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08 April 2013
The ACTA Learnership Programme, funded by the FIA Development Fund and coordinated by FIA Region I, kicked off on 8 April 2013 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The event, hosted by AA Tanzania, was focused on supporting the work of ACTA Clubs on insurance and tourism, key elements of the ACTA Development Plan.
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28 February 2013
Six brand new websites for African Automobile Clubs, developed over the past months with the support of a FIA Development Fund grant, were launched today by FIA Region I – the coordinators of the project.
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28 February 2013
Taxes on petrol and diesel will rise by 23 cents respectively as of 1 April 2013. This is due to the fuel levy being increased by 15 cents to R 2.12 (petrol) and R1.97 on diesel, while the Road Accident Fund contribution is increased by 8 cents per litre to 96 cents. From April, the total tax, levy and various other costs included in a litre of fuel will equal R R5.42 for petrol and R 4.17 for diesel.
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15 February 2013
Road fatalities will soon overtake homicide, Aids and TB as the main cause of premature death in South Africa, says Western Cape Transport MEC Robin Carlisle.
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12 February 2013
The Automobile Association of Tanzania, has intensified measures to cope up with the high rate of road accidents in the country. The association has fully embarked on safety measures through training of motorcyclists particularly those who don’t have valid driving licenses and are new to traffic rules.
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22 October 2012
This year’s FIA African Council (ACTA) Learnership Programme was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, funded by FIA Development Fund, coordinated by FIA Region I and hosted by AA South Africa.
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18 October 2012
Today, the South African Automobile Association (AA) and the Road Accident Fund (RAF) joined forces to promote awareness on cycling safety and thereby attempt to reduce the number of crashes involving cyclists.
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02 October 2012
The 2012 year has seen an unprecedented level of public interest regarding south african government spend on national roads, especially with the prospect of eTolling still looming on the horizon as government considers alternative funding mechanisms for infrastructure upgrades in South Africa.
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07 September 2012
The FIA African Council of Touring & Automobile Clubs (ACTA) held its annual meeting on 4-6 September 2012, and was hosted by the Automobile Association of Tanzania (AAT) in Zanzibar.
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29 August 2012
Road safety in Tanzania has been tremendously compromised thanks to a host of factors triggered by the massive importation of motorcycles and three-wheelers infamously, Bajaji and Boda boda respectively, said Tanzanian Traffic Commander Mohamed Mpinga.
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26 July 2012
South Africa has held its launch of the Zenani Mandela campaign and awarded the Zenani Mandela Scholarship certificate to this year’s recipient, Beauty Mokua.
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28 May 2012
The largest ever gathering of New Car Assessment Programmes has been held in Melaka, Malaysia on May 23-24. The Global NCAP Annual Meeting brought together all NCAPs active worldwide to share experience in promoting consumer information about automobile crash avoidance and protection.
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11 May 2012
The annual FIA Region I Spring Meeting was held on 8-11 May 2012 in Belgrade, and hosted by AMSS. The event brought together FIA Region I Club representatives from Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Presentations from the event are now available online.
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02 May 2012
A new campaign is being launched today (2) in memory of Nelson Mandela’s great-granddaughter, Zenani to combat the world’s biggest killer of children and young people over the age of 10.
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01 May 2012
About 1.2 million people around the world are killed in traffic accidents every year, according to the World Health Organization. Kenya has some of the world’s worst road fatality statistics, with more than 3,000 people killed annually.
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08 March 2012
This year’s FIA Region I International Club Conference (ICC) will be held in Belgrade, Serbia, from Tuesday 8 May to Friday 11 May 2012.
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16 January 2012
The festive season saw at least 1475 people die on SA roads according to the latest figures released today by the Minister of Transport. The final figure due in a month’s time could very well exceed that of last year’s 1704 fatalities.
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01 December 2011
Which countries have a disability parking card scheme? Where and when can it be used? What parking privileges are available? Will the parking card of a visitor from another country be recognised? The answers to these questions and others for around 130 countries worldwide can be found in the FIA Guide for the disabled traveller.
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17 October 2011
As the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety campaign takes off this year, the Automobile Association of South Africa has conducted research into how distracted driving is increasingly linked to injury on South African roads.
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08 September 2011
African Motoring and Touring Clubs met to discuss business strategies and upcoming initiatives at the annual FIA African Council, held on 5 September – 7 September in Botswana.
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07 July 2011
A majority of motorcyle operators are not licensed, the National Road Safety Council of Keyna yesterday revealed (6 July). Speaking in Murang'a, David Njoroge a member of the council and Director General of AA Kenya, said more than 95 per cent of motorcycle operators in the country lack driving licenses.
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09 June 2011
The fact that the automotive industry is plagued by a severe skills shortage is no secret. In a recent Merseta annual report, it was cited that the industry will need no less than 2 000 skilled technicians in 2012, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
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25 May 2011
Three members of the United Kingdom’s Motor Sport Association joined the Automobile Association of Tanzania, AAT, to conduct the two day long safety seminar that ended at the Tanga Beach Resort Hotel on May 24.
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15 April 2011
Automobile and Touring Club representatives from Botswana, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Uganda, and South Africa met today in Johannesburg to discuss club priorities for the FIA African Council of Touring & Automobile (ACTA) and possible areas for future cooperation.
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04 April 2011
Three more lives were needlessly lost during an illegal drag race in Pretoria on Sunday evening.
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04 March 2011
Future activities planned for FIA Region I were discussed at a Presidential Board Meeting in Skopje on 4 March.
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14 February 2011
Automobile and Touring Club representatives from Botswana, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Uganda, and South Africa met today in Johannesburg to discuss club priorities for the FIA African Council of Touring & Automobile (ACTA) and possible areas for future cooperation.
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03 December 2010
www.fiadisabledtravellers.com provides comprehensive and informative guidance about parking privileges granted to national permit holders.
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19 October 2010
Being an active member of the National Road Safety Council of Kenya (NRSC), the AA of Kenya fully participated in the Road Safety Stakeholders Conference on 19th October 2010, at the Bomas of Kenya. Several other issues were highlighted at the conference but the main focus remained on Road Safety.
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