TomTom has combined its sub-Saharan Africa and Benelux operations and hopes to increase local market share to 50% in the next two years.
TomTom regional manager of sub-Saharan Africa Joost Jetten has been named VP of sales for Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg) and sub-Saharan Africa.
Jetten says the position has been newly created and another country [...]

AMSTERDAM, Jun 30, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — TomTom, the world’s leading provider of location and navigation solutions, announces the availability of its latest digital map products, including Tele Atlas MultiNet(R) 2010.06.
With this release, the company’s navigable map products now cover more than 32 million kilometers (20 million miles) across 102 countries and territories globally. The [...]

A 24-year-old British man was fined an effective R8 000 or one year in jail by a special World Cup FIFA court in Bloemfontein on Thursday after a car crash on the N1 in which a man died.
The Bloemfontein District Court fined James Haywood R24 000, or three years imprisonment, of which R16 000 or [...]

The World Cup has shown South Africans how important traffic information on heavily congested roads near Sports Stadiums could be! But where do we find this important information that is ‘Real Time” and not the delayed reports from many radio stations?
TomTom, the world’s leading provider of navigation solutions and digital maps, has recently announced the [...]

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2010 Football World Cup and Safety on the Road
Road Safety during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa
•    www.sa2010.gov.za
•    Road Safety advice for foreigners travelling through South Africa
•    Spectator Safety on the Road to the Sports [...]

This morning we officially launched the Dutch supporter’s bus. Dressed in orange with a Bafana Bafana shirt; Joost Jetten of TomTom wished them good luck. The bus will be navigated by the G0750 live to make sure traffic will be avoided and reach all the destinations on time, to support the Dutch team.
Hopefully the tour [...]

WC 2010 has already started, big traffic jam in Sandton……Now also weather report on your route and information on blocked areas during world cup in the whole of South Africa on your G0750 live.
South Africa, Johannesburg – June 9, 2010 – On the 3rd of June TomTom, leading provider of navigation solutions and digital maps, [...]

~ Accurate travel times for all roads: the moment drivers have all been waiting for ~
Johannesburg – 3 June, 2010 – Today, TomTom, the world’s leading provider of navigation solutions and digital maps, announces the availability of its unique LIVE Services offering, including real-time HD Traffic™ information, in South-Africa.
Next to real-time traffic updates, drivers will [...]

Johannesburg – 3 June, 2010 – TomTom, the world’s leading portable navigation solutions provider, today announces the availability of IQ Routes™ technology and advanced lane guidance in South Africa. TomTom’s smart routing technologies allow for more precise route calculation and travel times and provide even clearer route guidance on route.
“With the introduction of IQ Routes™ [...]

As part of our preparations for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and in order to ensure seamless traffic congestion management during this period, Airports Company South Africa in conjunction with the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department and the South African Police Force have scheduled, planned road closures at O.R. Tambo International Airport.
Please be advised therefore that [...]