The Treasury has now - not before time - clarified its estimates of the costs of e-tolling and now they are
well below those used by the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) in its April court application, which relied strongly on the argument that the cost of e-toll collections amounted R20bn.
In a bid to soften the blow for regular users, the government had set a cap of R550 a month per user and is quoted as saying: "Our information is that less than 5% of users are reaching that cap. Toll fees for most people are about R250 a month or below."
They really do not get it, do they?
Every motorist and every trucking company
already pays, via the fuel levy in the fuel price, for new roads and road maintenance - and they do not want to pay R550 to use the road, nor R250... in fact,
not even a cent extra.
It's fitting that in time for World Environment Week, the
GBCSA has launched its Green Lease Toolkit, which they co-developed with the South African Property Owners' Association (SAPOA). The kit was officially launched at the SAPOA International Convention & Property Exhibition in Durban.
So you think
you own that mobile? Wrong! If Simon Campbell-Young is correct,
you won't own your mobile in future - it will own you.
Finally, and this will make car dealers happy... our motoring editor Henrie Geyser reports that
new car sales accelerated to an eight-month high in May, and he also gets "buzzy" on the new BMW ActiveHybrid 5, which he reckons
floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee.
Rod Baker, content director
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The expansion of the Sotheby's International Realty global network continues with the recent signing of a master-franchise agreement for Israel. The owners of Israel Sotheby's International Realty are Tomer and Isidora Fridman and Orna Gotslak, who already have an office in Tel Aviv and plan to open a second outlet in that city later this year, followed by additional offices in key markets across Israel over the next few years. 
The Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) has announced that the Green Lease Toolkit, which they co-developed with the South African Property Owners' Association (SAPOA), was officially launched at the SAPOA International Convention & Property Exhibition in Durban. 
The South African property market today is a far cry from its 2007/8 heyday. Prices have come down significantly, homes are often on the market for longer and buyers are far pickier due to the increased selection they have to choose from. 
