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Organisations must capitalise on next wave of China’s innovations

  China’s emergence as a global innovation powerhouse has proven to be a double-edged sword for global companies – presenting challenges as China seeks to make its companies more competitive in the international market while also bringing historic opportunities for the technology ecosystem. The Lux Research report “Beyond Made in ...

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Ford launches engine donation programme for technical schools in South Africa

  Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) Thursday launched a far-reaching engine donation programme to support skills development and training at technical high schools across South Africa. A total of 240 engines, valued at R7.8-million, are being donated, which reaffirms the commitment of Ford Motor Company to empowering the ...

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Oxford Business Group, GIPC to produce COVID-19 response report

    Oxford Business Group (OBG) and the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) have teamed up to produce a landmark report on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the country’s plans for recovery. The Covid-19 Response Report (CRR) will showcase Ghana’s response to the coronavirus, including the rollout of a ...

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Ford experiments with four-legged robots, to scout factories, saving time, money

  These four-legged dog-like robots can sit, shake hands and roll over. They also can perform 360-degree camera scans, handle 30-degree grades and climb stairs for hours at a time. Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa pays tribute to these robot dogs on World Dog Day, 26 August 2020.   ...

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FIFA teams up with African Union, WHO, CAF to promote campaign against domestic violence in Africa

  FIFA is joining forces with the African Union, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to jointly address the issue of domestic violence by launching the #SafeHome campaign across the African continent. The initiative is designed to support women and children victims of domestic ...

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Ford employees contribute over $1 million to COVID-19 relief worldwide

      Ford employees and others have so far contributed $1,133,447 million to COVID-19 related relief efforts around the world, surpassing the goal of the auto giant.   The COVID-19 Donation Match Programme was established in April to provide Ford employees, their families and friends a way to help ...

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Automotive industry: ‘I’d tell a young woman to jump in and have some fun…But make sure to take a seat at the table.’

  In the months before Marcy Fisher graduated from high school, her mom would hand her articles and want ads cut out of Detroit-area newspapers. “She’d say to me, ‘Look, here’s what you’re good at—there are jobs in this area called engineering’,” says Fisher. “It was the early ’80s. We ...

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Rolls-Royce reveals significant engineering advances developed for New Ghost 

  The first Goodwood Ghost reflected a layer of clients who use their Rolls-Royce in a completely unique way. These men and women required a motor car able to offer an impeccable chauffeur-driven experience as well as a vibrant dynamic personality when they chose to drive it themselves. In 2009, ...

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Hyundai donates N35m worth of PPE to Nigeria for COVID-19 fight

    Hyundai Motor Company has donated Personal Protective Equipment and other medical items worth N35 million to Nigeria. The items, which include 25,000 face masks and 2,000 protective suits to help the country combat COVID-19 outbreak, were routed through the Stallion Group, the official distributor of Hyundai vehicles in ...

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