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January 13, 2016 •
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Comments Off on Ford Conducts Industry-First Snow Tests of Autonomous Vehicles
Ford is conducting the industry’s first autonomous vehicle tests in snow-covered environments – a major step in the company’s plan to bring fully autonomous vehicles to millions of customers worldwide. Unlike other major automakers and technology companies, which have tested autonomous vehicle technology only in dry, mostly sunny climates, Ford knows...
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January 12, 2016 •
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Comments Off on Minister Malusi Gigaba: Media briefing on festive season traveller movement
Statement by Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba at the media briefing on festive season traveller movement over the period 1 December 2015 to 7 January 2016 I trust you all had a restful festive season and indeed a great start to the New Year. For Home...
January 11, 2016 •
News, Sea, Transport •
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Comments Off on Lifeguards pull man to safety from rip currents at Umdloti Main beach
This morning at 10h50 Netcare 911 paramedics received a call for a person that was drowning at the Umdloti Main beach on the Natal North coast. Reports from the scene indicate that the man, a minister from Johannesburg and his family was at the beach when he...
December 23, 2015 •
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Comments Off on Police arrest five suspects and recover stolen truck worth millions of Rand
During the early hours of this morning, Wednesday 23 December, a gang broke into 14 storage garages at a storage facility in Midrand, Gauteng and stole all the stock. In a joint operation between various SAPS units – Brooklyn Police Station, National...
December 22, 2015 •
Air, News, Transport •
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Comments Off on Treasury says swap transaction with Airbus will improve financial position of SAA
The Minister of Finance, Mr Pravin Gordhan, directed the Board of South African Airways (SAA) to conclude the swap transaction with Airbus in line with approval granted in July 2015. SAA has informed the National Treasury that the Board has approved the...
December 21, 2015 •
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Comments Off on Police increase visibility of enforcement activities in Hanover Park
Philippi police took to the streets in Hanover Park since the start of the festive season. Police operations focusing on increased police visibility through an integrated approach and the deployment of personnel who are working in the support service...
December 18, 2015 •
Car, News, Road •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on Class-leading aerodynamics, striking design details for Hyundai’s new alternative-fuel IONIQ
A new rendering of Hyundai Motor’s all-new IONIQ hints at how the innovative, alternative-fuel compact vehicle, which is due for launch in early 2016, will combine head-turning good looks with class-leading aerodynamic performance. Hyundai Motor has...
December 15, 2015 •
News, Sea, Transport •
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Comments Off on Maserati Cape Town Race Week in glorious weather
The inaugural Maserati Cape Town Race Week reached the midway point yesterday after a weekend of glorious weather and shifting winds, that challenged all crews and brought out the very best in technical yacht racing. The predominantly Westerly wind meant...
December 15, 2015 •
Advice, News, Road, Transport •
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Comments Off on Weak oil offsets Rand plunge to save SA motorists pain at pumps in December
South African motorists are set to feel the first direct impacts of the unexpected removal of Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene and the resulting exchange rate chaos. This is according to the Automobile Association (AA), which was commenting on unaudited fuel...
December 11, 2015 •
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Comments Off on Ford Sensor Technology Applied to Motorcycles for New Mobility Insights
Improves Medical Care for Rural Africa Ford is now equipping motorcycles with sensor kits inspired by its OpenXC hardware platform to map areas of community health care services in rural West Africa. Capturing data on additional transportation types is...
