Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan has said that the
fiscus can't sustain the uncertainties around e-tolls. Well, a great many motorists and companies are also uncertain of what impact e-tolling is going to have on their monthly costs. After much to-ing and fro-ing, the monthly bill was capped at R550 per month for light vehicles, but in this report, Gordhan is reported as saying "statistics derived from the gantries on the highway showed that people would not be paying more‚ on average‚ than R150 or R100 a month. He said inflated numbers were being put out to the public." Clear as mud?
These tolls are going to impact on every one of us, everywhere in the country, because every company based in Gauteng, having operations in or through Gauteng or dealing with any such company, will face increased costs. And guess who will have to pay...
On the mobile front, Lax Faure discusses
the technology tsunami... No other development in the history of the world has caused so much change, in such a short time period, he writes.
Food-crop improvement by conventional plant breeding, without resorting to GMO (Genetically Modified Organism) technology, is the goal of the African Centre for Crop Improvement (ACCI) and its work has borne fruit and
African farmers can now select seeds for their needs.
Thinking of travelling to the US? Think again...
Travel chaos is looming as the US cancels flights thanks to Cyclone Sandy. Air France, British Airways, Virgin and other European airlines cancelled all flights into New York, Baltimore, Washington, Boston and Philadelphia on Monday, while US airlines called off thousands of domestic flights and diverted planes away from Sandy's path. There is likely to be a knock-on effect, so check with your travel agent or airline if you're due to travel to the US.
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One of Geely's subcompacts is running around the West Rand on a daily basis, delivering life essential medication to residents of retirement villages and old age homes between Krugersdorp and Roodepoort. 
When the cruise ship MSC Opera arrives in Cape Town on 20 November 2012, it will host a charity luncheon and auction in aid of Ukuthemba Foundation, a Cape Town based organisation for orphans and neglected and abused children, previously known as Building Blocks Children's Home. 
The Grootbos Private Nature Reserve, an eco-tourism destination in the Walker Bay region of the Southern Cape, is committed to the conservation of biodiversity and the upliftment of local communities. The Grootbos Foundation is the reserve's non-profit arm, established in 2003 to facilitate the environmental and social development practices of the nature reserve. 
Engen continues its 
Suzuki Auto South Africa is promoting its new Grand Vitara with a road trip that will place shoes on underprivileged South African feet through the Put Foot Foundation. 
