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The Geschützwagen Tiger (G.W. Tiger) was a German self-propelled gun carrier of World War II that never saw service.. It would have been able to carry either the 17cm Kanone K72 (Sf) or the short barrelled 21cm Mörser 18/1 which had the same mounting; with the former it would be known as Grille 17, the latter Grille 21.
Some variants of heavy bag are a Banana Bag used in Muay Thai, which is longer than a regular heavy bag and is used to train low kicks and knee strikes, and a slim line bag that is thinner than a heavy bag. [5] Freestanding heavy bags are heavy bags mounted on a weighted pedestal rather than being hung from above. The base is typically filled ...
This variant was the variant used during the South African Border War.It usually carried one of two mission payloads: The Super Colour Payload that consisted of a 2-axis gimbal platform on which two sensors were mounted, namely: Colour TV camera with a 20x zoom lens and switchable 2x converter; and a secondary sensor consisting of a TV (monochrome) camera fitted with a wide-angle lens.
While initially successful, the union's membership fell back to 2,905 by 1985. That year, it affiliated to the new Congress of South African Trade Unions. [1] In 1987, it was dissolved, members joining various industrial unions, such as the South African Municipal Workers' Union and the Construction and Allied Workers' Union. [2] [3]
The levy was extended to reusable carrier bags with a retail price of less than 20 pence from 19 January 2014 [269] as data from a number of retailers indicated that reusable bag sales had increased by 800% since the introduction of the levy on single use bags. The proceeds of the levy (£4.17m in 2013/14) are paid to the Department of the ...
Tiger Brands Limited (JSE: TBS) is a South African packaged goods company. [3] In addition to the company's South African operations, Tiger Brands has direct and indirect interests in international food businesses in Chile, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Nigeria, Kenya, Lesotho and Cameroon. [4] Tiger Brands is South Africa's largest food company. [5]
During this time period, G.W Bacon created illustrations of British colonial wars, with their most famous publication being Bacon's South Africa War Prints in 1901, covering the Second Boer War. Around 1900, G.W. Bacon was purchased by the Scottish publishing house of W.& A.K. Johnston and incorporated into their own.
By that point, it had 13,300 members. Unlike the majority of South African trade unions, it represented all workers, regardless of ethnicity, although the large majority were black. The union focused on co-ordinating independent committees of workers, and was strongly opposed to registration with the Government of South Africa. [1] [2]