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South African Motoring Experience 2017 holds September as WesBank renews sponsorship

The South African Motoring Experience, South Africa’s only national motor show endorsed by NAAMSA (National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa) and  powered by the SA Festival of Motoring, is to hold from September 1-3 at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit. Recall that the inaugural SA Festival of Motoring ...

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Heritage Bank empowers 600 women across Nigeria

Heritage Bank Limited, Nigeria’s most innovative banking services provider, has empowered over 600 women across the country as part of activities to mark this year’s International Women’s Day, which had  “Be Bold for Change ” as theme. The bank organised a training programme with the theme: Emerging Female Entrepreneurs Forum ...

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Jaguar Land Rover begins construction of £200m new design and engineering centre

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Plc., said work has begun on its £200 million new design and engineering centre at Gaydon in Warwickshire.   The expansion, according to the U.K’s largest car manufacturer, represents the first major construction project at one of the company’s non-manufacturing sites in over a decade. The ...

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Volvo Trucks gets new spare parts dealership in Zambia

Volvo Trucks now has a new spare parts dealership in Zambia thus offering relief to owners of Volvo trucks in the East African country.  The new dealership is Aregash General Dealers with outlets on Plot No. 5133/34, Shop No. 6. Chandwe Musonda Road, Lusaka and  No. 27746/M .Great North Road ...

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Hyundai teases Ghanaians with arrays of products, ‘hot’ deals

Hyundai World Ghana, the ultra-modern showroom of Hyundai Motors & Investments Ghana Ltd., a member of  the Stallion Group, is currently teasing Ghanaian automobile freaks with an array of products. With showrooms in the Ghanaian capital, Accra and the commercial city of Kumasi, Ghanaians, no doubt, have more than enough choices ...

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NLC : Customs ultimatum on vehicles duties payment is self-serving

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the country’s main labour union, Sunday, slammed  the Nigeria Custom Service (NCS) over the latter’s controversial vehicles duties payment ultimatum, describing it as self-serving and unrealistic. NLC President,  Ayuba Wabba, in a letter to the Comptroller General of Customs, Hameed Ali, said the labour union was ...

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Lagos plans N100bn bond to replace yellow commercial buses with 5,000 air-conditioned buses…N30bn sinking fund ready to kick-start project

Lagos Sate Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, weekend, confirmed that his administration was ready to phase out the yellow commercial buses, popularly called Danfo, from the state, saying the buses no longer befit the State’s mega city status and do not fit into the   proposed Bus Reform Initiative aimed at giving ...

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Meet Dr. Johan van Zyl, the first African to be appointed Senior Managing Officer by Toyota

Dr. Johan van Zyl has made history at Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC). The Chairman of Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) and President/ CEO of Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has just been elevated  from the position of a Managing Officer to that of a Senior Managing Officer by the Japanese car ...

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See how ‘She’s Mercedes’ initiative is bringing the needs of women into focus

“Be bold for change” is the motto of this year’s International Women’s Day. The same firm resolve was what drove the women from the founding years of the brand at the end of the 19th century. Self-confident and responsible, they were pioneers of automobility, successfully fighting against resistance from within society. ...

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Heritage Bank promotes Nigeria’s rich cultural heritage via BBnaija

Housemates finding a common ground As part of its corporate social responsibility, Heritage Bank Limited, Nigeria’s most innovative banking service provider, is promoting the country’s rich cultural heritage to the global community through the on-going Big Brother Naija. The Bank said in a statement that the feat was executed by ...

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