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  BMW loses translation dispute
Pretoria, South Africa (IOL): Inkatha Freedom Party chief whip Koos van der Merwe has won his language skirmish with BMW. Last week Van der Merwe, who is famed for getting his point across in sometimes unconventional ways in Parliament, demanded to be provided with Afrikaans service forms when he took his vehicle in for regular maintenance at a Pretoria BMW dealership.

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