The cheapest Toyota SUV in South African can be bought for less than R300,000, but only just.
The Starlet Cross has an official starting price of R299,900, but you can expect to pay all the way up to R368,500 for the range-topping model.
An interesting detail about the Cross is that it is technically a Suzuki, as it is a rebadged version of the Fronx also on sale in South Africa.
This is nothing new for Toyota, mind you, as the two Japanese companies have collaborated on multiple occasions to reduce the cost of…
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Van der Merwe goes to Paris to watch the Boks take on the Brits at the world cup.
Whilst in Paris, he walks around, gaping and staring at everything – so much so that he walks smack bang into a fire hydrant which hits him so hard on the family jewels that he has to be rushed to hospital where the doctors tell him they have to remove his testicles.
Van goes berserk, he bites and snarls at every one and he won\’t let anybody within 10 metres of him. Eventually they find a South African doctor in the hospital and get him to talk to Van.
He walks up to Van and tells him \”Hey Van, die ouens moet jou knaters uithaal.\”
Van replies \”O, okay, ek dog die bliksems wil my test tickets vat.\”
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Bobotie – a spicy mince dish [buh-boor-tee] This delicious dish originated in Malay cooking and is made with spicy minced meat, baked in the oven with an egg custard topping. It is usually served with yellow rice and raisins.