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Mike Horn prepares for the longest leg of Pole2Pole expedition

Mike Horn is set to begin the longest leg of his Pole2Pole expedition with the crossing of the Antarctica continent. By ski and with the help of a kite weather permitting, Mike will cover roughly over 7,000 km until he reaches the other side of the continent, the South Pole ...

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Volvo reaffirms commitment to Nedbank Golf Challenge

  Volvo Car South Africa has reaffirmed its partnership with the Nedbank Golf Challenge, which held at the world-famous Gary Player golf course at Sun City from Nov. 10-13. The golfing spectacular, which is in its 15th year and attracts top golfers from all over the world, is Volvo Car ...

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FRSC announces additional diversions on Ibadan – Lagos corridor

    Ogun State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), weekend, said as part of the ongoing rehabilitation and expansion of the Ibadan – Lagos corridor, the contractor handling the Sagamu section of the road corridor, Julius Berger Nigeria Ltd, would be diverting traffic on additional sections ...

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MAN Truck & Bus delivers Bus #1000 to Golden Arrow Bus Services

      On Tuesday, November 8, 2016, the longstanding business relationship between MAN Trucks and Buses South Africa (MAN) and Golden Arrow Bus Services (GABS) reached a phenomenal milestone with a formal handover of the 1000th MAN bus supplied to GABS. This event, held at the Meerendal Wine Estate ...

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GM Struandale facility earns Wildlife Habitat certification

  The Struandale plant of General Motors South Africa (GMSA) has received its conservation certification for Invasive Species Control from the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC). The WHC Conservation Certification programme provides a structure for cooperative efforts among management, employees and community members to create, conserve, and restore wildlife habitats on corporate ...

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Hyundai launches two turbodiesel engines in top-selling Tucson SUV

Two new Tucsons – both with turbocharged diesel engines – have been added to Hyundai’s compact SUV range that became a top-seller in its market segment in South Africa since the local launch of this model earlier in 2016. The addition of the turbodiesel engines has increased the derivatives in ...

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MEGANE, KADJAR scoop European media awards as Nissan contributes € 528m to Renault’s Q3 2016 earnings

The Renault MEGANE has been named winner of the 2016 Goldene Lenkrad (Golden Steering Wheel) in the small and compact car category. The Golden Steering Wheel awards are adjudged by 21 European publications of the Axel Springer Verlag media group, which notably includes Auto Express in the United Kingdom, Auto ...

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Nigeria Police trains SARS on human rights

Worried about alleged maltreatment of suspected criminals by its Officers and Men, the Nigeria Police Force has taken its Human Rights Training programme to the dreaded Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS. Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim K. Idris, disclosed this recently in Awka, Anambra State, at the opening of a week-long ...

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2017 Dodge Challenger earns “Five-Star” overall safety rating

 The 2017 Dodge Challenger has earned a five-star overall safety rating from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Five stars is the highest rating in the regulatory agency’s vehicle-evaluation programme. Excited at the new rating, Head of Vehicle Safety and Regulatory Compliance, FCA North America, Mike Dahl, said: “This proves ...

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Excitement as first MAN touring bus makes a debut in Korea

    Tour operators and holiday makers in Korea are quite excited as MAN Truck & Bus Korea launched MAN Lion’s Touring, the first and only cabriolet bus for sightseeing tours in the country. The MAN Lion’s Touring is the only cabriolet single decker being offered for sightseeing tours in ...

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