From Creamer Media in Johannesburg, this is the Real Economy Report.

Sashnee Moodley:

Forklift products and services provider Masslift Africa, in partnership with Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks, in March launched Mitsubishi’s new-generation Grendia forklift series for the Southern African market. Tasneem Bulbulia tells us more.

Tasneem Bulbulia:

Masslift is the distributor of Mitsubishi Forklifts in Southern Africa. Masslift Africa CEO Marco Caverni expands on the new product.

Masslift Africa CEO Marco Caverni...

Tasneem Bulbulia:

Caverni also touches on the sustainable features of the product.

Masslift Africa CEO Marco Caverni:

Sashnee Moodley:

In the township of Lawley, south-west of Johannesburg, beer multinational Heineken and community environmental sustainability nonprofit organisation The Greenpop Foundation have built a sustainability-focused Green Zone. Schalk Burger has the story.

Schalk Burger:

A Green Zone aims to promote sustainability-focused behaviours within communities by creating open green spaces and parks using indigenous plants, as well as establishing food gardens.

However, community initiatives must be sustainable to have a long-term impact, and Heineken and Greenpop emphasised that the project in Lawley and the other Green Zones they are building are founded on deep engagement with the communities to determine what is most important to them before designing the Green Zones.

Heineken South Africa senior brand manager Bhavna Mistry explains the aim of the Green Zone projects.

Heineken South Africa senior brand manager Bhavna Mistry…

Schalk Burger:

Greenpop urban greening project manager Chris Nash explains how the team designs a Green Zone.

Greenpop urban greening project manager Chris Nash…

Sashnee Moodley:

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