With unemployment levels at an all-time high, the South African Motor Body Repairers’ Association (SAMBRA), a proud association of the Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI), recently ran a survey for women working in the sector entitled Women Driving Change: Women in MBR. Richard Green, National Director of SAMBRA, explained that SAMBRA was eager to find […]
Kubeshnie Naidu from Star Centre joins us for a short Q&A to share her story and her thoughts on the challenges of working in the vibrant MBR sector, on being a woman in the industry, and looking to the future. Hi Kubeshnie, can you tell us a bit about yourself? Hi, my name is Kubeshnie […]
Bela-Bela’s Santie is no wallflower in the automotive industry Growing up with brothers is where Santie Boshoff from BB Auto Body Rebuilds says her love for cars started. They wouldn’t let her play with their cars so she would build her own. This can-do attitude has held Santie in good stead since she married into […]
COMPLETE THE WOMEN IN MBR 2021 SURVEY This is a call to our female members, and all women working in the South African Motor Body Repair industry to share your views on MBR today. Complete the survey in around **3 minutes** and share it with other women in the MBR sector to let us know […]
Fresh from school to boss lady Thembi Sithole’s journey in the motor body repair industry is the quintessential success story. She started at the bottom fresh out of school, cleaning cars and doing plastic bumper repairs then progressed to receptionist and administrative assistant. Fast forward three decades and this 54-year-old farm girl from Ladysmith is […]
9 August is Women’s Day and the SAMBRA management would like to wish all of our strong and resourceful women a very happy Women’s Month in honour of the bold and brave women of 1956 who fought for a better and brighter future for all. This year we embrace generation equality: realising Women’s Rights for […]
