The Honda Jazz, which has scored top marks in the JD Powers and Associates customer satisfaction survey for two years in a row, now has a more powerful model in the range that is aimed at attracting a clientele looking for more performance … and it’s an amazing little vehicle.
Machete in hand, farmer Nando Santosbaros rests as rain patters on the majestic shade trees sheltering his organic coffee cherries in East Timor. Though he hasn’t heard of them, and their jazz-infused stores are a world away, global coffee chain Starbucks is one of his biggest fans as hip caffeine addicts seek out smooth, chemical-free brews. For better sales, he is grateful.
Soldiers, police officers, teachers and other civil servants in Zimbabwe appear to have been taken for a ride by the Public Service Commission as it has begun to emerge that "hefty" salaries they were recently promised may have been just a mirage. They have blasted the government for making what they call empty promises.
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The song Awulethu Umshini Wam (Bring Me My Machine [Gun]) echoed through Pritchard Street on Monday morning as policemen unpacked riot shields ahead of Jacob Zuma’s Johannesburg High Court rape judgement. Supporters held aloft handmade model rifles and sang the controversial song in the cold morning air.
Real Madrid’s Zinedine Zidane scored on his final appearence at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium but visitors Villarreal soured his goodbye party by holding the Spanish giants to 3-3 draw on Sunday. It was a bittersweet finale for the French legend and three-time World Player of the Year, who did not have one of the better games of his career despite his crucial goal which brought Real level to 2-2 just after the hour.
Minister of Public Works Stella Sigcau has died at Durban’s St Augustine hospital, ministerial spokesperson Lucky Mochalibane said on Monday. He said Sigcau (69), who was appointed minister of public enterprises in the first post-apartheid government in 1994, died of a recurring heart problem on Sunday.
South African captain Graeme Smith was delighted with his team’s four-wicket victory over New Zealand in the third Castle Lager Test at the Wanderers on Sunday, but cautioned that South Africa still had work to do. South Africa wrapped up the win an hour after tea on the third day, with Shaun Pollock hitting the winning runs.
Listed South African media group Naspers has acquired 30% of the leading Brazil media company Abril SA for a cash consideration of $422-million. This transaction gives Naspers a stake in the growing Brazilian media market through a leading enterprise, the company said on Monday.
Where three players have for years been used to taking 95% of half-ton bakkie sales, the rules have suddenly changed. The arrival of Fiat and Proton’s small pickups has caused a moderate stir, and Ford, General Motors and Nissan will in future all have to work harder for smaller slices of the growing sub-one-ton pie.
Competition has become fierce in the entry-level sedan market, with Tata’s Indica and Indigo, Hyundai’s Atos, Kia’s Picanto and the Chevrolet Spark all taking huge chunks of market share away from their long-established opposition. Of these , the Corsa is by far the most modern package, and stands the best chance of survival.