Mercedes-Benz Trucks, in association with SA Crisis Support, has delivered over 100 bales of cattle feed to a farming community in Winburg, Free State.

The manufacturer provided an Actros 2654, a trailer, driver and the fuel needed for the two-day operation, which saw a large quantity of donated feed moved from Bronkhorstspruit.

Cattle in the province were in desperate need of the feed, with Daimler providing the critical transport link. “As winter is upon us, the cattle feed will go a long way in ensuring farmers in the Winburg area can feed their cattle for the foreseeable future,” said SA Crisis Support’s Karen Schwendtke.

According to the South African Weather Service, South Africa received the lowest rainfall between January and December 2015 since the recording of rainfall began in 1904. Since 1904, rainfall in all nine provinces has averaged 608 mm per year, while in 2015 South Africa received only an average of 403 mm (66% of the annual average).