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Africa Contributes 1% to Global Warming Yet Faces the Biggest Blunt

  • December 20, 2013

Global warming is the one menace that is threatening to rob our future generations of a great world. This is brought about by greenhouse gases emissions that damage the ozone layer. Industrial development is mostly to blame for that, and depletion of the environment. However, here we are about cars[...]

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Top 5 Vehicle Adverts of the Year 2013

  • December 11, 2013

2013 has been a great year for car-makers. However, the slump in the global economy saw them come up with antics to make people buy their cars. As a result, there have been tremendous advertisements made and we just couldn’t let the year pass without bringing them to your notice.[...]

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Motorbikes Taking over Cab Services In African Capitals

  • November 29, 2013

To cry or to laugh… One wonders. On one side, there are many benefits to motorbike taxis taking over cab services in Africa and on the other side, there are just as many downsides. They are fast, can penetrate into the narrow streets and alleys of towns without any hindrance,[...]

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Buying & Importing Cars

Regulations and Costs for Importing a car to Zimbabwe

  • November 20, 2013

Zimbabwe is a big consumer of imported cars from Japan and other places. Every year, more than 50,000 cars are imported. Because it is a landlocked country, vehicles imported have to be cleared through the Port of Durban in South Africa, Walvis Bay in Namibia or Dar es Salaam in[...]

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Funny Car and Road Stories from Africa

  • November 4, 2013

We can imagine what the first cars must have looked like to Africans and the kind of reactions they must have elicited. From referring to the cars as metal horses, the train as the giant snake that swallowed people and vomited them at varied intervals and so on, even today,[...]

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Customized & Improvised

The Marauder – Africa’s Own Beast Of War

  • October 28, 2013

This is listed as one of the rarest SUVs in the world. It is made in South Africa. It’s weight is 4 times that of a Hummer, therefore making it better than the Hummer when it comes to overcoming battle stress and withstanding landmines. It has been featured in many[...]

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Jazz Maestro Hugh Masekela (Magic) – Putting Africa on The Spotlight

  • October 18, 2013

Africa is the land of marvels! No one can dispute that, not even the people who still think that Africa is country. From being the cradle of mankind to inventing our own cars, remember the Libyan Rocket, the Laraki Fulgura, Kiira EV car and our wealth in natural resources, we[...]

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Strange Affinity between Militants and Landcruiser

  • October 9, 2013

If there is a vehicle that has been abused and withstood that abuse perfectly, call it the Toyota Land Cruiser. It has had grenades hurled at it, poked full of holes with machine guns, gone over landmines and blown to smithereens, or maybe survived. This vehicle, a darling for main[...]

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Springbok Captain John Smit – Placing Africa on the World Map

  • September 30, 2013

Seems like we have been too much about cars, and Africa has been progressing in the world of sports by taking part in competitions around the world. There have been many won games and trophies in areas such as athletics, volleyball, football, rugby and others. Sport has placed Africa in[...]

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Technology

Important Features on a Car Website

  • September 20, 2013

Africa has grown in IT usage and car consumption. Among the services taking the continent by storm, buying and selling cars online is one of them. This has resulted to the need to find an avenue for buying and selling vehicles by the use of internet through the creation of[...]

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