Car dealers say traditional brands maintain an advantage over surging Chinese and Indian competitors through superior parts availability and workshop networks, despite aggressive pricing from new entrants forcing legacy brands to adapt.

AutoTrader CEO George Mienie says consumers, faced with fuel price hikes and the threat of further global disruptions, now care more about a vehicle’s value proposition than its brand.

Only months after the newspapers were put under new management, the staff say they have not been paid their July salaries.

The Franchise Association of South Africa worries that the Competition Commission’s market inquiry scope is too broad and that implementation could take years.

Logistics giant DHL believes global trade will continue to grow by 2.6% annually until 2030, despite rising uncertainty and geopolitical tensions.

Business Unity South Africa says the 12.5% tariff imposed by the Trump administration on Friday did not raise any new anxieties for the local business sector, which previously weathered a 30% reciprocal tariff.

The Department of Employment and Labour will inspect BAIC to ensure compliance with legislation governing working conditions, occupational health and safety, unemployment insurance, and injury.

The Air Traffic and Navigation Service has denied claims that air traffic constraints are limiting domestic airlines’ growth, saying it maintains a 110% depature capacity at OR Tambo International Airport.

Cosatu-affiliated Saccawu wants the Labour Court to halt what it believes will be the retrenchment of thousands of workers.

The recalls affect hundreds of Nissan Qashqai, Toyota Land Cruiser 300, and Lexus LX600 models. The Lexus models were exported to Botswana and Namibia.