Although South African motorists are likely to pay more for petrol and diesel at the pumps in November 2024, the expected increases should be negligible compared to the overall fuel price decreases over the past five months. The surging oil price behind the increase has calmed significantly in recent weeks as fears over an imminent…
By Jan Vermeulen South Africa should scrap its driving licence card and vehicle licence discs and replace them with digital-only permits that never expire. “There is no need for analogue documents for licensing when every driver has fingerprints, and every vehicle has a VIN,” said road safety expert and Driving.co.za managing director Rob Handfield-Jones. This comes…
Eswatini’s main opposition leader has been poisoned as part of an assassination attempt and is being treated in hospital, his party says. Mlungisi Makhanya, 46, has been living in exile in neighbouring South Africa for the last two years, saying he fears for his life at home following a violent crackdown on pro-democracy activists in…
