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Image: courtesy of motorpress Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. has announced that its subsidiary, Nissan Motor India Pvt. Ltd., is launching the all-new Gravite, a 7-seater multi-purpose vehicle (MPV). The launch marks a new chapter in the India market and underscores Nissan’s commitment to delivering vehicles tailored to meet the diverse needs of local customers. The Gravite will be manufactured locally in Chennai and be offered with an introductory price of 565,000 Indian rupees. The

Image: Action Photo After a standout Absa RUN YOUR CITY Series season that delivered three podium finishes, including two victories, Glenrose Xaba  is eager to kick off her 2026 10km campaign  against a world-class field at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K   on Sunday, 1 March . Xaba, who represented South Africa at the World Cross Country Championships in the United States in January after running only the second marathon of her career in December, admits that while the 2

Image: courtesy of motorpress Nissan Formula E Team's Oliver Rowland clinched his third podium of the season in Round 5 of the 2025/26 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship in Jeddah, as the squad bounced back strongly from a tough first race of the double-header the day before. In the opening race of the weekend on Friday, Norman Nato qualified well, reaching the semi-final stage, while teammate Rowland missed out on the Duels. Starting fourth, Nato led for multiple laps ahea

Image; Getty Images New Zealand’s shot put superstar Dame Valerie Adams has been named as the World Athletics ambassador for the  World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26 , which will be held from 20-22 March.  A legend of the throws, Adams won two Olympic shot put titles and eight world crowns – four of those at the World Indoor Championships – during a highly successful career that spanned more than two decades.  The last of her world indoor title wins came in

Image: courtesy of motorpress BYD together with Drive Electric were Discovery Green’s mobility partners for the Investing in African Mining Indaba 2026, offering a chauffeur transport solution for delegates in fully electric and plug-in hybrid energy vehicles at the Mining Indaba 2026. The fleet of BYD new-energy vehicles provided daily chauffeur services to Mining Indaba delegates, speakers and VIPs, replacing a traditional ICE shuttle system with a cleaner, premium alternat

Faith Cherono, Image: courtesy of Absa RUN YOUR CITY SERIES Stillwater Sports , organisers of South Africa’s premier 10km road running series, the Absa RUN YOUR CITY Series , have confirmed that Kenya’s Faith Cherono  will line up alongside Brenda Jepchirchir  at the start of the Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K  on Sunday 1 March 2026 - cementing the race as the fastest women’s 10km field ever assembled on African soil.   Cherono, who began her career as a 5000m athlete and c

Image: courtesy of motorpress TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team has locked out the podium places for the second time in as many rounds of the 2026 FIA World Rally Championship, with Elfyn Evans claiming another victory on the snow of Rally Sweden to lead a 1-2-3-4 finish. Following a 1-2-3 finish at last month’s Rallye Monte-Carlo, this is the first time that a manufacturer has filled the podium places on consecutive rounds of the WRC since Citroën did so in 2010. The feat

Image: courtesy of motorpress António Félix da Costa converted third position on the grid into a commanding victory at the Jeddah E-Prix, marking his 13 th career win in Formula E, and Jaguar TCS Racing’s 24 th – becoming the most-winning team in the championship’s history. The win also marks Jaguar TCS Racing’s second victory in the last three races and completes a two‑podium weekend in the first double-header event of the season. Mitch Evans charged from P13 on the grid t

Image: JAAF / Ikumi Kodama Japan's Toshikazu Yamanishi clocked a world record of 1:20:34* at the Japanese Half Marathon Race Walking Championships – a  World Athletics Race Walking Tour Bronze  meeting – in Kobe on Sunday (15). It is the first performance that surpasses the inaugural world record standard of 1:21:30 that was approved by the World Athletics Council in December, following the announcement that the  half marathon and marathon would become the official senior roa

Image: Dan Vernon for World Athletics USA’s Khaleb McRae produced the highlight performance at the Tyson Invitational – a  World Athletics Indoor Tour Silver  meeting – in Fayetteville on Friday (13), clocking a world short track 400m record of 44.52*. The world 4x400m silver medallist sped through the first lap in 21.24 with William Jones close behind. McRae then opened up a significant lead to cross the line in 44.52, 1.11 seconds ahead of Jones. World silver medallist Jere

Image: courtesy of motorpress BYD South Africa has been named Manufacturer of the Year 2025 at the prestigious Top Gear South Africa Magazine Awards, with the BYD Shark 6 also securing Utility Car of the Year 2025. These accolades represent a meaningful milestone as the brand continues to strengthen its presence and long-term commitment to the South African market. The Manufacturer of the Year award recognises BYD’s leadership in new energy mobility, technological innovation,

Image: courtesy of motorpress Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) hosted its ninth annual State of the Motor Industry (SOMI) event. The event brought together industry leaders, policymakers, media and mobility stakeholders under the timely theme, “Driving Through Disruption.” Under the theme, the event focused on navigating global volatility, strengthening industrial competitiveness and accelerating South Africa’s transition to new energy vehicles. TSAM President and CEO Andrew

Image: Action Photo The weekend of 10–12 April 2026  will witness thousands of runners taking on the challenge and celebrating their triumphs at the World’s Most Beautiful Marathon, the Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon (TTOM) . Among them will be Blue Number Club  (BNC) members Louis Massyn , who will be aiming for his 48th Totalsports Two Oceans Ultra Marathon finish, as well as Lucille Damon  and Sharon Bosch , both set to run their 33rd Ultra Marathon. Running in the colour

Image: courtesy of FF Plus President Cyril Ramaphosa borrowed a page from former President Jacob Zuma’s 2014 State of the Nation Address (SONA) tonight by boasting about the country's "good story".  President Ramaphosa delivered his speech in his capacity as President of South Africa, but he remains President of the ANC. And wherever his party governs – in councils, provinces and metros – the reality tells a “bad story”. For instance, the fact that parts of Johannesburg – als

Image: courtesy of MotorSport Resilience, agility, and an exciting new product range took centre stage during the second segment of Toyota South Africa Motors’ (TSAM) ninth annual State of the Motor Industry (SOMI) event. Presented by Leon Theron, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, the session unpacked the company’s 2025 performance, global strategic direction, local execution plans, and a refreshed product line‑up, including significant developments from Gazoo Rac

Image: courtesy of FF Plus Gauteng’s ongoing water crisis is not just the result of limited resources, but also of systemic maladministration, poor planning and inadequate maintenance of infrastructure. Rand Water is licensed to supply a specified maximum volume of water. Once that limit is reached, supply cannot simply be increased without regulatory and infrastructure adjustments.   This burdens municipalities with the crucial responsibility of realistically aligning their

Image: This morning, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry met with skeleton pilot Vladyslav Heraskevych from Ukraine. They had a very respectful conversation. Following the meeting, President Coventry spoke to the media and said: “I felt that it was really important to come and talk to him face to face. Athletes asked us to keep certain areas – the field of play, the podium and the Olympic Village – safe zones. How could we keep them safe in order t

Image: GCIS The Minister of Public Works & Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, has welcomed the order granted by the High Court of South Africa (Eastern Cape Division, East London Circuit Court), issuing a rule nisi with immediate interim effect in respect of 13 unoccupied and incomplete structures erected on prime agricultural land near East London.  He said the ruling affirms the Department’s position that it will not accept or tolerate land and building invasions.  A rule nis

Image: SCC EVENTS / Jean-Marc Wiesner International Elite National Elite The GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON will celebrate its 45th anniversary on March 29, 2026. As the event organizer, SCC EVENTS honors an impressive success story that has grown in parallel with Berlin’s development into Germany’s capital, while also setting clear priorities for the future (further details can be found in the press release dated January 29, 2026). In addition to thousands of athletes from m

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