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🤣𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗻𝘆: 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁 In 2025, 2 friends crossed a stretch of sea on a homemade barge with working toilet & barbecue, to avoid paying $2k to ferry the loo across. 👀https://t.co/RN7SULDAsb

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🥔Supply chain bottlenecks must be tackled to keep the potato sector competitive & affordable, said speakers at the Potato SA Congress. Local farmers grow quality crops & harvest efficiently but smart logistics can optimise growth. More: https://t.co/ea2DU0MqzT

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🛻SA president Cyril Ramaphosa hailed Toyota SA’s R10.4bn investment in producing the 9th-gen Hilux bakkie as a strong vote of confidence in the economy, showing SA's ability to turn such investment into jobs, industrial growth & exports.
#Investment #Toyota #SouthAfrica #Bakkie

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🐅A road traversing a Tiger Reserve in India has been made safer with wildlife underpasses and the application of a 5mm red layer that alerts drivers to speed restrictions in the wildlife-sensitive corridor. 👀 More: https://t.co/4eco3xmUrP
#RoadSafety #Psychology #Wildlife

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💵 Logistics property giant Newlyn Group closed a R5bn financing deal with Absa CIB, potentially the largest single funding deal of its kind for a private property company in SA. Newlyn will develop the R3.4bn PX Terminal near Durban Port. #Financing #Logistics #DurbanPort

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⛽️In a R16bn deal, Abu Dhabi’s largest oil firm, Adnoc, would purchase 580 Shell fuel stations in South Africa, ~10% of the country’s fuel retail market. It's part of Adnoc's global expansion strategy. Shell is disposing of non-core assets. More: https://t.co/TJeVkeBPUr #Fuel

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🚙 Next year Toyota Gazoo Racing will enter a fuel cell-powered Hilux in the Dakar Rally’s Future Mission 1000 class – the first time a major manufacturer competes in the alternative-energy category as a factory outfit. 👀 More: https://t.co/7HGBHCG3LI #DakarRally #Toyota

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🚚 Canadian trucking innovations include the use of drones equipped with thermal imaging to identify trucks with potential brake defects, and the launch of the country's first commercial hydrogen fuelling station for heavy-duty vehicles.
#Canada #Drones #GreenTransport #Hydrogen

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🔋China-based NEV maker BYD is exploring South African production of batteries and components, particularly its lithium iron phosphate Blade Battery for passenger EVs. The OEM also launched a financing JV with Absa to make NEVs more accessible. #BYD #NEVs #Localisation

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✈️Harith Aviation got Competition Commission clearance to acquire Safair Holdings, FlySafair's parent company - a pivotal step in bolstering the airline's long-term future + ensuring compliance with SA’s 75% local ownership mandate.
👀More: https://t.co/PvNitiGJW3 #Aviation #Fly

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🏋️ 𝗦𝗾𝘂𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀? In 2021, residents of Cluj-Napoca in Romania could get a free bus ride by doing 20 squats in 2min as part of a “health ticket” campaign to get citizens to move more. Should SA do the same? #PublicTransport #Bus #Commute #HealthyLifestyles

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⚓️ Maersk & Hapag-Lloyd are cautiously returning one service to the Suez Canal-Red Sea corridor - a possible shift for Asia-Europe container flows after years of disruption & Cape of Good Hope diversions. First sailing expected 24 July.
👀More: https://t.co/X7vuSgvkgO #Shipping

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⛽️The Scania Super has a new 13-litre engine platform designed to improve fuel efficiency & operating economy. The engine achieves up to 50% brake thermal efficiency & reduces fuel use by ~8% vs previous generation. 👀 More: https://t.co/QkWsu0NstB #ScaniaSuper #FuelEfficiency

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MAN Truck & Bus South Africa has introduced a unique loyalty programme for all used MAN vehicles sold through MAN TopUsed South Africa and its dealer network.

Find out more here: https://t.co/jiGXJaUE6x

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The things that matter most in a truck haven't changed.
Performance
Reliability. Trust.
The new Actros range keeps its focus where it belongs.
#BuiltWithWhatMattersMost #NewActros

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🔋FAW Jiefang tested a sodium battery heavy-duty truck with Chinese sodium-ion battery-maker Hina Battery, & it overcame cold-weather degradation & slow charging issues. Will Na+ compete with lithium batteries? More: https://t.co/3ErjCLiRk8 #SodiumIonBattery #GreenTransport #FAW

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🛠️ At Automechanika Frankfurt in Sept, ZF will showcase a new AI Voice Agent in ZF [pro]Manager, a new High Voltage Battery Training Program and sustainable braking innovations. #AutomechanikaFrankfurt2026 #ZFAftermarket #Aftermarket #Expo

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A delivery truck carrying maize meal was reportedly looted in North West yesterday after being involved in an accident. What makes this incident even more disturbing is the allegation that members of the community were joined by traffic officers in uniform.

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📢 Update: #Hino has entered its 700 2845 truck tractor to participate in #TruckTest2026! The vehicle will tackle the N3 with a record-breaking line-up of XHCVs from Daewoo, DAF, FAW, Foton, MAN, Mercedes-Benz, Powerstar, Scania, Shacman, Sinotruk & Volvo Trucks. #Performance

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