Goodyear official tyre partner for Land Rover Experience Tour in Kavango-Zambezi National Park

 

 Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac tyres will show their strength during a 2,000-kilometer journey on rugged African roads, equipping 16 Land Rover Discovery vehicles.

Participants driving across the Kavango-Zambezi (Kaza) National Park will be able to rely on Goodyear tyres to conquer tough terrains through the second largest nature reserve in the world.

The setting for the biennial Land Rover Experience Tour is Kavango-Zambezi National Park, the second largest nature reserve in the world, which spans parts of Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Wrangler DuraTrac tyres will equip the Land Rover Discovery - which has proven its flexibility and robustness in countless adventure missions around the globe over the last three decades.

Participants can marvel at the untouched animal world, enjoy a taste of the local cuisines and visit Victoria Falls, the largest waterfall in the world.

Besides getting to know the countries, participants will also get to know the people, immerse themselves deeply in their cultures and tradition.

They will experience aspects such as sustainability initiatives, as well as animal and nature conservation on site.

The Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac is developed to cope with the toughest terrains, including deep sandy slopes, sandy tracks, thorny savannah bushes and overgrown gravel roads, all of which the participants will encounter during their adventures.

For the off-road parts, drivers can benefit from Goodyear's TractiveGroove Technology, which enhances traction on mud.

The Wrangler DuraTrac tyres are also designed to overcome curb-like heights, rapidly evacuate gravel, dirt and mud and automatically improve the vehicle's traction and lateral stability, while reducing road noise.

"We are thrilled to provide our Wrangler DuraTrac tyres for the Land Rover Experience Tour", said Mike Rytokoski, Chief Marketing Officer Europe at Goodyear.

 "It shows once more that when Land Rover wants to push their vehicles to the limit, they use Goodyear tyres."

Christian Löer, Marketing & PR Director from Jaguar Land Rover Germany said, "Our relationship with Goodyear spans many decades, back when their tyres were fitted to the first Range Rover.

It continues today with the development of next-generation tyres for our newest vehicles such as the new Land Rover Defender.

It goes without saying that we are excited to have Goodyear equip our Land Rover Discovery vehicles on this tour."

By: Georgina Otoo

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Ford Integrates Waze to Enable Hands-Free Navigation for SA Motorists

Waze users in South Africa can now project the app's real-time traffic and navigation service onto the touch screen in Ford vehicles via SYNC^® 3 AppLink^® and control it through voice command. For owners of Ford SYNC 3-equipped vehicles, this allows easier access to features including finding the quickest traffic routes and reporting traffic accidents.

To use, customers simply connect their Waze-equipped phone to the USB port of their Ford vehicle, select the Waze app on the SYNC app drawer, and view the service as it is projected onto the vehicle's touch screen. 

With Ford SYNC 3, users can now conveniently access the app's features on a larger display and direct select feature functionality by voice command through the cars built in speakers and microphone system.

"We are excited to finally be able to enhance the Waze experience for our customers in South Africa, with Ford SYNC^® 3 through AppLink^®" says Doreen Mashinini, General Manager, Marketing at Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa.

"With Waze, our customers get the benefits they're accustomed to with the added luxury of experiencing them on a bigger screen," she says.

In addition to the ability to report on heavy traffic and accidents, Ford's integration of Waze includes recent app updates such as talk to Waze, which lets you control the app via voice command.

To deliver optimal driving directions and traffic updates, Waze uses crowdsourcing to gather information about road conditions from all of its users. People simply type in their destination and drive with the app open to contribute data to Waze's community of users. At the same time, people can take a more active role by sharing reports from the road, including notifying the community of accidents, hazards or route changes that were previously unknown.

Accessing and using Waze on SYNC 3 in your Ford vehicle

To access Waze on AppLink in your SYNC 3-equipped Ford vehicle, you'll need to update your SYNC 3 software, which can now be done on the Ford website. Please visit https://www.ford.co.za/technology/sync/ for complete software update instructions and to learn more about Ford's award winning in-car infotainment offerings.

If using an iPhone, you'll need iOS 11.3 or above and the latest version of the Waze app  downloaded on your phone.  Users with Android devices will need Android 5.0 or above.

Apple Car Play and Android Auto are fully supported across all SYNC 3-equipped Ford vehicles.

By: Georgina Otoo

Minerals Commission Board pays courtesy call on Asantehene

The Governing Board of the Minerals Commission led by the Chairman, Samson Kwaku Boafo paid a courtesy call on Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi.

The visit was to commemorate the 20th anniversary of his royal Highness as king of the Asante Kingdom.

Mr. Boafo commended the Asantehene for his immense and diverse contributions toward peace, unity and socio economic development of Asanteman and Ghana as a whole.

The delegation presented the Asantehene with cash donation and assorted drinks in support of his 20th coronation celebrations.

In his note of gratitude on behalf of the King, his linguist acknowledged Minerals Commission for its continuous collaborations with the Asante kingdom and for all its endeavors towards the growth of the nation.

Speaking to the media after the presentation, the Board Chairman, Mr. Boafo commended Otumfuo for leadership and exemplary life.

He said “good works need to be appreciated and urged other chiefs in the country to stand out and be sources of development in their communities as has been depicted by Asantehene”.

He added that the contributions of Otumfuo to the nation cannot be quantified and his assistance to Minerals Commission all these years has been enormous especially with a number of mining companies located in Ashanti Region.