A Day Pass Will Cost You 50 Bucks To Use Gauteng Highways
The Government is going full steam ahead with their e-toll plans, after the Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance’s (Outa) bid to stop the controversial multibillion Rand e-tolling project.
Gauteng In Pre-Petrol Price Hike Panic?
The South African Fuel Retailers Association is trying to pre-empt petrol price hike panic in Gauteng just hours before the price of go-go juice flies up a massive 34c around the country.
Three SA Provinces Seeking Government Bailouts
Two of South Africa’s nine provinces are nearing complete economic collapse, and they, with a third, are in need of financial bailout from central government, according to cabinet spokesperson, Jimmy Manyi. Care to guess which ones?
Biker Pauses Mid-Rally To Save A Drowning Calf [VIDEO]
This is pretty badass – footage of a Gauteng biker assessing a motorcycle rally course for the Amageza Challenge and taking a short detour midway through to save a calf drowning in a nearby canal. In the event that you’ve grown tired of Gaddafi footage, and would like to watch something awesome instead.
Don’t Lose Your Mind – Try Gautrain Phase Two
By 09h00 this morning, Gautrain announced it had already transported 7 000 passengers on the new route between Johannesburg and Pretoria, which opened today. The long-awaited second phase of the Gautrain will enable jaded Gauteng commuters to jump on a train between Hatfield and Rosebank stations, and then travel via bus to their destination.
Gauteng’s New Tolls: 85% Goes To The Austrians
Eighty-five cents out of every R1 profit made from construction and operation of Gauteng’s controversial open road tolling system could land up in the pockets of an Austrian traffic conglomerate.
WikiLeaks: ANC A Mess
According to a United States Embassy cable obtained by City Press, the ANC is a “complete mess”. I could have told you this to be completely honest, but apparently you need “evidence” to prove things these days.