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Knowledge is power – that’s the theme of seminars that will run alongside Electra Mining Botswana, a mining, industrial and power-generation expo to be held at the Gaborone Fairgrounds from September 10 to 12 Specially designed to promote business growth in Botswana, displays at the upcoming Electra Mining trade show in Botswana will feature latest technologies, machinery, products and solutions aimed at the mining, industrial and power-generation sectors. The event will be co-located with A-OSH Expo Botswana, an occupational safety […]

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) is looking to become a provider of mobility services that function in all areas of the transport value chain, according to Thomas Sedran, the company’s chairman. Speaking in Germany during a tour of VWCV’s Hannover plant, he said that, from 2022, the facility would be geared to produce electrically driven commercial vehicles – some of them autonomous – that would form part of the Volkswagen Group’s new ID Buzz family. “We are investing heavily in developing […]

Digital disruption and its effect on the transport industry held the spotlight at the 2019 Southern African Transport Conference (SATC), which was staged this week in Pretoria In his opening address at this year’s SATC, South Africa’s Minister of Transport, Fikile Mbalula, described the country as being somewhere between a late responder to technology-based mobility solutions and a pioneer in the field. “As government, we acknowledge the international trend towards applying the growing power of information and communication technology in […]

Entries are open for Automechanika Johannesburg’s 2019 Innovation Awards. Winning products will receive winning treatment at the automotive aftermarket event of the year, to be held from September 18 to 21, at the National Exhibition Centre, Nasrec If you manufacture, supply or distribute automotive products that you deem to be innovative and pioneering, why not reap industry and consumer recognition by entering them in Automechanika Johannesburg’s Innovation Awards competition? Worldwide, product excellence is what helps to drive Automechanika’s automotive trade […]

If you ever wondered about the logistics involved in filming a reality TV series such as Survivor South Africa, read this contestant’s account… Supply chain management systems aren’t usually the focus of reality television programmes – but without them, shows like M-Net’s Survivor South Africa would have a hard time making it to the airwaves. That’s the view of Johannesburg-based educationist Toni Tebbutt, a developer of training and skills content for the supply chain industry, who last year took part […]

Trysome Auto-Electrical Engineering has introduced to South Africa what it claims is the global benchmark in blind-spot monitoring systems – Preco’s PreView Side Defender II. In a statement, a spokesman says the system changes the landscape of on-road safety thanks to its rugged, reliable and flexible radar technology. “PreView Side Defender II actively monitors a vehicle’s blind spots, detecting moving vulnerable road users while ignoring stationary objects, resulting in safer driving for truck and bus operators in crowded low-speed urban […]

This year’s National Automobile Dealers’ Association (NADA) Dealer Satisfaction Index Survey Awards saw Hino take a Platinum accolade – the only manufacturer to achieve the top-most honour in the commercial vehicle section. The Most Improved Passenger/Light Commercial Vehicle award went to GWM which, compared with last year, increased its overall score by 9,2 points to move up a notch from Silver to Gold status. Most improved Commercial Vehicle Original Equipment Manufacturer award went to Tata, which showed upward movement of […]