All it takes is a little thought from our road-traffic authorities.
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The recent proliferation of speed humps across our city and suburb roads as a response to speeding complaints is a costly and inefficient strategy.
While the intention to improve safety is clear, the financial burden of building and maintaining these physical barriers is significant. Not to mention the disruption to traffic and extra wear and tear on vehicles.
Instead of spending municipal funds on humps, the city should prioritize the installation of speed traps. This approach would not only deter reckless drivers more effectively but would also transform a major expenditure into a consistent source of revenue for the municipality.
By penalising those who break the law rather than obstructing law-abiding citizens, the city can manage traffic safety in a way that is both fiscally responsible and sustainable. | DW Mitchell New Germany
I was on the road last Wednesday, on the M7 and the notorious M13 and thought that our motorists would have sobered up after being knocked down by the hefty fuel price increase.
I thought they would be driving slowing down and driving sensibly to save fuel about. But I was wrong. The big fuel price increase didn’t seem to have had any effect on their had driving habits.
They were still in a hurry, speeding and weaving in and out of traffic.
Then television news forecast showed two sides of the South African populace, one group heading south seeking fun and pleasure in Durban and the other going to Moria in Limpopo to pray. Thousands of motorists took to the N3 rushing down to the coast to have a fun-filled, long weekend while up north thousands of zealous pilgrims jammed the R71 leading to Moria in Limpopo where the annual Zion Christian Church gathering was taking place. It was the biggest religious gathering in South Africa.
A headache for traffic officials, but good for business. | Thyagaraj Markandan Kloof
Celebrations in Israel’s parliament over the new death penalty law have drawn strong criticism, being described as “inherently arbitrary and fail to meet international fair trial standards”.
Israel’s National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir marked the Knesset’s passage of the law-targeting Palestinian detainees by popping champagne, while he and members of his party wore gold pins shaped like nooses. Such actions raise serious questions about the message being conveyed.
This legislation, which targets Palestinians exclusively, is openly discriminatory and has been widely condemned by human rights organisations around the globe. It further entrenches and exposes what many conscious driven individuals have described as an apartheid system of governance in Israel.
Palestinians are tried in Israeli military courts where the same authority drafts the laws, prosecutes cases, and delivers verdicts, raising profound concerns about justice, fairness, the rule of law, accountability, transparency, and judicial integrity.
Meanwhile, Israeli settlers and other Zionist occupiers are not held to the same standards of judiciary structure or punished for crimes against humanity or illegal activities, revealing a stark and deeply troubling double standard. It also raises the question of whether Israeli colonial forces, known as the IDF, and Israeli parliamentarians, will face the same fate as Palestinians.
This distinctly discriminatory and unlawful law violates fundamental human rights and must be annulled immediately. | MOHAMED SAEED Pietermaritzburg
Missing SUVs. Sisi Tolashi should be fired and NOT protected. We voters are following this story closely. The ANC needs to shed its "rotteness". She is corrupted cadre. HAMBA. | Joe Soup
Mayors, managers etc. earning big salaries. WHY??. They are not doing the job it is Evident and must be replaced by competent people who can. Or are there none left/available. | Robert
Why is petrol increasing when we get our supply from Nigeria and not Iran. Also only Israel and USA are not allowed to travel through the Straits of Hormuz so we are not affected. The government must stop lying. They are trying to fleece us. | DND
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