To be seen to be “doing something” about the “carnage on our roads” is a frequent aim of populist politicians. In that spirit, a raft of strict new laws are being proposed by the Western Cape ...

It isn’t often that motor manufacturers, free-market advocates and environmentalists agree on something. When they all argue that a new law to make it mandatory to blend 10 per cent ethanol into pet...

There’s a money-making racket going on involving speed limits that really needs to stop. Here’s what the traffic authorities do. Pick a road. Any road. Drop the speed limit by a notch – from, sa...

The South African National Taxi Association Council (Santaco) flew its maiden test flight between Lanseria and Bisho in September. The news was greeted not only with groan-worthy headlines – “taxi...

Energy minister Dipuo Peters has proposed to employ a team of expert consultants, at taxpayer expense, in order to conduct a study. The question? Will reducing speed limits save hard-pressed South Afr...