by Melinda van Wyk | Jan 18, 2022 | Press releases
The 14 percent increase in the number of road fatalities during the 2021/2022 festive season compared to the 2020/2021 festive season is shocking and worrying and points to the need for urgent intervention and not promises of change. The Automobile Association (AA)...
by Melinda van Wyk | Jan 18, 2022 | Blogs
Returning from a well-deserved break often means dealing with admin forgotten while sunning on the beach, or lazing by the pool. Buying school supplies and clothing, paying bills, and getting back into a work mentality again dominate people’s agendas. During this...
by Melinda van Wyk | Jan 14, 2022 | Press releases
The Automobile Association (AA) welcomes the judgment handed down by the Pretoria High Court declaring that the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act (AARTO), and its Amendments, are unconstitutional. The court found that “the AARTO and...
by Melinda van Wyk | Jan 4, 2022 | Press releases
Despite decreases, Association repeats call for fuel price review 2022 kicks off with some good news for fuel users, with across-the-board reductions in prices. This is according to the Automobile Association (AA), which was commenting on price movements announced by...
by Melinda van Wyk | Dec 21, 2021 | Press releases
Association says remuneration of executives out of step with performance The high remuneration of executives at State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) remains a concern and should be the focus of a Parliamentary inquiry in 2022. The Automobile Association (AA) says in...
by Melinda van Wyk | Dec 9, 2021 | Press releases
Global NCAP and the Automobile Association of South Africa launch a new round of #SaferCarsForAfrica crash test results today with the welcome support of the FIA Foundation and Bloomberg Philanthropies. The Mazda 2 with driver and passenger airbags achieved...
by Melinda van Wyk | Dec 1, 2021 | Press releases
Today, after the December fuel price adjustment had already come into force at retailers across South Africa, and two full days after the official announcement of the fuel price by Minister Gwede Mantashe, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE)...
by Melinda van Wyk | Nov 30, 2021 | Press releases
Automobile Association again calls for review of petrol price to mitigate against rising costs Fuel prices will be through the roof in December, with the price of oil playing almost no part. This is according to the Automobile Association (AA), which was commenting...
by Melinda van Wyk | Nov 24, 2021 | Press releases
Schools across South Africa close for the festive season break on 15 December and traffic on the country’s major routes is expected to increase significantly from then on. The Automobile Association (AA) says motorists must prepare both their attitudes and vehicles...
by Melinda van Wyk | Nov 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
Association says the termination of the contract of the CEO of the RTIA raises serious questions about AARTO’s future The announcement by the Road Traffic Management Agency (RTIA) at the end of October of the termination of the employment contract of its former CEO,...
