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e-toll (South Africa) - Wikipedia - 0 views

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      1. What is e-toll?
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      2. How is e-toll paid?
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      3. Is it compulsory to buy an e-tag?
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      4. What is the result if you do not own an e-tag?
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      5. How did the public react to the implementation of e-toll?
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      6. What is the name of the organization that oppose e-toll?
  • e-toll (in South Africa) consists of the electronic toll collection (ETC) processes employed by South Africa's roads agency Sanral on selected toll roads or toll lanes, subject to the Sanral Act of 1998. As of 2014, 19% of South Africa's national roads were toll roads. Sanral derives its income both from toll income and the national fiscus, while initial capital outlay for large projects are funded by open market bond issues.[1]
  • Open road tolling went live in Gauteng province on December 3, 2013,[3] when the province had some 3.5 million registered vehicles.[1] The Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project led to a large decrease in traffic congestion when construction finished 2011-2012
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  • Vehicles are identified electronically without any cash transactions taking place on the road or highway.[1] Vehicle identification is facilitated by an e-tag or a vehicle license plate number which is recorded by overhead cameras installed on gantries, and interpreted by computer.
  • 48 percent discount on tariffs and their monthly bill was capped
  • Owning an e-tag is however not compulsory
  • does not require any enforcement
  • Initially, e-tagged road users received
  • Tariffs were increased
  • May 2015 amendments entailed significant reductions
  • Boom-down
  • Open road tolling
  • systems
  • At conventional toll plazas, in lanes marked with the e-tag sign, overhead equipment register and verify the details of an e-tag in a slow-moving vehicle, and an amount is deducted from the road user's toll account, whereupon the boom lifts,[1] or a light turns green.
  • without any toll booths
  • Cameras and other sensors
  • register either the e-tag or the vehicle license plate number, and an amount is deducted from an eTag registered road user's account.
  • each vehicle is photographed from above for length classification, with additional photos of the front and rear number plates.[
  • The system was widely denounced
  • Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa)
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SABC News - Motorists refuse to pay e-tolls despite 60% discount:Friday 29 April 2016 - 1 views

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      Why is it necessary to pay e-toll?
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      What is e-toll?
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      What is the reason for giving discount?
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  • The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) says they remain firm on their stance in fighting e-tolling.
  • We made it very clear and we are filling our cases now of our intentions to defend our members in court and that Sanral and government have introduced this scheme unlawfully."
  • The Justice Project South Africa (JPSA), which is also firmly opposed to e-tolling, says the only way to find out if the discount was a success will be if the Minister of Transport Dipuo Peters is questioned in Parliament.
  • JPSA National Chairperson Howard Dembovsky says, "When it comes to the 60% discount thing, the only time we are going to know whether it was or was not successful will be when members of Parliament ask a direct question to the Minister of transport.
  • "This 60% discount is much better than paying the whole amount. I am happy with this 60% discount my bill came a little bit lower.Now I am trying by all means to avoid these highways because I am scared to pay again."
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Potholes: How They Effect Our Roads - RoadCover - 2 views

  • Motorists are being urged to contact the department of transport and claim the damages to their vehicles caused by the roads and potholes in South Africa
  • The national government is aware of the dangerous road conditions across the country which has resulted in them announcing a R22billion budget over the next three years on a countrywide pothole repair program.
  • This program is expected to create over 70 000 jobs in its first year. It aims to improve the road conditions of any road (highways, toll-roads and suburban roads) and repair any potholes which have been causing damage to motorist’s vehicles. Depending on how much the roads get used, the rainfall and the weather conditions can all cause the potholes to get larger and have an impact on the condition of the roads.
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  • The bad roads are also having a major impact on our countries economy
  • The Automobile Association (AA) said that if there was proper maintenance of our roads, then there could be an immediate decrease in about 5% of road deaths, costing the economy about R40billion. South Africa’s has more than 700000 accidents occurring annually
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Lessons in cybersecurity launched for schoolchildren - Telegraph - 0 views

  • will include case studies of international cybercrime attacks and lessons on cryptography and malware.
  • leading industry experts have called for cybersecurity to be made a part of the curriculum.
  • knowing how to operate in the digital environment and understanding the pitfalls of the Internet were “fundamental to the way we live”.
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Check Out That Selfie: How to Use Social Media in the Classroom - US News - 0 views

  • Cook says it's important for teachers to establish clear boundaries for which social media platforms are appropriate for an educational setting, and which are better suited for personal use."You could create an account and use Twitter to post information throughout the day to report about classroom activities," she says. "Students could get involved in that in posting the posts to help them practice concise writing."Other potential uses for social media in the classroom, Cook says, span anywhere from using a Twitter hashtag for following a specific topic, or homework question to setting up a classroom blog, so students can receive outside feedback from professionals other than the teacher."Teachers and students could also reach out to authors or subject experts through social media channels and invite them into the classrooms through Skype," Cook says. "Social media provides a way to break down those usual four walls of a classroom to bring a larger, global perspective for the students."
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Conservation International - Conservation South Africa - 0 views

  • CSA's multi-faceted approach to conservation is building regional capacity at every level in order to increase environmental and social resilience to climate change and to set a course for development which will sustain communities and the ecosystems that support them into the future.
  • ur key objective is to work towards a future where humans live in harmony with nature. We are making this future a reality by focusing on projects that have both an enabling (influencing policies, markets, knowledge and funding) and an implementation (demonstrating tangible outcomes on the ground) impact. This work is carried out through strong alliances with key partners, by working within nationally recognized and scientifically defined landscape-scale corridors, and by ensuring that our work directly supports larger scale policies and targets.
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Why Leaders Must Be Readers - Forbes - 3 views

  • Reading Gives You Opportunities to Interact with Others
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Why Must All of us Read Books - 3 views

  • Reading develops critical thinking
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IN OUR EVERYDAY LIFE: Why must we read ? | Le Mauricien - 3 views

  • it is material to underscore the role that a good book can play in the training and the development of an individual. I have tried to enumerate some of the reasons, there may be more, behind an intelligent and purposeful reading : 1)     Reading drives away our ignorance to make room for knowledge. 2)     Reading helps us build up a fuller personality. 3)     Reading makes us a complete citizen. 4)     Reading helps us to think and feel more fully. 5)     Reading helps us to visit many places and meet celebrities at second hand. 6)     Reading helps to build up our vocabulary for comprehension and expression. 7)     Reading is a stepping stone to writing. Writing means reading. Qui dit écriture, dit lecture. We must read to write. 8)     Reading provides us with a skeleton key with which we can open many doors. 9)     Reading is sine qua non to succeed at school. It is an integral part of the learning process. A reading child is an asset in class while an unreading one is a liability. 10)     Reading spares us from becoming a pawn on the chessboard of witty and intelligent persons. It is not easy to fool a man of wide reading. 11)     Reading broadens our minds with the pleasures of great literature. It opens new windows on the world. 12)     Reading helps us outgrow our opinions and ideas, and learn other people's points of view. 13)     Reading brings us far into the past, keeps us abreast with the present and prepares us for the future. 14)     Reading is the basis of a child's education and the enhancement of man. 15)     Reading helps to relieve the tedium of everyday life and kill the time.
  • “A good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit.”
  • John Milton said
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