Latest news with #ToyotaSouthAfrica
The South African
01-07-2025
- Sport
- The South African
Kaizer Chiefs take on Ghanaian giants in 2025 Toyota Cup
Mark Saturday 26 July 2025 in your diaries for the much-anticipated Toyota Cup clash. In this year's iteration, the Toyota Cup heads to Durban's Moses Mabhida Stadium for a heavyweight showdown between Kaizer Chiefs FC and Ghanaian juggernaut Asante Kotoko SC. As such, the Toyota Cup fixture brings together two African clubs with proud legacies and passionate fanbases. The first-ever Toyota Cup took place last year (2024) between Kaizer Chiefs and Tanzanian champions Young Africans SC. Bloemfontein Stadium was sold out and showcased the enduring enthusiasm for cross-continental club clashes. From left to right: Sibusiso Zuma, Nana Apinkra Akwasi Awuah (Asante Kotoko), Jessica Motaung (KC), Tasneem Lorgat (Toyota SA) and Tefo Mashamaite. Image: Toyota South Africa Asante Kotoko SC is one of Africa's most decorated clubs with 50 official trophies, including two CAF Champions League titles. Better still, the SABC is on board to televise the highly anticipated 2025 Toyota Cup to supporters all across the continent. 'We're honoured to welcome our friends from Ghana to South African soil this month. The 2025 Toyota Cup allows Africa to unite through football and celebrate a shared legacy. We chose Durban not only because it is the manufacturing hub of Toyota South Africa, but because it's the perfect place to write the next chapter for Kaizer Chiefs,' says the club's Marketing and Commercial Director, Jessica Motaung. Kaizer Chiefs football manager Bobby Motaung. Image: Kaizer Chiefs website 'Football is a powerful bridge between people and nations, and the Toyota Cup is a celebration of African unity. We commend Toyota South Africa and Kaizer Chiefs for setting the standard for what African football can be,' says Edmund Awuah Asafu-Adjaye, Chairman of Asante Kotoko SC. Besides the main event, there will be a music concert starting at 10h00. Then there will be a curtain-raiser game between the Kaizer Chiefs Legends and Zulu Kingdom Legends at 12h00. You can see the likes of Doctor Khumalo, Sibusiso Zuma, Jabu Mahlangu, Delron Buckley and more on the pitch again. Only ticket holders will be eligible to win a new car at the event. Image: File Even though the 2025 Toyota Cup will be aired live and for free by the SABC, you're going to want to secure tickets for this one. Tickets went on sale last week for R80 and are available at Shoprite, Checkers, and Usave outlets nationwide. Ticket holders can SMS their name, surname and ticket number to 48952 to stand a chance of winning a brand-new Toyota Starlet. The winner of the car will be given away live during the 2025 Toyota Cup halftime show. Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1. Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
Japan Times
20-06-2025
- Automotive
- Japan Times
Toyota files $361 million South Africa flood damage lawsuit
Toyota has filed a lawsuit for 6.5 billion rand ($361 million) in a South African court over 2022 flood damages that shuttered its plant near Durban, Business Day reported. The claim against Transnet SOC, the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport and eThekwini Municipality has been brought to the high court in Durban by Toyota South Africa Motors' insurer, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance. It alleges that the floods, which closed the Prospecton plant for four months, cost the company about 4.5 billion rand in plant repairs and rehabilitation and more than 2 billion rand in business interruption, the newspaper reported. The suit, which claims interest on the sum, alleges that by failing to maintain waterways and drainage systems that carried the floodwater, the three defendants shared responsibility for the damage. "A successful case on behalf of Toyota could encourage others to seek compensation from municipalities and state-owned enterprises whose failure to deliver causes them losses,' Business Day cited a lawyer unconnected to the case. Immediately after the flood, Toyota predicted a 33% drop in planned vehicle production in 2022 and potential sales revenue losses of over 27 billion rand, the newspaper reported. Prospecton builds the Hilux pickup truck, the Fortuner SUV, Quest and Corolla Cross cars, HiAce minibuses and Hino trucks and buses. About half of production is exported, mainly to Europe. The 2022 KwaZulu-Natal floods and landslides were declared a national disaster and left more than 400 people dead.
