South Africa must have tariff barriers, unlike Oz, as they seem to still have a number of local mower manufacturers.
Protea's reel mowers I knew of; and a bit of searching brought up
Lawnstar ,
Professional ,
Tandem ,
Turfmaster [who seem to build their commercial mower range locally] and also an Alpha Lawnmower Manufacturers in Paarl [no webpage], as well as the makes mentioned in above posts!
And yes, the Japanese mower brands available there include Honda and
Yamaha.
