DEMERIT POINT SYSTEM
For too long, the carnage on
the South African roads has been increasing
unabated. Campaigns such as ‘Arrive Alive’
have yielded far too little, considering that
one death on the road, is one too many. Some
South African motorists and pedestrians are well
known for their gross disregard of traffic rules
and regulations. Studies have shown that more
than 95% of all road traffic crashes /
collisions that result in fatalities and maims
are caused by negligence, reckless driving and
sheer disregard for road traffic rules and
regulations.
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HARRISMITH LOGITICS HUB – A TITANIC BATTLE
AGAINST POVERTY
Free State Government has for
some time been toiling with the idea of
establishing the Harrismith Logistics Hub. It
was hoped that such an enterprise would revive
the depressed economy of an area densely
populated by disadvantaged people.
Maluti-a-Phofung, in particular the Qwaqwa area
has long been identified as one of the most
poverty stricken areas of the country.
Joblessness abounds and subsistence agriculture
is almost non-existent because of adverse
climatic conditions and rugged mountain ranges.
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REVITALIZATION OF THE RAIL
PASSENGER TRANSPORT BETWEEN
BLOEMFONTEIN AND MASERU, LESOTHO.
Free State Government has taken a conscious
decision to revitalize rail passenger transport
service between Bloemfontein and Maseru in the
Kingdom of Lesotho. This noble ideal was aptly
articulated in both the Premier’s State of the
Province Address and the Budget Vote Speech of
the MEC: Police, Roads and Transport, Mr Thabo
Manyoni.
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