by Automobile Association of South Africa | Oct 28, 2026 | Press releases
The Automobile Association (AA) of South Africa has welcomed Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s call to phase out fuel levies. It has also asked government to go further and publicly review the formula that sets the basic fuel price. In a recent interview on 702,...
by Automobile Association of South Africa | Oct 26, 2026 | Press releases
The Automobile Association (AA) of South Africa has called on every municipality to publish a list of its broken traffic lights and streetlights. Each fault should carry a reference number and a repair date. The AA wants the most urgent repairs done before the local...
by Automobile Association of South Africa | Oct 23, 2026 | Press releases
The Automobile Association of South Africa (AA) notes with disappointment another crash-test publicity stunt from the Chery Group, which took place earlier this week at a Chery Summit in China. The Chinese carmaker states, on its Chery International Facebook page,...
by Automobile Association of South Africa | Oct 22, 2026 | Blogs
Bobby Ramagwede, Chief Executive Officer, Automobile Association of South Africa On 1 October 2026, I completed two years as the AA’s chief executive. When I joined, I told the board what I wanted to see. You know the newspaper posters that go up on lamp posts...
by Automobile Association of South Africa | Oct 19, 2026 | Press releases
South Africa’s broken public transport network has become an engine of economic exclusion, forcing working-class households to spend up to 45% of their monthly income just to get to work. The Automobile Association of South Africa (AA) issued this warning today,...
by Automobile Association of South Africa | Oct 15, 2026 | Press releases
In a country where police record nearly 1 000 women murdered every three months and more than 100 rapes every day, private emergency response networks designed for motorists and roadside breakdowns are finding themselves on the front lines of South Africa’s domestic...
by Automobile Association of South Africa | Oct 12, 2026 | Press releases
On average, one in five cars produced globally today features an Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS). If your car can Auto Emergency Brake for you, or predict a Forward Collision, or trigger a Lane Departure Warning when you wander into the next lane, or even...
by Automobile Association of South Africa | Oct 8, 2026 | Press releases
The Automobile Association of South Africa (AA) condemns the fuel price increase that took effect on 7 October, which pushed petrol and diesel to the highest prices South Africans have ever paid. Early data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) signals a further rise of...
by Automobile Association of South Africa | Oct 5, 2026 | Press releases
The Automobile Association of South Africa (AA) is calling on the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources to add N-methylaniline to a sample of South Africa’s petrol specification and to begin testing it. The call follows an amaBhungane investigation, published...
by Automobile Association of South Africa | Sep 28, 2026 | Press releases
Following on the Automobile Association (AA) of South Africa recently questioning the validity of the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) approval of the updated payload (load-carrying) capacity of 475kg, inclusive of the driver, for the Jetour T1...
