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  2. Two-foot-gauge railways in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    Two-foot-gauge railways in South Africa. A Spoornet Class 91-000 on the Avontuur Railway near Humansdorp. In the early 1900s, 2 ft ( 610 mm) narrow-gauge railway lines started playing a significant role in South Africa. They facilitated the transport of various agricultural and mineral produce from locations hardly accessible by road.

  3. List of equipment of the South African Army - Wikipedia

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    South Africa: Unmanned aerial vehicle: 36: The Seeker 400 is the latest variant of the Seeker UAVs manufactured by South Africa's Denel Dynamics. SANDF Took delivery of the first Seeker 400 in 2015, in 2021 a SANDF Seeker 400 crashed. [81] ATE Vulture [82] South Africa: Unmanned aerial vehicle: 4: Acquired under Project Klooster.

  4. Ford Bantam - Wikipedia

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    Transversely-mounted inline four-cylinder; front-wheel-drive transaxle. The Ford Bantam is a coupé utility / pickup (known in South African English as a ' Bakkie ') produced in South Africa. Production of the Bantam spanned three generations, with the vehicle produced in South Africa for sale within the South African market.

  5. Blaster (flamethrower) - Wikipedia

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    Specifications. Maximum firing range. 2 meters (6 ft 7 in) flame [inconsistent] The Blaster (also called the "BMW Flamethrower") was a 1998 invention by South African inventor Charl Fourie that functioned as a car-mounted, laterally-firing flamethrower designed to provide a defence against carjackings . The Blaster was a liquefied petroleum gas ...

  6. History of the wheel in Africa - Wikipedia

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    The wheel in Africa was used, to various extents, throughout the history of Africa. [1] While it may have been common for Africans to manually carry their goods or use pack animals to transport economic goods in Africa, there was broad awareness, knowledge, and use of wheeled transports (e.g., carts, carriages, [1] chariots, [1] [2] wagons [2 ...

  7. List of South African artists - Wikipedia

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    H. Caesar Carl Hans Henkel (1839–1913), German-born South African forester, cartographer, painter, soldier and botanist. Matthew Hindley (born 1974) Nicholas Hlobo (born 1975), sculptor [ 2] Robert Hodgins (1920–2010), English-born South African painter and printmaker [ 2] Rosa Hope (1902–1972), English-born South African painter.

  8. Category:Diesel-electric locomotives of South Africa - Wikipedia

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    South African Class 44-000. South African Class 91-000. South African Class 35-800. Categories: Locomotives of South Africa. Diesel-electric locomotives. Diesel locomotives of South Africa. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.

  9. Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa - Wikipedia

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    On 23 December 2008 the SARCC was renamed the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa, and in subsequent months other assets were transferred to PRASA. PRASA was officially launched in March 2009 and combined the assets of Metrorail, Shosholoza Meyl, Autopax and Intersite Property Management Services under this new organisation. [2] : 7.