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This Women’s Month, SA Taxi, the country’s independent financier of minibus taxis, and one of the country’s few certified developmental credit providers, is celebrating its role in furthering female participation in the minibus-taxi industry. Through its focused initiatives, SA Taxi has invested R3,5 billion into empowering female entrepreneurs in the minibus-taxi industry since 2008. During this period, SA Taxi has increased its female client base by an average of 4,5 percent per annum, helping to create 8 473 female-owned small […]
Securing of loads is an ongoing challenge for transporters, particularly where roll-tainers are introduced in place of, or combined with, palletised goods. Spar has been investigating various solutions to improve the securing of loads in its trucks, because of shortcomings in conventional shoring bars. One solution is a captive shoring system developed by bodybuilder Serco in conjunction with its load-securing partner Loadlok, a European leader in cargo-control solutions. The prototype system has been on trial in a 16-t truck body […]
Note: For the time being, Mercedes-Benz SA (MBSA) will only report aggregated sales data. The MBSA commercial vehicle market split volumes are estimates based on historical trends and forecasting techniques. Light Commercial Vehicles < 3 501 kg Total: 14 261 Fiat Chrysler Automobiles South Africa 24 Ford Motor Company 2 667 GWM 174 Hyundai Automotive SA 221 Isuzu Motors South Africa 1 372 JMC 42 Kia South Africa 163 Mahindra 319 Mazda South Africa 50 Mitsubishi 37 Mercedes-Benz SA – […]
Over the last few weeks, two stories emerged that brought a little warmth to the winter months. The first did this literally, as Atlas Copco Industrial partnered with Paballo Ya Batho to donate blankets to the homeless in the Johannesburg city centre. Paballo Ya Batho is a non-profit organisation that provides soup and bread every Wednesday evening to the homeless men, women and children in Johannesburg’s central business district. Atlas Copco first worked with Paballo Ya Batho in 2017 in […]
August is Women’s Month and what better way to kick it off than with an inspiring story of personal growth and ambition. Nhlokomo Mhlophe, who was part of the Engen Graduate Development Programme, has made significant strides to realise her ambition of “becoming a strong, independent black woman”. She is now preparing to focus on the second half of that goal – to empower other women like her. Speaking out to mark Women’s Month, Mhlophe recalls how she was once […]
As the local conversation about environmental practices and the behaviour of individuals and businesses, when it comes to sustainability, becomes more prominent, it is important to continue the conversation in all aspects of economic activity. The 2018 Barloworld Logistics supplychainforesight study has reviewed the opinions of South African business leaders regarding the adoption of sustainable business practices within the supply chain, and business in general. This information creates a snapshot of the state of green supply chains in South Africa […]
Cummins Inc. has announced that a settlement agreement has been reached with JM Turbo Technology Corporation precluding the manufacture or sale of products that infringe Cummins’s patents. JM Turbo Technology acknowledged it illegally marketed and sold turbochargers protected by Cummins’s patents and other intellectual property rights registered in multiple countries. In addition, the Cummins patents that were infringed are valid and enforceable. Conditions of the settlement include JM Turbo Technology’s agreement to stop all manufacturing, importing, exporting, advertising and/or selling […]
Seven-thousand vehicles in the eThekwini Municipality fleet will soon sport Netstar vehicle-tracking technology as part of a three-year contract between the two parties for the supply, integration and maintenance of this solution. The multi-million-rand deal – which will involve technology being deployed across the entire fleet – enables the municipality to track, monitor, communicate and respond in real time. Pierre Bruwer, Netstar MD, says: “Our technology solutions will be used to assist the eThekwini Municipality to provide a seamless transport […]
For 46 years, Electra Mining Africa has been winning the hearts and minds of mining and related industries. Delivering an effective platform to showcase the latest innovations, technologies and trends, it’s much more than a show – it’s a tradition. Electro Mining Africa will take place between September 10 and 14 at the Expo Centre in Nasrec, Johannesburg, and leading players in the mining, manufacturing, electrical and power industries are looking forward to engaging with visitors and sharing information on […]
The highly anticipated Ford Ranger Raptor has hit markets in the Asia Pacific region, ahead of its South African debut in the first half of 2019. “Our performance vehicles bring different customers into Ford showrooms, and the Ranger Raptor will help access new customers looking for a Ranger with immense off-road capability like no other. We have a passion for bringing the best to our customers, and the Ranger Raptor showcases the best of Ford Performance’s expertise in performance-vehicle design […]
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