SA car to 'resurrect' local vehicle assembly

Mureza's newly launched Prim8
Mureza's newly launched Prim8

Mureza Auto Company, a Johannesburg-based vehicle manufacturing start-up, is eyeing an expansion to Botswana where it plans to resurrect local car assembly and produce up to 500 units per month.

Botswana’s only vehicle manufacturer, the Hyundai assembly plant in Broadhurst closed doors on Wednesday January 12, 2000 throwing 900 citizen jobs into the street.

This was after South Africa successfully lodged a rules of origin complaint that the local plant did not qualify for favourable SACU duty provisions.

Editor's Comment
We should care more for our infrastructure, road safety

These roads, which are vital conduits for trade and tourism, have long been in dire need of repair. However, while this development is undoubtedly a positive step, it also raises questions about broader issues of infrastructural management and road safety that deserve closer scrutiny.The A3 and A33 roads are not just any roads, they are critical arteries that connect Botswana to its neighbours and facilitate the movement of goods and people...

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