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Chief Executive Officer:
Jakkie Olivier
Cell: 082 452 5150
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Chief Operations Officer:
Jan Schoeman
Cell: 082 552 7712
jan.schoeman@rmi.org.za
Financial Director:
Renee Coetsee
Cell: 082 412 6760
renee.coetsee@rmi.org.za
Company Secretary:
Gary McCraw
Cell: 082 560 6613
gary.mccraw@rmi.org.za
Jakkie Olivier – CEO
Jeanne Esterhuizen – President
Vacant – Vice President
Vuyani Mpofu
Ferose Oaten
Mark Dommisse
Frank MacNicol
Eugene Ranft
Riaan Botha
Les McMaster
Johann van de Merwe
Mams Rehaman
Sandra Singh
Charles Canning
Marcel van Ruler
Henry van der Merwe
ARA, SAVABA
Attie Serfontein
Cell: 082 452 5153
attie.serfontein@rmi.org.za
MIWA
Pieter Niemand
Cell: 082 812 5391
pieter.niemand@rmi.org.za
NADA
Gary McCraw
Cell: 082 560 6613
gary.mccraw@rmi.org.za
SAMBRA
Uvashen Bramiah
Cell: 061 148 4289
uvashen.bramiah@rmi.org.za
TEPA, SAPRA
Vishal Premlall
Cell: 082 886 6392
vishal.premlall@rmi.org.za
VTA
Julian Pillay
Cell: 082 560 6625
julian.pillay@rmi.org.za
Training Director
Louis van Huyssteen
Cell: 082 560 6623
louis.vanhuyssteen@rmi.org.za
Transformation Director
Nonhlanhla Noni Tshabalala
Cell: 083 208 7161
noni.tshabalala@rmi.org.za
Labour Director and
Company Secretary Designate
Jacques Viljoen
Cell: 083 337 9922
jacques.viljoen@rmi.org.za
Danelle van der Merwe
Brand and Communication Manager
Cell: 082 926 5846
danelle.vandermerwe@rmi.org.za
Nonhlanhla Noni Tshabalala
HR Manager
Cell: 083 208 7161
noni.tshabalala@rmi.org.za
Julian Pillay
Regulatory Compliance Manager
Cell: 082 560 6625
julian.pillay@rmi.org.za
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July 2022
news
suzu Motors South Africa (IMSAf) has donated a diesel technology engine
to the University of Johannesburg (UJ). The engine will enhance teaching
and learning by giving students access to the latest technology engines
from the largest producer of diesel engines in the world.
This donation coincides with the celebration of Youth Month in South
Africa. Isuzu is committed to forging strategic relationships that seek to em-
power and elevate the youth. Mandlakazi Sigcawu, Executive for Corporate
and Public Affairs says, “Our contribution to education as a company is a
commitment that we undertake to foster the upliftment of skills develop-
ment and learning experiences.”
Kosheek Maharaj of the Automotive Industry Development Centre (AIDC)
in Gauteng facilitated this agreement through the Mechanical & Industrial
Engineering UJ advisory board. “Our tertiary institutions play a pivotal role
in preparing our students to support the sector, its master plan and to grow
our economy. It is important to have sector integration and enhance rela-
tionships that can assist to bridge the gap in enhancing and empowering the
youth,” said Maharaj.
he annual Cars in the Park motoring-spec-
tacular will return to Zwartkops Raceway
near Pretoria, after a three year break. The
organisers, the Pretoria Old Motor Club, were all
set to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Cars in
the Park in 2020, but the COVID-19 lockdown put
paid to events, so now, in 2022, Cars in the Park
is celebrating the 40th running of the biggest car
show in Africa.
“There has been huge interest in the event,
which is being run on July 31, 2022,” says chief
organiser Frik Kraamwinkel. “We are expecting
no less than 150 clubs, who will stake out their
spots around the race track, and interest from
stall-holders has been immense.”
Recent Cars in the Park events have attracted
over 2 500 classic and special-interest cars, and
up to 12 000 spectators. With the pent-up de-
mand for car shows after two and a half years of
lock-down, the organisers are expecting one of
the biggest turn-outs ever.
This year Lazarus Motor Company is celebrat-
ing its 65th birthday at Cars in the Park, and will
be hosting a huge display, consisting mainly of
classic Fords and a few special Jaguars. “We plan
to bring at least 20 classic cars to the event, and if
we can get an early-production example in time,
we also plan to show the all-new Ford Ranger
pick-up there,” said Colin Lazarus.
The Austin 7 car Club will be celebrating the
centenary of this remarkable little English car.
The Austin 7 was announced in July 1922, and this
tiny 750 cc four-cylinder car transformed the Brit-
ish motor industry in its 13-year production life.
Some 290 000 were produced and many found
their way to South Africa.
In the special vehicles section of Cars in the
Park, housed in the pits at the Zwartkops track,
a very special and rare 1922 Ford Model T pick-
up will be displayed. This vehicle is 100 years
old, and genuine Model T pick-ups are extreme-
ly rare.
With 120 car clubs exhibiting, you can be sure
to see your favourite classic car on display at Cars
in the Park. Fans of Volkswagen Beetles and Kom-
bis, Ford Cortinas and Escorts, rumbling V8-en-
gined Mustangs, Camaros and Chargers, and all
sorts of other weird and wonderful machinery will
be on display.
The sheer volume of classics and other spe-
cial-interest vehicles at Cars in the Park means that
it is essential to get to Zwartkops for the opening
time at 8 am, if you want to see the whole show.
Spectator entry fees are R120 per person
(R100 if booked through iTicket). Children under
12 are admitted free. Drivers of classic cars built
before 1985 are admitted free of charge, and are
advised to get there early, with gates for exhibi-
tors opening at 6 am. The show runs until 4 pm
on Sunday.
For more information, visit the
pretoria old motor club’s website
Isuzu Motors South Africa donates engine
to the University of Johannesburg
from left; luvuyo mbolekwa (isuzu), nceba rusi (isuzu), mandlakazi
sigcawu (isuzu), dr samuel loyiso gqibani (uJ), celestin ndhlovu (isuzu),
professor peter madindwa mashinini (uJ), Jessel Vencencie (isuzu)
Cars in the Park returns after a three-year break