Another great week on the N3, SA’s most important economic artery, as truck drivers block the road for days, writes Bruceps.
Another great week on the N3, SA’s most important economic artery, as truck drivers block the road for days. Imagine the hell of being stuck behind them, halfway down or up Van Reenen’s Pass. You’re pregnant and your two-year-old in the back of the family Corolla is hungry and cold.
You can’t turn round. You can call until your phone dies. You know you’ll be there three days, each minute costing the country about R80,000...A subscription gives you full digital access to all Sunday Times content.Registered on the BusinessLIVE, Business Day or Financial Mail websites? Sign in with the same details.
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