EPISODE · Jan 29, 2026 · 23 MIN
Is SA getting ‘bad’ cars? With Wendy Knowler and Driving with J9
from The Lead · host News24
Today, we ask: Are we being forced to buy inferior new cars? There’s no sugarcoating the latest crash test results for Hyundai SA’s Grand i10, which received zero stars for front-seat passengers. While the AA has raised the alarm on the meagre two-star safety rating for the locally made Toyota Corolla Cross. Join our roundtable with consumer journalist Wendy Knowler and motoring editor Janine van der Post, host of News24’s Driving with J9 podcast. Later, in our trending topic, will heads roll? President Ramaphosa accepts Madlanga’s findings so far, while Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala pleads for another prison change. Finally, Mzansi’s only Formula One champ, Jody Scheckter, celebrates his 76th birthday today, with On This Day in SA History. Comment below and send our host, broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer, a voice note: 072 562 3179. To advertise: [email protected]. Full editions drop Monday through Thursday at 19:00 on Spotify, Apple and YouTube. The show is fully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer and quality-checked by Simon Sonnekus.
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Today, we ask: Are we being forced to buy inferior new cars? There’s no sugarcoating the latest crash test results for Hyundai SA’s Grand i10, which received zero stars for front-seat passengers. While the AA has raised the alarm on the meagre two-star safety rating for the locally made Toyota Corolla Cross. Join our roundtable with consumer journalist Wendy Knowler and motoring editor Janine van der Post, host of News24’s Driving with J9 podcast. Later, in our trending topic, will heads roll? President Ramaphosa accepts Madlanga’s findings so far, while Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala pleads for another prison change. Finally, Mzansi’s only Formula One champ, Jody Scheckter, celebrates his 76th birthday today, with On This Day in SA History. Comment below and send our host, broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer, a voice note: 072 562 3179. To advertise: [email protected]. Full editions drop Monday through Thursday at 19:00 on Spotify, Apple and YouTube. The show is fully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer and quality-checked by Simon Sonnekus.
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