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Bobby Ramagwede, Chief Executive Officer, Automobile Association of South AfricaOn 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 on a Saturday night? I wanted one to read: ‘Ramagwede puts the AA back on the map.’ I...

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, during Transport Month, calling on the government to abandon vanity transport...

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 violence epidemic. Official quarterly crime data from the South African Police...

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 read and display traffic signs, you’re a member of the ADAS club. In addition,...

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 up to R4.58 a litre for petrol in November. Adding insult to injury is the Road...

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 on 17 September 2026, into dealings between state-owned PetroSA and junior fuel...

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 and T2 passenger vehicles, the NRCS has consulted the AA and since implemented...

“Our bodies are not disposable, and coming home should never be a privilege”. This was the heartfelt message from one local running club earlier this week, honouring a fallen runner who had lost her life to a senseless murder, adding to a growing number of recent murders of women across South Africa. These women were mothers, daughters, sisters...

The Automobile Association (AA) of South Africa notes Chinese automaker Jetour’s recent submission confirming the updated payload (load-carrying) capacity of the Jetour T1 and T2 passenger vehicles, following recent debate around the vehicles’ original homologated payload rating of 300kg. Jetour has announced that, following engagements with the...

The Toyota Starlet has improved from zero to a four star rating for adult occupant protection in Global NCAP's latest #SaferCarsForAfrica crash test results. This follows a safety upgrade to make six airbags a standard fit. In May this year Global NCAP published a zero star adult occupant protection rating for the two airbag version of the...