Toyota's fightsback as problems escalate

Having already lost most of its friends - both within the motor industry and outside, with no one coming out to defend it over its recall of cars with faulty accelerator or brake pedals - the crisis has now moved to the geopolitical stage.

"This whole ordeal has blown up to be a lot larger than Toyota had expected," observes Manabu Seto of Car Watch Magazine.

Japan's transport minister Seiji Maehara has publically criticised Toyota Motor president Akio Toyoda, insisting he had responded too late to concerns over the brakes on the firm's flag-ship Prius models.

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Closure as pain lingers

March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...

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