by Automobile Association of South Africa | Jan 23, 2020 | Press releases
The number of festive season road deaths is not certain to decrease as announced by Transport Minister Fikile Mabalula in Pretoria on 23 January 2020, says the Automobile Association (AA). This is due to the fact that the numbers given today are...
by Automobile Association of South Africa | Jan 28, 2020 | Press releases
Ongoing declines in the price of oil since the second week of the year will give South African fuel users a breather for February. This is according to the Automobile Association (AA), which was commenting on unaudited month-end fuel price data released by the Central...
by Automobile Association of South Africa | Jan 30, 2020 | Press releases
The Automobile Association (AA) Travel Department advises all international travellers to report any flu-like symptoms to their healthcare provider as soon as possible, and to seek medical attention urgently if these symptoms become acute. This advisory is made in...
by Automobile Association of South Africa | Feb 5, 2020 | Press releases
With the international oil market stable, Rand weakness is likely to be the dominant factor in fuel pricing for the year. This is the opinion of the Automobile Association (AA) which today released its annual fuel price outlook "Factors affecting the fuel price...
by Automobile Association of South Africa | Feb 10, 2020 | Press releases
Traffic law departments across South Africa who do not make every effort to mitigate the impact of rolling blackouts on traffic congestion, and traffic lawlessness, are not doing their jobs and are failing motorists in the towns and cities they serve. This is the view...
by Automobile Association of South Africa | Feb 11, 2020 | Press releases
The publishing of new toll tariffs – including those for the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP), or e-tolls – is curious and unfortunate, says the Automobile Association (AA). “Gauteng motorists were assured that the way forward for e-tolls in the province...
by Automobile Association of South Africa | Feb 14, 2020 | Press releases
Steady declines in international oil prices have got the upper hand over a weakening Rand, setting the stage for fuel price reductions at month end. This is according to the Automobile Association (AA), which was commenting on unaudited mid-month fuel price data...
by Automobile Association of South Africa | Feb 18, 2020 | Press releases
In the first test of its kind, Global NCAP has crashed one of the best-selling pick-up model in Africa, the 2019 Nissan NP300 Hardbody, into a second-hand Nissan Navara NP300 manufactured in Europe in 2015. The unique car to car crash test...
by Automobile Association of South Africa | Feb 24, 2020 | Press releases
The Automobile Association (AA) says Finance Minister Tito Mboweni is faced with serious challenges as he prepares to present the 2020 Budget in Parliament on Wednesday. “The Minister will have to walk a trickier fiscal tightrope than many of his predecessors, and he...
by Automobile Association of South Africa | Feb 26, 2020 | Press releases
The Automobile Association (AA) says while it welcomes the decision not to increase the Value Added Tax rate, it is dismayed at the increases to the General Fuel and Road Accident Fund levies. The increases were announced by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni who delivered...