Hyundai’s daring Kona SUV confirmed for South Africa:
Hyundai’s daring Kona SUV confirmed for South Africa:
Johannesburg – Hyundai has confirmed that it will launch its flamboyant new Kona compact SUV in South Africa later this year. The Korean automaker already has the more conservative Creta as a player in this crossover market segment, but doesn't expect any sales cannibalisation as the slightly smaller but more premium Kona will be aimed at a different buyer, and will target the same type of style-conscious customer who might consider a Toyota C-HR or a Nissan Juke.
Mercedes-Benz SA in R9.47bn plant expansion plan:
President Ramaphosa tours the Mercedes-Benz Learning Academy in East London. The facility is a locally based skills and artisans development Centre and a Public Private Partnership between Mercedes-Benz, the National Treasury and the Jobs Fund.
Whither the Mandela of the history books?:
Nelson Mandela's life and legacy is the subject of intense debate with some posthumously labelling him a “sell-out”, arguing he did not do enough to achieve economic freedom for South Africa's landless and dispossessed. What has however also emerged is the blind spots of history that have grown parallel to the legend of the great man.
Weekly Space Hangout: June 27 2018: “In Saturn’s Rings” with Stephen van Vuuren:
Special Guests: Creator of the In Saturn's Rings documentary, Stephen van Vuuren is an award-winning filmmaker, musician, photographer and ubergeek. He grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa and Knoxville, Tennessee.
FEATURE-In hunt for clean jet fuel, South Africa swaps tobacco for weeds:
When a South African Airways Boeing 737 took off from O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg two years ago, headed for Cape Town, it was powered by an unusual fuel: tobacco. South Africa hasn't yet repeated the jet biofuel feat, but in an effort to cut its climate-changing emissions and promote greener power the country's researchers are looking for innovative ways to manufacture green aviation fuel at larger scale.
David Goldblatt, penetrating photographer of South Africa…:
David Goldblatt, a South African photographer who cast a sensitive and penetrating light on both sides of the country's racial divide during the apartheid era, died June 25 at his home in Johannesburg. He was 87. The cause was cancer, said Peter MacGill, whose Pace/MacGill Gallery in New York is the North American representative of Goldblatt's work.
First-ever Marie Claire Power Summit 2018:
The Marie Claire Power Summit will take place on Wednesday, 18 July at The Lyric at Gold Reef City in Johannesburg from 08h00 – 15h30. This one-day power conference, featuring keynote speakers and interactive panel discussions on the issues that matter right now, will also provide networking opportunities for taking action.
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