Recent content by paulgf

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    What cars cost when the Rand launched 63 years ago

    That's for the States, I think. Here, it was maybe 4 times worse , but also decreasing. NITRR used to keep track of that.
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    South Africa experimented with high-speed trains between 1978 and 1985

    I think it was Minister Hendrik Schoeman who motivated the experiments. Technically a success but as mentioned in the article, all slow trains had to be cleared off the line, and that wasnt possible on a continuous basis. And in view of the Vodacom / Makate fish, Dr Scheffel got an ex-gratia...
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    South African train operators driving "blind"

    Stole my thunder
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    We got our hands on the Mirror Trading International L&D - how much the liquidators and attorneys scored

    so SARS is living on the proceeds of crime? Can they do that?
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    How much money is enough?

    Cornelius Vanderbilt answered that by saying " A little more"
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    Advertising Board rules in favour of Showmax over Rosemary's Hitlist billboard

    Billboards on roads are unnecessary dangers; they distract your attention. in protest, I will buy nothing advertised on a billboard
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    Cape Town residents are waiting up to five months for permission to install solar panels

    It's a temporary problem, so if there aren't enough staff, then outsource. I think consulting electrical engineers would b able to help, or electricians. In the latter case they would have to recuse themselves from any job they approve
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    Win R3,000 Cash - Take the 2023 Broadband Market Survey

    done
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    Eskom’s plan to force people to switch off geysers and home appliances

    This is an old (very old) strategy. I was brought up in the 1950s in Pinelands, then an independent Municipality, which bought its electricity from Cape Town. The price was based on the maximum current draw, so the Muni installed Ripplay relays (switches) to turn off geysers at peak times. In...
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    Electric recharging vs petrol refueling costs from Johannesburg to Cape Town

    This is nothing to do with electric cars, but I've noticed that if there is a CoOp in a town, the diesel prices are overall cheaper than when there is no CoOp. But it's still worth doing some homework and finding the CoOP's on your route; they offer a really significant saving
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    South Africa in UN agreement to reduce speed limits - RTMC

    Half of the deaths on SA 's roads are pedestrians. A pedestrian has little chance of surviving a 30kmh hit. Lowering speed limits by a mere 10kmh will not reduce the death rate for this half . What might help, is cheap reflective jackets, and arrests for drunk walking. No fines, just a night in...
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    Netflix library in South Africa will have to be cut down to meet local content quota – Report

    Which VPN is recommended?
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