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You see see strange things from the back roads of this land. In this case, imagine 30 or so airliners with sealed engine intakes, lined up in neat rows under the gruelling sun at Upington’s airport. Read More…
One should feel some sympathy for the taxi industry. This is a homegrown business that filled the transport chasm left by the apartheid government and became a wild success. It made some people very rich, employs a lot of people, brought affordable and practical transport to people across the land and it was done without any meddling or subsidy or ownership by government. It was and is a perfect example of pure private enterprise. Read More…
Here’s a radical idea for Willie Walsh, chief executive of embattled British Airways: sell your stewardesses’ uniforms to collectors in Japan.
There is, apparently, a robust and vigorous market for hosties’ uniforms, prompting Japan Airlines to fit its cabin crews’ kit with tracking tags in a bid to halt the trade.
Prices for uniforms that have previously been worn are significantly higher. According to The Times, London, a Japan Airlines uniform that was stolen from an advertising shoot was later sold for R123 000. Yes, it had more than likely been worn.
No, I don’t get it either, but there you go. Read More…
The road repair backlog is now R164 BILLION! In some parts of the country, the rural roads are in such terrible condition that truckers refuse to use them because of the damage that potholes and craters do to their trucks.
That’s too bad since it was heavy and overloaded trucks that caused all the trouble in the first place. South Africa runs some of the heaviest trucks in the world – 56 tonnes gross vehicle mass – the combined weight of the truck, trailer, and cargo – compared to 36 tonnes in America. Read More…
Toll fees on all South Africa’s toll roads went up today. See the list here.
Thirty-five thousand Lego bricks, eight months and one serious Lego fan named Ryan McNaught. Read More…
