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Monthly Archive: May 2013

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Featured Articles

From Naguru to Nagoya – Passionate Boxing Trainer Offers Valuable Advice to Boxers

  • May 31, 2013

Ask me and I will tell you that Naguru has a Japanese ring to it, especially when you compare it to Nagoya. However, though thousands of miles apart, these two places have something in common. They are both home to Ugandan pugilist and trainer, Ima Geoffrey. He moved from his[...]

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Development & Industry · Technology

Top Auto Technologies To Look Out for In Future

  • May 29, 2013

In the classic movies, future cars can fly or transform. Albeit this is not the case in the near automotive future, most of the technology we know now will have changed or advance to a whole different level. We live in a world that is biased when it comes to[...]

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Buying & Importing Cars

Alarm Raised on Fraudulent Japanese Used Car Exporters – How to Spot a Genuine Supplier Online

  • May 27, 2013

One year ago, the Kenyan Embassy in Japan warned car importers from East Africa to be wary of fraudulent car dealers in Japan. the embassy raised this alarm after many alarms were raised by people who had lost money to unscrupulous dealers. Sadly, the trusted Japanese car market had been[...]

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Trends & Opinions

Defensive Driving – Cure To Traffic Accidents in South Africa?

  • May 24, 2013

The idea of defensive driving was conceived in USA in 1964 after realization that the minimum driving and traffic rules taught in driving lessons were not very effective. The idea, which Wikipedia describes as ‘driving to save lives, time and money in spite of the conditions around you and the[...]

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Mini Lovers in Kenya – Small Car That Won’t Just Fade Into Oblivion

  • May 22, 2013

Mini Cooper is a small cars that is manufactured by BMC (British Motor Corporation) followed by its successors between1959 to 2000. The mini cooper is in some way compared to the German all time favorite bug; the Volkswagen Beetle. This is because they are both small cars that gained great[...]

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Featured Articles

DUI and DWI – What Motorists Should Know

  • May 20, 2013

As simple as it may seem to some, the acronyms DUI and DWI confuse many people with their meaning. However, their basic meanings are as explained here. DUI stands for Driving Under Influence while DWI stands for Driving While Intoxicated. However, if you have heard terms like drunken driving, drinking[...]

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Featured Articles · News & Events · The African Autos · Trends & Opinions

Dubai Gets The World’s Most Expensive Police Car – For Show

  • May 16, 2013

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[...]

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Inside a Wedding Limousine – When Glamor Meets Bliss

  • May 15, 2013

Weddings have been very important events all through time. It is not just about uniting two people, it is also about the glamor that comes with the occasion. Ideally, people are supposed to wed only once in a lifetime and for this reason, the day must be a success from[...]

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Featured Articles

Most Ridiculous Road Rules In The World – Seriously? Who Obeys Such?

  • May 10, 2013

Have you ever heard of the phrase ‘The law is an ass’? Well, legislating road rules is one thing and legislating useful road rules is another. You can agree with the fact that some of the road rules across the world are very ridiculous and they may have lost their[...]

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Development & Industry · Featured Articles

Toyota – How It All Started

  • May 10, 2013

Every success is a story. Success is best described as a gradual process and not a one-off incident. It entails conquering numerous challenges, celebrating many booms, and clearly, these do not come all at once. And so it is with the story of the legendary Toyota. Not many have the[...]

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