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Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) has commenced production of 57 000 protective face shields that will be donated to front-line medical and essential services personnel who are most at risk of contracting the COVID-19 virus that has spread worldwide. Ford has also approached its suppliers and business partners ...

  Kia Telluride SUV is World Car of the Year Kia Soul EV electric crossover named World Urban Car Kia Motors Corporation made it big at the 2020 World Car Awards with two prestigious awards as the Telluride emerged the  ‘World Car of the Year’ and the Soul EV ‘World ...

  Mahindra South Africa has restated its commitment to satisfying its custumers during the ongoing nstional lockdown in the country. It has therefore confirmed that nine of its large dealerships in key points have remained open to service and support emergency and essential services. The dealerships, according to an official statement,  ...

  By Patricia Scotland Today, there is an eerie silence across the globe. Bustling cities have gone quiet and highways that were once jammed with bumper to bumper traffic, are empty. In homes, thousands of families are anxiously awaiting a phone call from a hospital about their loved ones. Many have already received ...

  The Thomson Reuters Foundation  – the corporate foundation of the news and information services company – has announced the launch of a virtual training, knowledge-sharing and network-building hub for journalists covering the global COVID-19 pandemic. The Hub – initially bringing together reporters from English-speaking African nations – will focus on facilitating access ...

  By Patricia Scotland Public parks have been gated shut, beaches emptied and stadia deserted, as an unprecedented 2.5 billion people across the world are told to sit at home. Times are tough. The Coronavirus is real and as it spreads its tentacles across the globe it is taking its toll on ...

    One of the first tangible signs of the impact COVID-19 has had on the South African economy hit hard when March’s new vehicle sales were announced by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa) last week. With the country impacted by social distancing measures and ...

Will we ever learn? LIQUI MOLY CEO Ernst Prost asks as he writes about what he describes as  “clearly  wrong policies where money counts more than people.”‘ In the letter  the Managing Director of the German oil and additive specialist wrote to his staff last Friday, he explains, amongst others, why ...

  By Olawale Rasheed The world system is unravelling as nations vigorously pursue national interest in defiance of multilateral institutions and structures. A war is on, devoid of tanks, war planes and nuclear arsenals. The struggle to secure medical supplies  has pitched nations against nations, raising nationalism to new levels ...

        Toyota has received the Okochi Memorial Production Prize in the 66th (2019) Okochi Memorial Prize awards for its innovative aluminum casting technology that improves the plant environment and product functionality. Presented by the Okochi Memorial Foundation, the Okochi Memorial Prize acknowledges remarkable achievements related to research and ...