By Angus Mackintosh Hino launched their new 700 Series at the Toyota Gazoo Racing HQ, Zwartkops Raceway on 17th July with a good attendance by the media. Toyota/Hino always put on a good show and this was no exception. The event was opened by Anton…

Safety, wellbeing and health are critical to long-distance commercial drivers and the current landscape falls short of providing high standard stops with the required facilities to contribute to this. The SaferStops Association (SSA) was founded by…

Vehicle Review By Howard Keeg Electric Avenue One of my favourite songs is Eddie Grant’s “Electric Avenue”, which came out in 1983, and it referred to Electric Avenue in the south London district of Brixton, which was the first market street to be…

During July 2023, whilst mulling about what subject would qualify to make the Phoenix in our July/August/September issue, I received an extremely relevant email from Lightstone Auto, in which managing director Pieter Wessels analysed the issues the…

by Fingal Wilde I have always regarded myself as being pretty hot when it comes to satirical writing, but when I read the following piece from the Daily Maverick sometime in June 2023, penned by Richard Poplak, I realised that I had a long way to go…

by Baron Claude Borlz #1 - Talk to yourself. There are times you need expert advice. #2 - “In Style” are the clothes that still fit. #3 - You don't need anger management. You need people to stop pissing you off. #4 - Your people skills are just…