BRITS POS – BRITS- “Die rooistinkhout, Prunus Africana, is een van Suid-Afrika se beskermde boomspesies,” vertel Henry Francis, voorsitter van Pilanesberg Dendrologiese-vereniging.
“Die besondere boom kom vanaf die noorde van Zimbabwe tot in die suide van die Oos-Kaap voor. Die rooistinkhout is nie familie van die witstinkhout, Celtis Africana, nie. Hy groei in immergroen bergwoude en klowe, meestal in die misgordelgebiede. “Hy kom ook plek-plek voor in die Magaliesberg, maar as gevolg van die stroping van die bas vir medisinale gebruike, is hy nou ‘n baie skaars en seldsame boom. Indien jy hom sou raak loop in die Magaliesberg kan jy jouself baie gelukkig ag,” sê Francis.
Ford celebrates 100 years in South Africa
BRITS POS – BRITS - Ford is celebrating its centenary – 100 years in South Africa, marking the historic milestone with a look back at the company’s many endeavours.
The Blue Oval first opened its doors on the tip of Africa in 1923 in Port Elizabeth, 20 years after Henry Ford first established the Ford Motor Company in the United States, and quickly went on to establish South Africa as one of its key markets and manufacturing centres. “Ford has played an integral role in South Africa’s history since establishing its local operations in 1923, boasting a proud tradition of pioneering achievements and industry milestones over the past century,” it said.
