UD Trucks Southern Africa has officially launched in Zambia through a strategic partnership with Imperial Motors Zambia, part of Motus Africa.

MAN Truck & Bus South Africa returned from SA Auto Week 2026 with significant recognition for both its products and people, securing top honours in all three categories for which it was nominated at the prestigious NAAMSA Accelerator Awards.

“We are delighted that the first time we displayed the innovative Hino dual fuel protype truck to the public was at the naamsa I The Automotive Business Council’s SA Auto Week 2026 conference which was held at the Durban Conference Centre from 13-16 November,” says Anton Falck, Vice President of Hino South Africa.

UD Trucks Southern Africa is strengthening its aftermarket proposition with the introduction of its Service Exchange Programme, giving customers greater choice in how they manage critical component replacement while supporting vehicle uptime and total operating value.

One to two years ago, HINO provided vehicles for NAMLOG (Namibia Logistics) to test in its operations. Since then, NAMLOG has gained a new investor and been renamed SMSA Africa Logistics Group.

Transport operators across Southern Africa are navigating an increasingly demanding operating environment, balancing the need for uptime and productivity with rising operating costs, driver demands and growing pressure to deliver more efficiently.

Isuzu Motors South Africa has marked National Literacy Week by highlighting the measurable impact of its three-year, R3 million literacy investment in partnership with READ Educational Trust, which has reached 1,390 learners across three schools in Nelson Mandela Bay to strengthen foundational literacy.

Hino South Africa recently provided support for a fourth mountain bike ride linked to conservation through the P.E.A.C.E. Foundation, an NGO which fulfils the People part of ERP (Elephants, Rhinos and People), which seeks to preserve and protect elephants and rhinos living in the wild in South Africa through a strategy based on rural poverty alleviation.

Many women in South Africa are now playing important roles in industries that were previously seen as part of a “man’s world”. Trucking is one of these and today women have roles in all aspects of this important contributor to people mobility and goods transport.