From Creamer Media in Johannesburg, this is the Real Economy Report. One of the new products on display at the Africa Aerospace and Defence 2014 exhibition last month was the Testudo unmanned ground vehicle. Keith Campbell reports.
Keith Campbell:
The Testudo has been developed by local enterprise CMTI from its DT-100 machine, in a joint project with DCD Protected Mobility. Dr Danie Burger, CEO of the CMTI Group, tells us about the Testudo.
CMTI Group CEO Danie Burger
Keith Campbell:
DCD Protected Mobility’s Technical Manager Willie van Biljon explains his company’s interest and involvement in the Testudo programme.
DCD Protected Mobility’s Technical Manager Willie van Biljon
Shannon de Ryhove:
Other news making headlines this week: An intervention aims to alleviate student accommodation shortages; and, two South African project management and quantity surveying firms form a partnership.
There is a significant shortage of accommodation for students studying at universities in Gauteng, but the Student Accommodation Fund, a new programme by the Gauteng Partnership Fund, aims to provide more accommodation through project funding.
GPF senior investment officer Shiraaz Lorgat
South Africa-based international project management company Planning & Cost Engineering (PaCE) Services and quantity surveying and construction-cost consultancy Basson & Close Quantity Surveyors (BCQS) have entered into a strategic partnership to expand their footprint and client base in Africa.
PaCE CEO Nic Bennett
BCQS director Ben Basson
That’s Creamer Media’s Real Economy Report. Join us again next week for more news and insight into South Africa’s real economy.