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/ 30 January 2004
One of the major players on the international film festival circuit is the prodigious Berlinale, whose Golden and Silver Bears awarded to the best films in competition are as highly prized by filmmakers as the coveted Palmes dished out at Cannes, writes Alexander Sudheim.
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/ 30 January 2004
The now-approved merger between Tiso Capital and New Africa Investment Limited (Nail) would bring a "healthy consolidation" to the South African media industry, a leading analyst said this week. The comment came after the Competition Tribunal conditionally approved the R1-billion transaction, bringing to an end months of uncertainty.
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/ 30 January 2004
Up to 18 000 refugees were trying to find shelter in the desert just inside the border with Chad on Thursday after Sudanese government aircraft bombed several targets in a fierce flare-up of an unexpected new war in Sudan’s vast western province of Darfur.
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/ 30 January 2004
Nissan swept the boards at the 2003 Southern African Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (Savrala) Awards recently, walking off with the overall title of Manufacturer of the Year and emerging as the gold award-winner in both the leasing and rental sections of the prestigious competition.
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/ 30 January 2004
When shopping for wheels in the entry-level sector of the medium-sized performance saloon market, you basically have two serious choices: opt for the undoubtedly dominating traditional German saloon, or reward your obviously superior intellect by acquiring a fully imported and very, very styling Accord Type-S.
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/ 30 January 2004
The man most likely to succeed Michael Schumacher as formula one (F1) champion this year is Finland’s Kimi Raikkonen. But the thing about Schumacher is that he never gives up. Once again this makes him a serious contender for top honours in 2004, granted Ferrari is still up to the task.
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/ 30 January 2004
According to stereotypes the French are a volatile mob, ruled by their hearts rather than their heads. That may well apply in their relationships with other people, but when it comes to motor cars they have a way of cutting through the bulldust and building thoroughly practical vehicles loaded with soul.
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/ 30 January 2004
It’s hard to believe that the Meriva is derived from the Opel Corsa floorpan, because the little wagon seems so big inside. In fact, the Meriva is not much smaller than its bigger brother, the Zafira. At R168 500, this Car of the Year finalist is well worth thinking about.
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/ 30 January 2004
Mazda’s marketing gurus concede that they’ve missed the bus a little in recent years, and punted the Mazda6 as being the car to pole-vault them out of the somewhat boring corner into which they painted themselves in the 1990s. Still, I think they may have become a little too enthusiastic in the hype they generated while spreading the word.
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/ 30 January 2004
The BMW 530d is easily the most expensive car in this year’s competition. Should 2004 turn out to be the year of the luxury limo, this could count in its favour. With its straight-six, common-rail diesel engine developing 160kW of power and eye-popping torque of 500Nm, this powerful oil-burner takes no prisoners.