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But the WaBenzi are a transcontinental tribe who have been committing grand theft auto on the dusty, potholed roads of Africa ever since they hijacked freedom in the 1960s.
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While the people struggle and starve, their Presidents and Prime Ministers - known as the "WaBenzi" because of their particular fondness for the S-class Mercedes-Benz - spend lavishly on limosuines, airplanes and mansions.
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After joyriding their way through six Marshall Plans worth of aid Africa is poorer today than 25 years ago; and now the WaBenzi want more.
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Of course, not all Africans who own Mercedes cars are WaBenzi and nor am I suggesting DaimlerChrysler are at fault in any way.
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WaBenzi is a colloquial term used to describe a government official's expensive vehicle of choice (usually a Mercedes-Benz).
IOL: News 2009
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