Toyota Imperial SA readies for Dakar Rally

Motoring Correspondent
The countdown to the 34th running of the Dakar Rally is almost over and, with just a day to go to the start in Lima, Peru, tomorrow, the Toyota Imperial South Africa team is good to go. It’s been a hectic

Mazda BT-50 2.2 is a smooth operator

Jason Woosey
Softer styling makes the BT-50 a non-identical twin of the Ford Ranger. No point in beating around the bushes here — the Mazda BT-50 is a pleasure to drive, by bakkie standards. Not that I would have

Roberto Mancini frustrated

LONDON — Roberto Mancini, who is battling to claw back Manchester United’s seven-point lead over Manchester City as he tries to retain the English Premiership soccer title, now has to overcome the loss

The right price for your used car

Fact Jeke Behind the Wheel

When you take a drive around town especially this time of the year . . . January, February March, there are so many vehicles with the “FOR SALE” sign or sticker on. Personally, I think most of these

Adebayor keeps Togo waiting

JOHANNESBURG — Togo star Emmanuel Adebayor has less than a week to decide whether he will play at the African Cup of Nations soccer finals in South Africa as the January 9 deadline for naming final

Cote d’lvoire seek prayers from clerics

ABIDJAN — Cote d’lvoire football federation officials paid visits to a mosque and a church in Abidjan on Wednesday to seek for prayers from clerics for the national team’s success at the looming African Cup

Nothing is impossible with hard work: Debebe

ADDIS ABABA — When Mengistu Worku struck deep into extra-time against Egypt to clinch Ethiopia’s first African Cup of Nations soccer title in 1962, the home victory appeared to herald an era of

Crest explains short working hours

Wenceslaus Murape Labour Reporter
The Crest Poultry Group says the introduction of short working hours at its divisions — Suncrest Chickens and Crest Breeders International — was a result of viability challenges. CPG is a subsidiary of the

‘Big bird’ flies into Harare

Walter Muchinguri Assistant Business Editor
HARARE International Airport will next month welcome the longest passenger aircraft ever to touch down in the country when Emirates introduces a Boeing 777-300ER on its Dubai-Lusaka and Harare

Interest rates decline

Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter
THE National Social Security Authority and Old Mutual have reduced the cost of money lent to banks from 10 percent to 7 percent, with banks now on-lending that money at a maximum interest rate of 10

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