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Of Usain Bolt and the Cheetah – The Fastest of Their Species

  • June 19, 2013

Usain Bolt is faster than some cars! But you already know that. We will intersperse some of his car pictures in this post, just so you see them again. When Usain takes a ride, he drives the fastest car. You see, he is (or has been, and will again be)[...]

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Customized & Improvised

Fascinating Cars For The Physically Challenged

  • June 17, 2013

Driving can be extremely difficult for the physically challenged persons. Africa has a fair share of handicapped people and with the whole continent fast becoming motorized, we will soon start seeing cars that have been modified to be used by people with different types of disabilities. In many places in [...]

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Technology

How ICT Can Improve Road Safety In Africa

  • June 14, 2013

Imagine a time when you will be hearing of no road accidents. Imagine how sweet life will be like (at least to the regular citizens, not insurance companies) when you will neither see nor hear news on road carnage on our African roads! Unfortunately, this will remain a fantasy unless[...]

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Development & Industry

Konza Techno City: Africa’s Next Big Thing

  • June 12, 2013

Konza Technology City dubbed, “where African Silicon Savannah begins” is a proposed modern high-tech city in Kenya. Konza is located 60 kilometers from the Kenyan Capital Nairobi. The proposed city is connected to the capital by highway A109, the same one that leads to the Kenyan coast and to the[...]

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What Transpired at Rhino Charge 2013

  • June 10, 2013

The 2013 edition of Rhino Charge competition was held on 1st June, in Ol Doinyo Nyokie in Kajiado County. video courtesy of YouTube The event, which has been held every year since 1989, sees participants engage their customized, off-road vehicles in grueling, tough and breath-taking competition to visit several points[...]

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Buying & Importing Cars

How To Know The Age Of A Second Hand Car Before Buying

  • June 7, 2013

Many car buyers have varied reasons for choosing secondhand cars but the overall one is that used cars are cheap. On the other hand, new cars are usually expensive and as a rule of thumb, they have a high rate of depreciation as they age faster. However, this does not[...]

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Buying & Importing Cars

Reasons Behind Global Carmakers Fight For The African Market

  • June 5, 2013

There are many global car manufacturers around the world and they all fight for one thing; profit. It is because of this that they all scramble for the same market and the hottest one at the moment is the African continent. There are a few reasons behind this fact and[...]

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Featured Articles

Drunk Tourist Charges Elephant and Emerges Unscathed

  • June 3, 2013

In Africa, anything can happen, but as they say in journalism that its news when a man bites dog, its bigger news when a man charges jumbo! Here is one more reason why you may want to stay off drinking sprees for a while yet. There was drama in South[...]

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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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