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On Friday, March 1, Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks handed-over an all-electric refueling vehicle based on the Mercedes-Benz eEconic at Stuttgart Airport. The vehicle will be used by the refueling service provider Skytanking. The company Esterer has equipped it with electrically operated 40.000-liter refueling technology, which draws the energy for driving the ...

Climate Action Africa (CAA), a leading social enterprise focused on environmental sustainability, reaffirmed its commitment to fostering an inclusive climate action ecosystem at the ongoing Omniverse Summit 2024. Co-founded by Innovation Support Network (ISN Hubs) with support from GIZ/Digital Transformation Center Nigeria (GIZ/DTC Nigeria), the Omniverse serves as a meeting ...

President Bola  Tinubu, Thursday in Lagos,  inaugurated  the  Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line Project Phase 1, built by the Lagos State Government under the leadership of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, at the Ikeja Train Station. The Red Line Rail,  a 37 kilometre rail route from Ebute Metta (Oyingbo) to ...

Hyundai Automotive South Africa has officially opened the 20th library and resource centre which was donated as part of its corporate social investment programme – this time at the Thandukwazi Secondary School in Sebokeng. The social investment programme, undertaken with the support of Hyundai Motor Company in South Korea and ...

A two-day public transport strike began in numerous German states on Thursday morning. Passengers can expect considerable disruption, as buses, trams and underground trains ceased operating in many places. The trade union Verdi had called for the two-day strike, lasting until Friday. Cities and states which are affected include Berlin, ...

With just one week to go, excitement is in the air as countdown begins  in preparation for the first-ever Western Cape Motor Mech show, which will be held at HTS Drostdy on Saturday 9 March. HTS Drostdy is the only fully-fledged technical high school in the Boland, in collaboration with ...

Successful female agripreneur shares guiding principles for launching a sustainable farming enterprise For Cynthia Sekgobela, retirement in 2016 brought a bold new beginning. After 21 years as an accountant and tax consultant, she swapped her ledgers for her true passion in farming and started Gung’s Boerdry in Zuurbekom, a 2.5-hectare ...

Stellantis Middle East and Africa (MEA) has shown robust performance in 2023, effectively advancing its Dare Forward 2030 objectives despite global challenges. Key achievements include: Net Revenues up 64 percent versus 2022 to €10.560 billion Shipments up 43 percent versus 2022 to 616,100 units Adjusted Operating Income (AOI) up by ...

Following an investment of R20-million and construction of nearly two years, Volkswagen Group Africa officially opened its new airbag deployment centre on Wednesday 28 February. The new facility, based at the company’s B Plant in Kariega, will boost the plant’s airbag testing capacity to 150% of its previous output. Whereas ...

President Bola Tinubu will this Thursday inaugurate  the Lagos Red Line train . The train is the first phase of the project, which will run from Agbado in Ogun State to Oyingbo in the heart of Lagos. The train, when fully operational, will run 37 trips and convey about 500,000 ...