CONTENTS
COluMNS
03 . Driver’s Seat: Jakkie Olivier, CEO of the RMI
30 . Tech Talk: Tuning naturally aspirated engines
32 . Locating the resources to obtain wellbeing
33 . Finance: The importance of credit risk management
NEWS
05 . News
14 . Industry News
17 . New products
20 . RMI News
24 . Association News
FEATuRES
22 . Behind the Scenes with the MIWA NEC
26 . Association: Upskilling while striving to remain current
28 . Interview: Pieter Haak kept fighting back
34 . Legal: Beneficial ownership
36 . Labour: Payment of accrued leave on termination
REGulARS
38 . New models: Subaru Crosstrek
40 . Motorsport: Going racing so that kids have the ability to jump
41 . Member Update
42 . Sales: May 2023 vehicle sales figures
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THE DEEPEST BuSINESS REACH INTO THE SA RETAIl MOTOR INDuSTRy
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Reuben van Niekerk
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Sub-editor
Suzanne Walker
Regular contributors
Roger Houghton
Nicol Louw
Publisher
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