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| Keeping the markets wet
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The recent truckers strike
underlined the country’s reliance on fuel and the fuel distribution
network which were under threat in some parts of the country. |
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Castrol
helps to reduce cost ...
YOU MIGHT HAVE
got wind of it at the
Automechanika Trade Show held in March but if you didn’t, it’s
worth mentioning that Castrol South Africa has introduced its
Castrol Fleet Programme aimed at helping fleet operators keep
their fleets on the road longer and reduce their cost per
kilometre. |
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Quotable
Quotes |
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Stay optimistic
and upbeat – don’t be afraid of the future. Hold on to your
longer-term vision and objectives. Don’t stop thinking. Watch
your cash flow like a hawk – personally. This is of critical
importance, as cash flow is the lifeblood of any business, large
and small. And, above all, don’t panic!
Brand Pretorius,
CEO of McCarthy Motor Holdings,
in an address at the first Automechanika SA trade fair held at the
Expo Centre, Nasrec. |
| SA
Innovation at work ...
CROUCH,
TOUCH, Pause, Engage…” On April 15th at Kings Park Stadium
– home of the Sharks - a piece of history was made. |
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Upgraded fuel
supply in the pipeline
WHILE CONTROVERSY
SURROUNDS the funding of
Transnet’s proposed multiproduct fuel pipeline, a Mozambican and
South African consortium, Petroline Holdings, plans to start
building a R6,2-billion oil pipeline linking Johannesburg to the
port of Maputo before the end of this year. The construction of
the 450-km pipeline petrol and diesel pipeline is expected to take
six months. The pipeline will have a capacity to handle up to
3,5-million cubic metres of fuel per year. ? |
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TOTAL's environment commitment
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AS PART OF its
commitment to environmental conservation, Total South Africa is using two
clean-burning Euro 4 Scania trucks as part of its fuel delivery fleet. |
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| Massive Boost
for regional trade areas ...
In
the midst of the economic storm that has engulfed the world, there is good
news coming out of Africa via the unveiling of the North-South Corridor
Programme, an ambitious multi-billion Rand transport initiative launched by
three African regional economic communities, SADC, EAC and COMESA, and
supported by Britain's Department of International Development (DFID) and
other international agencies. |
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