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The police force has not been left out in the procurement of top of the range vehicles. So, which is the most expensive police car in the world? And what are the qualities that made it preferred for the task? Dubai is now home to the world’s most expensive police[...]
1st and 2nd June 2013 will be two days of great, crazy fun. The place to be with the whole family is Zwartkops Raceway in Centurion Tshwane for the 2013 edition of the annual Gauteng Motor Show. This year’s event is promoted by Thebe Exhibitions and Projects, a well known firm that[...]
Mainly sponsored by Kenya Airways, the The 2013 Kenya Airways East African Safari Classic Rally is set to take place in November (21st to 29th) after a successful event in 2011. This is not just a rally involving new machines with modern technology under the hood and flashy gadgets on[...]
Like a teenager, Kenya doesn’t know whether to throw tantrums, or to behave maturely. And any country would too, if two top ICC indictees were elected into power as happened in Kenya on March 4, 2013, a decision that the Supreme Court upheld on 30 March 2013. While this ruling[...]
The Mahindra Navistar Trucks for export to South Africa are now in the testing stage. The first batch will be released in the next fiscal year. India’s largest vehicle maker, Mahindra & Mahindra, in joint venture with Navistar first announced that they would prepare export heavy commercial trucks to the[...]
KIA motors, after unveiling the Forte Sedan in the US market, has announced the same version for other markets under the name KIA Cerato. This is great news for South Africa as this is bound to be the next big thing on the roads of the country in Africa. The[...]
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When global automobile manufacturers started the scramble for the African car market share early in the start of the new millennium, everyone knew that it was only a matter of time before we witnessed massive contracts being signed, now by different parties. The colossal initial investments in the continent in[...]
South Africa is one rich country when it comes to racing especially in the endurance category. The endurance races history runs from the 60’s starting with the springbok and the international 9 hour series to the 80’s 1000 km races. The 90’s saw the introduction of the world sportscar event[...]
Subaru Forester is killing its sisters- Impreza, Legacy, Leon (if its still there) and others! And guess what, it is soon coming to South Africa! Coming to South Africa in March this year (2013) will mean more than just that. It needs to involve serious improvements, upgrading, and optimization. With[...]
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Africans can do business anywhere. They also major in all types of business. They cannot be limited as long as an opportunity presents itself. When the story hit the news that an East African runs a garage in New Hampshire, many were not surprised. After all, Obama has very strong[...]
