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Haval, a subsidiary of Great Wall Motors (GWM), has been part of the wave of success the Chinese conglomerate has been riding over the past few years. Despite being available in South Africa since 2007, the automaker has found its stride after the introduction of Haval’s new line-up of vehicles in 2022. This growing success has been the reason behind investments in parts operations and a larger distribution centre in Gauteng. According to Haval Motors SA aftersales head Yusuf Patel: “Our business and customer base grew significantly during the last two years adding significant year-on-year growth to our vehicle parc,…

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What are you going to be watching this month? We round up everything coming to streaming services this month, including Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Apple TV+, Neon and TVNZ+. Party Down (all seasons on TVNZ+ from April 1) Thirteen years is a long time between drinks and the stars of Party Down – a cult comedy hit from 2009 that’s never been available on New Zealand screens – have noticeably aged. Ken Marino’s hair is greying, Martin Starr’s goatee is trimmed neatly, and Adam Scott has matured, thanks to his star turn in Severance, like a fine wine. The one…

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Goalkeeper Andile Dlamini overcame a Covid-induced heart illness to become part of SA’s historic sports achievements.After nearly six months out, Dlamini was a member of the Wafcon-winning Banyana women’s football team.Dlamini was named Sports Star of the Year at the annual SA Sports Awards last weekend.GOOD NEWS DAY IS BACK! News24 celebrates the people restoring pride in our country. Read their stories hereBanyana Banyana football star Andile Dlamini’s world almost came crashing down two years ago.The multi-award-winning goalkeeper faced a battle for her life from complications after catching Covid-19 at the height of the pandemic in 2020 resulted in her…

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When Elizabeth Migwalla chose electrical engineering as her major at Nairobi University in the mid-1970s, “women didn’t do that,” she recalled in a recent interview. After more than three decades in the telecommunications field, she is currently the top executive in Africa at Qualcomm, a leading technology company that has launched a major expansion across Africa. After earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees in engineering in Kenya and an MBA from Bond University in Australia, she went to work for Kenya Posts and Telecommunications, the country’s only telcom operator at the time. “I have done everything that you can do in…

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The United States launched a massive invasion of the Japanese home island of Okinawa, with an initial landing of 60,000 soldiers and marines, on this day in history, April 1, 1945. The Battle of Okinawa proved the last major engagement of World War II and the largest battle of the entire war in the Pacific Theater. Kamikazes, mass civilian suicide, the use of children in combat, the deaths of top-ranking officers and atrocious casualties on both sides defined the nearly three-month-long brutal engagement, which ended in U.S victory on June 22. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY, MARCH 31, 1943, ‘OKLAHOMA!’ DEBUS ON BROADWAY:…

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It was a fitting entree to the Manawatū club rugby season that two of the three matches were captured at the death. Kia Toa’s Alex Boblea kicked the winning penalty in the final act to trump a defiant Te Kawau 28-26 at Bill Brown Park on Saturday. Last season’s runnersup, Old Boys-Marist, produced two penalties in the final six minutes and a try on fulltime from a rolling maul to upturn defending Hankins Shield champions College Old Boys 39-29 at the Arena. Kia Toa had rumbled out to 22-7 early in the second spell after scoring four tries and but…

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A Zembo electric motorcycle This article is an excerpt from The Charging Ahead – Accelerating e-mobility in Africa report by Powering Renewable Energy Opportunities. Zembo, founded by Etienne Saint-Sernin and Daniel Dreher in 2018, is a startup selling electric boda bodas (motorcycle taxis) across Uganda. Drivers swap discharged batteries for fully charged batteries at one of 27 battery-swap stations operated by Zembo and pay for the energy consumed. Zembo has since expanded to 30 employees, spread across Lyon, France and Kampala, Uganda. The team has employed an additional 45 employees across its battery-swap stations who work as ‘battery swappers’. Uganda…

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A FASHION influencer who uses a wheelchair has shared her thoughts on the Skims adaptive underwear. The curvy creator tried on the different looks from Kim Kardashian’s brand. 2TikTok user Ashton shared her thoughts on the adaptive underwear from SkimsCredit: TikTok/radiantlygolden TikTok user Ashton (@radiantlygolden) explained: “I am an ambulatory wheelchair user, meaning I can move my legs, I can walk certain days more than others.” Ashton was inspired to try the Skims adaptive underwear after the Candace Owens controversy, which saw the author criticize the brand’s inclusive ad campaign. “I saw that ad and I was like ‘Oh my…

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Meet the Markles! Meghan Markle and Prince Harry walked down the aisle in May 2018 at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle, but only one of her family members was in attendance — her mother, Doria Ragland. Meghan’s relationship with her relatives has been rocky, at best, since she stepped further into the spotlight. The Suits actress’ father, Thomas Markle, did not attend her nuptials after suffering a heart attack following a paparazzi photo scandal. Harry’s dad, King Charles III, stepped in his place to accompany his daughter-in-law to the altar. The Duchess of Sussex confronted Thomas about their rift in…

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