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Bobi Wine – Uganda’s Ghetto President Drives Big Cars

  • November 15, 2013

Like any celebrity from Africa, Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, not only shines in music but also with his rides. Think of any celebrity with good taste for cars and you will agree that Bobi Wine’s tastes go beyond ordinary. His is a good indication of style,[...]

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The African Autos

Some Advice for Reducing Car Maintenance Cost

  • November 13, 2013

Most people own vehicles, there might be differences in performance, models, looks and price tags, but the one thing that remains constant is that the cars take us from point A to different points of the alphabet. Well, since we so depend on these cars to assist a great deal[...]

Fish farming is a big income earner for many young farmers in Africa.
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Youths in Africa Taking to Farming

  • November 11, 2013

The reign of the white collar jobs is apparently coming to a close in Africa if the statistics of the youths making ends meet through agriculture is anything to go by. Breaking from the traditional style of practicing agriculture, the youths in the country today have demonstrated creativity, excellence, self[...]

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Development & Industry

Changes We Would like to See in Africa’s Auto Industry

  • November 8, 2013

In the recent past, Africa’s automotive industry has witnessed noticeable changes. In fact, it is undergoing rapid changes, presently. Still, we anticipate more changes in future. If that is the case then what is happening currently that we would like to see more improvement? Well, this is one of the[...]

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Customized & Improvised

Can The Kenyan Matatu Industry Be A Tourist Attraction?

  • November 6, 2013

Prior to identifying the possibility of the Kenyan matatu industry being a tourist attraction, it is important to know what a matatu is. A matatu is a public service vehicle operating around major cities and towns in Kenya. The name ‘matatu’ (which somewhat means three) was coined from the fact[...]

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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,[...]

Mostly used for military activities, the Marauder is really rare model in the world. 
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World’s Five Rarest SUVs

  • November 1, 2013

SUVs, despite being the late entrants to the auto industry all over the world, have gone ahead to claim a measurable share and control of the market. Their class in the industry today is undisputed, and manufacturers who ignore their importance would surely be ignoring themselves from business. Nevertheless, even[...]

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Trends & Opinions

10 Cars and What They Say About Their Drivers

  • October 30, 2013

Many people, as observant as they often are, speculate about almost everything! This tendency extends to cars verses their cars. Whenever they spot any, they speculate the character of the drivers of cars based on the vehicles they are driving! As sneaky and unpleasant as it may seem, it happens[...]

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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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Development & Industry

Rail vs. Road – Can Rail Systems Boost The Africa Economies?

  • October 25, 2013

Transport plays a major role in the shape and direction of a country’s or in this case, a continent’s economy. This is why governments spend fortunes in the development and maintenance of the infrastructure systems. In most cases, the main transports means are rail and road and as the African[...]

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