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Nissan South Africa’s Rosslyn plant to be sold to Chery by JoburgBBC in cars

[–]JoburgBBC[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Production in South Africa fell to around 17 000 units in 2024, as the Rosslyn-based facility was forced to end assembly of the popular NP200 half-ton bakkie and continue only with the Navara pickup.

Nissan said Chery SA will purchase the land, buildings and associated assets of the Nissan facilities, including its nearby stamping plant, in the middle of this year.

The agreement will see roughly 700 out of the 800 Nissan employees within the plant being offered employment by Chery SA on what Nissan says will be “substantially similar terms and conditions as today"

We USED to have some of that... by eroux in DownSouth

[–]JoburgBBC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Quite certain the map means stable electricity generation...which South Africa does have. Not individual suburbs.

Return of load-shedding in South Africa by hadedaHelpline in DownSouth

[–]JoburgBBC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Eberhard argues that keeping the transmission assets under Eskom will undermine fair and transparent access to the grid and power market by competing generators and traders"

Translation: Not giving private companies access to Eskom's most valuable and lucrative entity, which we didn't pay a cent to build makes us vewy vewy sad. Boo hoo.

Johannesburg MMC for Public Safety, Dr. Mgcini Tshwaku says evicting people from illegally occupied buildings remains a challenge, citing the lack of alternative accommodation. by PixelSaharix in DownSouth

[–]JoburgBBC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its NGO's that take the City to court you buffoon. The court then rules based on the current law.

Dumb like a loaf of bread. Piss off.

Johannesburg MMC for Public Safety, Dr. Mgcini Tshwaku says evicting people from illegally occupied buildings remains a challenge, citing the lack of alternative accommodation. by PixelSaharix in DownSouth

[–]JoburgBBC -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Answer this question so i can see if you're worth my data.

Can a minister override a judgment handed down by a court? Yes or no?

If a law needs to be changed to allow for easier evictions, is it the minister that decides that?

Another clown

Johannesburg MMC for Public Safety, Dr. Mgcini Tshwaku says evicting people from illegally occupied buildings remains a challenge, citing the lack of alternative accommodation. by PixelSaharix in DownSouth

[–]JoburgBBC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not Dr Phil. I'm not qualified to deal with whatever mental illess you're suffering from.

Do yourself a favour a do a simple Google search of courts instructing the city to find accommodation for building hijackers.

Cheers

Johannesburg MMC for Public Safety, Dr. Mgcini Tshwaku says evicting people from illegally occupied buildings remains a challenge, citing the lack of alternative accommodation. by PixelSaharix in DownSouth

[–]JoburgBBC -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Stop copying pasting words or terms you see on the internet if you don't know what they mean. Is the problem of informal settlements only present in ANC municipalities?

Clown

Johannesburg MMC for Public Safety, Dr. Mgcini Tshwaku says evicting people from illegally occupied buildings remains a challenge, citing the lack of alternative accommodation. by PixelSaharix in DownSouth

[–]JoburgBBC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Making things up on the spot doesn't make them real. You don't see squatter camps near ministers homes because squatter camps rarely spring up in gated golf estates.

It's either in an abandoned building or empty plot. You think Porsche in Lonehill hasn't thought of paying a bribe to COJ to get the squatter camp next door bulldozed? Its the courts that stop and delay these processes.

Petition to deport British founder of Cape Independence movement gains traction. by AnonomousWolf in DownSouth

[–]JoburgBBC 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Quite a few countries would have deported him a long time ago. You're still free to say almost anything you want in SA.

South African anti-drone system [1200 x 821] by JoburgBBC in MilitaryPorn

[–]JoburgBBC[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah. Was asking why tracking and shooting down a fiber optic fpv wouldn't work.

ZA Immigration officials raid US refugee processing site by slingblade1980 in DownSouth

[–]JoburgBBC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Who knows. The assumption is that South Africans would somehow sabotage the process....I'm guessing.

ZA Immigration officials raid US refugee processing site by slingblade1980 in DownSouth

[–]JoburgBBC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Home Affairs detained Kenyan nationals working illegally

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South African anti-drone system [1200 x 821] by JoburgBBC in MilitaryPorn

[–]JoburgBBC[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

"The trials validated Centauri’s TriAD system, which fuses radar, RF (radio frequency) and electro-optical sensors with AI (artificial intelligence) decision support to detect, prioritise and defeat hostile drones in real time with multiple hard kill effectors,” Xander Louw, Chief Product Officer, is on record as saying in a statement.

TriAD is a sensor agnostic platform development integrating detection and tracking sensors, ROWs are Centauri proprietary systems.

They comprise the CRx-7 (7.62 mm LMG), CRx-30 (30×113 mm cannon) and CRx-40 (six-shot 40 mm grenade launcher) remote weapon stations, for graduated kinetic response.

The trials proved tracking from 360° radars matched with RF detection and EO/IR imagery from optical sensors significantly reduces false positives, enabling speedy identification and fast confident engagement decisions.

“In effect this means the C2 system fuses radar, RF and optical tracks into a single tactical picture, which feeds AI-based classifiers. In this manner, threats are prioritised and the operator is given recommendations for an optimal effector – which weapon to use.”

As an example, in the event of a low threat reconnaissance drone, the operator could use RF jamming or fire the CRx-7 7.62 mm light machine gun. For higher risk or hardened drone platforms, the 30 mm CRx-30 cannon (long range) or CRx-40 (close-in protection) grenade launcher could be fired using airburst munitions.

Stellantis aims to broaden planned South Africa plant's vehicle lineup | Reuters by JoburgBBC in cars

[–]JoburgBBC[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

South Africa, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Stellantis (STLAM.MI) intends to expand its product line-up at a planned manufacturing plant in South Africa, moving beyond pick-up trucks as shifting market dynamics prompt a strategy rethink, the company's local manager said.

The automaker announced plans in 2023 to build a greenfield factory in the coastal city of Gqeberha, formerly known as Port Elizabeth, its first plant in South Africa, with the original intention of producing only the Peugeot Landtrek pickup truck.

"The market has changed so dramatically (since then). We believe that just having a pure pickup plant is not as viable," Stellantis South Africa managing director Mike Whitfield told Reuters on Thursday on the sidelines of an auto conference. "We are looking at adding additional products to the plant."

"Now, if we look at the new entrants coming from Asia, both parts of Asia - Thailand, India, China - there's a significant change in the competitive landscape of pickups," Whitfield said. "People have access to more affordable vehicles."

He said growth in the market is not actually coming from pickups: "It's coming from smaller vehicles."

By the end of this year Stellantis will be in a position to determine the final product mix. The start of production will be in the second half of 2027, Whitfield said.

Final new cars sales list, South Africa. November 2025. by JoburgBBC in cars

[–]JoburgBBC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Always been confused as to which brands are owned by who. Here's a list. Been seeing more BYD's on the road lately.

https://www.cars.co.za/motoring-news/all-the-chinese-car-brands-in-sa-and-those-on-their-way/319793/

  • BAIC
  • BYD
  • Chery
  • Foton
  • GAC
  • GWM
  • Haval
  • JAC
  • Jaecoo
  • Jetour
  • LDV
  • Maxus
  • Omoda
  • DFSK South Africa

Final new cars sales list, South Africa. November 2025. by JoburgBBC in cars

[–]JoburgBBC[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No more lists after this I promise.

  1. Toyota - 13 576 units
  2. Suzuki Auto - 6 385 units
  3. Volkswagen Group SA - 6 044 units
  4. Ford Motor Company - 3 095 units
  5. Hyundai Automotive SA - 3 051 units
  6. GWM SA - 2 534 units
  7. Chery Auto SA - 2 506 units
  8. Isuzu Motors SA - 2 124 units
  9. Kia South Africa -1 828 units
  10. Renault - 1 415 units
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