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The African economic outlook paints a good image of the continent today and the future. The report indicates that the African continent grew by an average 4.8 % in the year 2013, and predicts a further growth of 5.3% in 2014. All these are attributable to prudent financial management, relative[...]
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There is a reason why used cars are popular in Africa. Many have tried to link cartels in the auto industry to syndicates revolving around vehicle importation to under hands in this trade, but the story has not been convincing. Although dumping has been used as the bogie theory to[...]
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Africa’s economy is on the take off. Indeed, six of ten world’s fastest growing economies are in Africa. If this indicator is anything to go by, then one cannot help but realize that the continent, formerly referred to as the Dark Continent, is shaping up, and gearing for profound economic[...]
Quite often, the term SUV has been used by different people to mean different things or car shapes or class. But SUV, short for Sport Utility Vehicle is a vehicle designed similar to the station wagon or estate car equipped with four wheel drive capabilities. It is used for both[...]
Toyota’s contribution to the spectacle that comes from motor sport has been immense. Toyota is one of those few firms that have mastered the art of diversification, producing all manner of cars, from sedans, SUVs to trucks, and sporting models too. Their sporting models have not disappointed when it came[...]
Last year, we looked at defensive driving and how failure to adhere to the unwritten road rules can result to tragic accidents. We also examined the ways to avoid and stay away from carjackers. Well, I hope the tips did help you especially those living in areas prone to carjacking.[...]
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By now, you know that we are talking about Africa’s biggest economy, South Africa. Yes, it is not the flamboyant Nigerians this time, but Madiba’s fellow countrymen. These are the people who beat the oil rich Abu Dhabi and Dubai to lead in Africa and the Middle East in the[...]
Africa is an endowed continent in terms of natural and human resources. This fact is well known as for centuries, it has formed some of the world’s major phenomena, from slave trade to colonialism. The trans-Saharan trade and the contact to the outside world from as early as the 14th[...]
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Vehicle hijacking cases increase every year in Africa. The criminals involved, according to a recent research, are mostly young men and sometimes young women, who view theirs as just another business. The motive is money and the vehicle owners are seen as an obstacle between them and their goal. So,[...]
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When it comes to Africa, driving is ever a serious affair. It starts assuming a commercial angle or at least a task aimed at the serving the wider population. There’s rather clear and straight forward explanation to this, but all is pegged on social standards. Cars per ca pita numbers[...]
