The fastest railway company in Africa has just launched its new route between Johannesburg and Pretoria, the country’s capital. The 34-mile (54km) journey between two of South Africa’s major cities only lasts 30 minutes or less in duration. The same trip takes up to two hours in peak-hour traffic for those commuting by road. Gautrain [...]

South Africans have been celebrating the 93rd birthday of their ex-President Nelson Mandela. His foundation urged people to specifically do 67 minutes of completely voluntary work today – with each minute representing each one of the 67 years he selflessly devoted to the political struggle for blacks in South Africa.  The anti-apartheid icon will spend [...]

Leading international car rental company Avis has announced a new sponsorship deal under its sustainability initiatives. Avis will provide the South African Solar Challenge 2010 with a support fleet for the event, which gets underway today in Pretoria. Launched in 2008, the fledgling event, held every two years, consists of a race over 10 days [...]

With the modern commercial emphasis on environmental sustainability, the need to reduce one’s carbon footprint has been more important than ever. With the fragile state of the planet squarely in mind, Avis Car Rental has been able to make significant reductions in its carbon impact at its KwaZulu-Natal regional depot through the use of recycled [...]

Leading South African car rental company Avis says its forced move to the new Durban Airport will have long term benefits. Chief executive Wayne Duvenage said that the high cost relocation to the new King Shaka International Airport would not begin to show a positive return for at least ten years, but added that by [...]

The 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa was by and large disappointing for the car hire industry. However, for Avis, the African odyssey was an unqualified success, largely due to their heavy investment in the local culture and research into the potential traveller, with consultations with previous World Cup holding nations proving highly beneficial. [...]

Tourists visiting South Africa for the FIFA World Cup did not use car hire services as often as predicted. Two of the country’s leading car rental operators, McCarthy and Imperial Holdings, said that expectations were not met primarily due to the significant usage of visitors of local public transport networks. Brand Pretorius, the CEO for [...]

The FIFA World Cup is proving a huge financial boon for South Africa. Visiting football fans to the republic have been spending up large, with car rental, hotel and hospitality industries all reaping the rewards associated with the biggest sporting event outside of the Olympics. According to data released yesterday by Visa, which monitors cardholder [...]

A new game from the leading car rental specialist just in time for the World Cup. With the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa now firmly underway, Avis is looking to capitalise on the football fever which is sweeping the globe with the launch of the new interactive game Road to Glory. The game [...]

The FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa has not seen the anticipated upsurge in demand, leaving business prospects uncertain. The seeming acceptance of the situation followed the drastic reduction in forecasts and bookings of foreign visitors to South Africa for the tournament. Several large clients and sponsors have also declined to attend the championship, [...]