Port of Durban

1 week ago | engineeringnews.co.za | Irma Venter

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has started a request for proposal(RFP) process for the appointment of a terminal operator to design, develop, fund, construct, operate, maintain and transfer a multipurpose terminal, handling fresh produce and compatible break-bulk cargo, for a 25-year concession period at the Port of Durban. The RFP forms part of an effort to enhance the port’s efficiency and competitiveness.
Moody’s upgrades Cape Town’s credit rating

1 week ago | engineeringnews.co.za | Irma Venter

Moody's Ratings (Moody's) has upgraded the City of Cape Town’s credit rating from Ba3 to Ba2, with the outlook regarded as stable. Moody’s notes that the upgrade reflects what it calls the city’s strong financial management practices, which underpin its ability to maintain a consistently robust operating performance and very strong liquidity, despite a backdrop of tight financial conditions and a low-growth environment.
1 MW solar plant to power Darling Green Country Estate, Swartland municipality

2 weeks ago | engineeringnews.co.za | Irma Venter

Sustainable Power Solutions (SPS) has, in partnership with Darling Green Country Estate and TouchPoint Energy, commissioned a 1 MW solar plant in Darling, in the Swartland municipality, in the Western Cape. The plant came on stream in March and supplies clean energy to the newly developed Darling Green Country Estate. It is powered by the recently established green energy provider, Darling Green Utility.
Beware dumping as Trump builds tariff wall; tariff impact to be felt in the US first – Naacam

2 weeks ago | miningweekly.com | Irma Venter

The immediate impact of a raft of new import tariffs on direct component exports from South Africa to the US is most likely to be felt there first, rather than here, says National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers (Naacam) executive director Renai Moothilal. “It can take 12 to 15 months for US importers to change their supply of components.
VW’s Kariega plant readies for new small SUV introduction

2 weeks ago | miningweekly.com | Irma Venter

Volkswagen Group Africa’s (VWGA’s) Kariega plant will halt production for four weeks as the facility is readied for the addition of a third entry-level model to its production line-up in 2027. Production of the Polo and Polo Vivo will be halted until May 12, to allow teams to perform the required work in areas such as the body shop, the paint shop and the final assembly line. These upgrades build on the installation work done in December, during the plant’s annual shutdown.
Keren Energy on the hunt for customers for its Western Cape green hydrogen project

2 weeks ago | miningweekly.com | Irma Venter

Keren Energy has made significant progress in the development of its green hydrogen (GH2) production facility near Vanrhynsdorp, in the Western Cape, says CEO George van Rensburg. The project aims to support South Africa’s transition to a low-carbon economy by focusing on small-scale, distributed hydrogen production, tailored for the local industrial, manufacturing, mobility and commercial sectors.