While the following article relates to the activities of the Mazda Wildlife Fund in South Africa, the aims and objectives of this worthy Fund have so much relevance to Zimbabwe that I considered this article to be of much more than passing interest in this neighbouring country.  As…

 The steeply-sloping roofline looked a little odd to my eyes but I feared most for the occupants of the rear quarters. Their heads would surely be better left at home?Happily, my perceptions were wrong on all counts as with a little familiarity, I think the raked roofline has…

The compact SUV market is beginning to bulge at the seams but no-one will mind a bit of over-populating if all the new entrants are as good as the Mazda CX-5 which arrived on the SA scene around mid-year.For reasons I cannot put my finger on, Mazda just…

 Maybe the now-too-familiar leaden-grey Cape winter skies in combo with the equally grey bodyworkpainted a rather bleak picture and I needed to snap out of my melancholic mood. To give the largish Dodge a better chance, the first thing I did was get the hosepipe out and wash…

 The truth is that the Brits are quite partial to reminiscing and reminiscing tends to add a gloss to reality. Let's face it, the last MG, badged the F, was a pretty average piece of kit and the bulk of its progenitors were actually re-badged Rovers. You all…

 The GLS 1.4 model assessed in the following report, although featuring a marginally more comprehensive specification than the GL coming to Zimbabwe, is mechanically identical. The new models are expected early in 2013 but readers should contact ADI in Seke Road for updates.)Some while back, the Hyundai marketing…

  The previous generation Mazda BT-50 tended to operate under the radar because everything about it was conventional and rather conservative.In the meantime, others took the high ground, led by the reincarnated Toyota Hilux as far back as 2005 and more recently by the even more physically imposing…

It doesn't matter which model you look at from the entry level Boxster via the Cayenne SUV to the 911 Turbo S, you can be sure there's a depth of engineering lurking under the attractive (but not flash) bodywork. Customer satisfaction surveys invariably put the Stuttgart marque in…

In a recent interview with the Property Gazette, Tafa said the high costs to return ratio, high inflation, lack of investment and low real incomes in Zimbabwe had resulted in the property sector being on a standstill. Tafa said significant investment was needed in the property sector to…

Initially, the gleaming white XF felt very similar to the surprising XJ, its supercharged V8 emitting the same intoxicating rumble and the same thrilling thrust. But as our instructor upped the pace by some margin, happy that his pupils were now relatively at home on the 'Ring, it…