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            <title>EVs to constitute 25% of global fleet by 2040; can rise to 50% – WoodMac</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Global energy research and consulting firm Wood Mackenzie's (WoodMac’s) base case scenario projects electric vehicles (EVs) jumping from 4% of the global fleet today to 25% by 2040. However, if governments boost EV supply chain investment to strengthen resilience to oil market shocks, high fuel prices prompt more consumers to switch to EVs, and EV technologies advance faster than expected, this could fast-track global EV adoption to 50%.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The 2026 edition of the yearly Powtech Technopharm expo, which takes place in Nuremberg, Germany from September 29 to October 1, will be used as a platform by process, packaging and materials handling solutions provider Haver & Boecker to showcase its latest bulk handling and packing offering. Haver & Boecker will also display its filter methods for wire mesh and advancements in AI-based processes and performance under the theme AIR, or Artificial Intelligence and Robotics.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Following on South Africa’s Youth Month in July, original-equipment manufacturer Barloworld Equipment has reinforced its commitment to developing the country’s next generation of technical talent by hosting graduates at its Cat Technicians for the World event, held last month at its Peter J Bulterman Learning Academy in Isando, Kempton Park. Barloworld Equipment, which supplies materials handling solutions for the construction, agriculture, mining, transport and energy industries, notes that the event brought together young people from across Gauteng who successfully completed construction and mining equipment manufacturer Caterpillar’s free six-week Technicians for the World online learning programme.]]></description>
            <author>Halima Frost</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Industrial equipment supplier BMG’s Bearings division has expanded its Timken product offering to include split cylindrical hanger units, engineered for screw conveyor shafts operating in demanding environments such as bulk materials handling and mining. These robust units deliver reliable performance under continuous load, heavy contamination and high mechanical stress in bulk handling applications.]]></description>
            <author>Halima Frost</author>
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            <title>R1.7bn investment in Dunlop tyre manufacturing facility in KwaZulu-Natal completed</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Tyre producer Dunlop Tyres South Africa has completed a R1.7-billion investment programme at its uMnambithi (formerly Ladysmith) manufacturing facility, in KwaZulu-Natal. The investment introduced new manufacturing technology, expanded production capabilities and positions the plant as a strategic hub for automotive growth across Africa.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[South African regional and domestic airline Airlink and major global carrier Qatar Airways have announced an expansion of their codesharing agreement. From August 31, Airlink will put its flight code, 4Z, on Qatar-operated flights and start marketing Doha in Qatar as its first long-haul destination. This agreement will apply to Qatar-operated flights from Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban. It will, over subsequent months, also be applied to other destinations in Qatar’s global network.]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[A new market testing exercise has been initiated to assess interest in partnership opportunities across South Africa’s railway branch lines for freight and passenger trains. This so-called B-Network involves some 9 098 km of lines that connect to the core rail network, but which are characterised by low freight volumes and/or small-scale passenger or tourism services.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <title>VAE SA delivers new rail crossing for Crossmoor Station in KwaZulu-Natal</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A new diamond crossing has been installed at Crossmoor Station to improve reliability, safety and travel times for daily commuter passengers on State-owned the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa’s (PRASA’s) KwaZulu‑Natal rail network. The crossing was designed and manufactured by steel and rail company voestalpine Railway Systems subsidiary voestalpine South Africa (VAE SA) at its Isando facility, in Gauteng, and built by construction company Maziya General Services.]]></description>
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