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Driving memories: The Land Rover Defender which the team drove from Joburg to Limpopo.

The Land Rover Defender: A living legend of Africa

The Land Rover Defender links a powerful legacy of exploration, resilience and family memories across generations

Many African countries are anxious not to be sucked into a new Cold War and want to maintain cordial relations with both Russia and the West. (Illustration: Getty Images)

Russia looking to strengthen Africa presence

Many African countries are anxious not to be sucked into a new Cold War and want to maintain cordial relations with both Russia and the West

If you’re thinking of buying a car, consider demo models that deliver the benefits of a new vehicle without the hefty price tag (Photo by Gallo Images/Papi Morake)

Are the days of car ownership numbered?

The vehicle industry must create solutions that provide transport beyond traditional car ownership

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Cutting the fat from Cabinet could save R300m

Bloated, excessive and overweight — that has been the Cabinet for more than 10 years

A crowd cheers interim president Catherine Samba-Panza in February.

Disarmed to the teeth in Bangui

Politics and absconding African Union forces make peace a tough sell in the Central African Republic.

CAR Muslims face ethnic cleansing

Revenge attacks are driving the Islamic population out of the Central African Republic and appear to be targeting children.

The Bloodhound Supersonic Car team aims to break the land speed record

Bloodhound SSC: Faster than the speed of sound

The Bloodhound Supersonic Car team aims to break the land speed record, which it holds, by beating 1 600 kph – and they’ll be doing it in SA.

Tall task to get CAR back in business

Since the coup, Central African Republic’s new government has optimistically promised that business will resume soon. But experts are doubtful.

World’s cheapest car to test India’s consumer appetite

The world’s cheapest car will be launched next week with backers hoping its troubled birth and the global economic crisis will not put off buyers.

Keeping the wheels spinning

Lloyd Gedye talks to the chief director of industrial policy, Nimrod Zalk, about the DTI’s new programme for the automotive industry.