southern africa | Infrastructure news - Part 3

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Russian truck factory in Angola

Russian group Kamaz plans in 2016 to start building a heavy vehicles factory in Angola in order to sell the vehicles in Southern Africa, said Dmitri Tokarev, from the Russian embassy in Angola. Speaking to Angolan newspaper Expansão, Tokarev said...
Volvo launch at Gerotek

New Volvo models launched

Volvo Trucks Southern Africa has launched 15 new truck models into the market place.Simon Foulds attended the launch at Gerotek outside Pretoria. Torbjörn Christensson, managing director of Volvo Trucks Southern Africa, says: “The launch of our...
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This festive season, Ford goes further

A Ford Ranger was recently donated to the MEDICOS Special School in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria by Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa. In addition to the donation of the Ford Ranger, they also gave the students and teachers a Christmas party...
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Water shortage in Tanzania

Tanzania is one of 18 African countries that are expected to experience a serious shortage of water by 2025 due to failure to protect water sources. The same situation has rendered a number of African countries unable to meet their water...
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Truck sales grow!

The latest figures released by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa) and Associated Motor Holdings (AMH) at the end of September, show the local truck market has grown by 9.91% on a year-to-date basis,...