On the back of visible green shoots in the South African construction sector, Daimler Truck Southern Africa (DTSA) has seen a marked increase in construction vehicle sales, particularly for its FUSO FJ Series. Amid this growing uptake, DTSA is introducing the Allison automatic transmission to the FJ range, which bodes well for stop-start applications found in construction and mining. By Munesu Shoko.
Having taken over the assembly and distributorship of Powerstar trucks in 2010, Ever Star Industries (ESI) has put the brand on a continuous growth trajectory. One of the latest achievements is the recent milestone of the 10 000th Powerstar truck to roll off the company’s Pietermaritzburg, South Africa assembly plant. Munesu Shoko attended the event and filed this report for Quarrying Africa.
Following the acquisition of PPC’s Botswana-based commercial quarry assets back in October 2021, Danoher committed a large capital investment into a new processing plant for its Gaborone-based Kgale Quarry. With the new plant, CEO Scott Danoher tells Quarrying Africa, Danoher has increased capacity significantly, optimised operational efficiencies, maximised safety, and enhanced flexibility to process the variable resource. By Munesu Shoko.
Following Babcock’s recent launch of the Volvo New Generation articulated dump trucks (ADTs) in southern Africa, leading mining contractor JCI Mining has taken delivery of the first ten A50 units in the region, deploying them on one of its new projects in Limpopo, South Africa. Based on a lifecycle costing model, Matthew Abraham, MD of JCI Mining, is convinced that the A50 hits a ‘sweet spot’ with unmatched cost-per-tonne prospects. By Munesu Shoko.