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[Tribs]

Traffic disruptions in several parts of town. I wonder what the taxi industry is striking about. Do they want to charge higher fares?

Probably unhappy with Uber and other transport options

 

[biometrics]

Traffic disruptions in several parts of town. I wonder what the taxi industry is striking about. Do they want to charge higher fares?

Eastern Cape cops on high alert as taxi operators embark on 'shutdown' amid payment dispute​

Eastern Cape police are on high alert as taxi operators blockade major roads in the province in protest over the non-payment of their scholar transport invoices.

The major roads that were blocked off are the N2, N6, R72 and R63.

Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane and his management officials tried in vain to stop the shutdown.

https://www.news24.com/news24/south...ark-on-shutdown-amid-payment-dispute-20240502

 

[Rudolph Hart]

Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane and his management officials tried in vain to stop the shutdown.​

I wonder if they tried paying the outstanding invoices. I suspect that would have stopped the shutdown.

 

[EADC]

Did you do the rearranging ?

The wind did the rearranging

 

[Nicholas]

The situation with the East London Department of Transport not paying for scholar transport has escalated to a significant degree. Here’s a summary of the current events:

• Despite a R90 million cash injection into scholar transport at the beginning of 2024, thousands of pupils in the Eastern Cape will be forced to walk to school as taxi operators go on strike due to the government’s failure to pay them for the past four months1.
• Taxi operators have expressed their frustration over the non-payment, with some having lost their vehicles to repossession and others facing bankruptcy1.
• The Eastern Cape Transport Department has acknowledged the issue, attributing the non-payment to technical glitches and some operators’ refusal to sign contracts2.
• A payment of R5 million is reportedly scheduled to be made soon, but the operators are demanding their payments be made in full with interest1.
• Schools in East London are expected to close in anticipation of the planned shutdown by scholar transport operators1.

This situation has caused considerable disruption to the daily lives of students, parents, and transport operators, and it’s clear that a resolution is urgently needed to restore normalcy and ensure the continuity of education for the affected students.

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[satanboy]

cooter needs to wait until Melkbos is sold, last sale didn’t work out due to a linked sale, so it’s going on rental now and marketed as an investment property.

That sucks.

 

[biometrics]

That sucks.

I’m increasing the price by R100k too so there’s that.

 

[scudsucker]

That's very expensive, get it from that place I mentioned. Think it was R250 for 100m.

I just buy mine from Adult World. Close, convenient.


Wait... oh shit, did I just reveal my fetish?

 

[scudsucker]

I can't recall if we have a US Politics thread, and I can't be arsed to look, so I instead bring you some mind-boggling stupidity on the right side of the debate.

Nappies for Trump. (Well, diapers, as they are called in the USA)

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1786033227804934548

A seemingly adult is wearing a nappy in support of a man who shits his pants on a regular basis. WTF?

 

[biometrics]

I can't recall if we have a US Politics thread, and I can't be arsed to look, so I instead bring you some mind-boggling stupidity on the right side of the debate.

Nappies for Trump. (Well, diapers, as they are called in the USA)

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1786033227804934548

A seemingly adult is wearing a nappy in support of a man who shits his pants on a regular basis. WTF?

The totally cool no stress US election thread

So it's kinda kicking off today. I see this thread more as a place to ask basic questions and to mock the crazies. Nothing too serious. Enjoy.

thegrotto.co.za

 

[satanboy]

 

[Tribs]

 

[satanboy]

We found 2 different sets of keys we have no idea where it belongs.
We lost 1 set of keys that was kept on one spot for 10 years, luckily my SO found it 15 minutes later in a random drawer.

 

[Tribs]

We found 2 different sets of keys we have no idea where it belongs.
We lost 1 set of keys that was kept on one spot for 10 years, luckily my SO found it 15 minutes later in a random drawer.

You have a ghost? Mischievous spirit?

 

[satanboy]

You have a ghost? Mischievous spirit?

Nope, I think stress is getting the better of us.

 

[Tribs]

Nope, I think stress is getting the better of us.

You need to lower your cortisol levels then

 

[Nicholas]

Probably unhappy with Uber and other transport options

Bolt, friends and family.

I have used neither Bolt nor Uber here. I have been relying on my brother to take me shopping or to the library on Saturdays and the house mothr to take me to work from Monday to Thursday.

 

[satanboy]

Weird...my ISP has offered to move my service to my new house, but at R100 cheaper per month for double the speed.

 

[biometrics]

Weird...my ISP has offered to move my service to my new house, but at R100 cheaper per month for double the speed.

Captive market.

 

[Baxteen]

different Fiber provider say MetroFiber vs Openserve. so your ISP has a different contract in place wiht the FNO that then leads to savings on your side.