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China’s Auto Giants in South Africa: Double-Dipping, Factory Closures & the Crisis Unfolding Now (2026) – Part 2

China’s auto makers are disrupting South Africa’s industry with aggressive imports and local assembly plays. Part 1 & 2 cover British lessons, Eastern Cape closures (Goodyear, ContiTech, ZF), tariffs crushing Mercedes/Ford engines, NUMSA’s role, and why education + Transnet failures make recovery tough. Real talk on rising from the ashes.

Starlink in South Africa - Illustration of the SpaceX Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 rocket during the company’s uncrewed In-Flight Abort Test for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. This demonstration test of Crew Dragon’s launch escape capabilities is designed to provide valuable data toward NASA certifying SpaceX’s crew transportation system for carrying astronauts to and from the International Space Station.

Starlink in South Africa 2026: The Promise of Satellite Internet, Regulatory Hurdles, Geopolitics, and Real-World Lessons from a Cape Town User

Starlink in South Africa. As someone who’s tested Starlink during a 2025 visit to Victoria Falls, I can confirm the real-world feel: pages load quicker with snappier DNS response than my nominal 200 Mbps Vumatel/RSAweb FTTH back home in Cape Town, even if headline speeds vary. Yet here in South Africa, Starlink remains unlicensed. What should consumers and businesses know?

DC Blinding - TKT is a manufacturer and supplier of commercial EV chargers in China

DC Blinding Warning: 6mA RDC-DD, Type B RCD & SANS 10142-1 in South Africa

DC Blinding Warning – The global regulatory response to “DC blinding” has created a clear divide between legacy electrical thinking and the new “power electronics” era. While each region uses different terminology—RCDs in the UK and Australia versus GFCIs and CCIDs in the USA—the physics they are fighting remain the same: 6mA of smooth DC is the “kill switch” for traditional safety devices.