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Thu May 23 19:22:11 SAST 2013

How is loss of R25bn progress? iLIVE

Truck drivers' strike is good news: iLIVE

Bruce Clemence, Fish Hoek | 05 October, 2012 00:01
Striking truck drivers hold up a placard with their demand.
Image by: THAPELO MOTSUMI

The truck drivers' strike is the best news I have heard in a long time.

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Big trucks slowly destroy roads, disrupt traffic in cities and are often the cause of accidents.

Switzerland bans big trucks in its towns.

Perhaps the strike will be a much-needed stimulus to use and improve our neglected railway service.

Another spin-off could be to encourage people to buy more food produced locally in their area.

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