In the media as well as on this blog there has been a lot of time given to the tolling of the Highways around Gauteng. Now that the government has added R5.75 billion to the coffers of South African Road Agency limited (SANRAL) the tolls will now be 30c per kilometre for passenger vehicles.
I previously stated that I was considering joining the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) protest, which will now be taking place on the Wednesday 7 March. I have decided not to join the protest action for the following reasons:
1.COSATU has called the protest a joint protest against the tolls and labour broking. While my stand on the tolls is the same as COSATU my stand on Labour broking is at odds with theirs. I do not want to be seen as protesting both.
2.COSATU are protesting against the government but they are alliance partners with the ANC and are in government. I feel they are misleading the public by calling a protest against government policy. If COSATU disagrees so vehemently against government policy they should remove themselves from the alliance.
3.If we are not happy with the government we have the power to get a new one; voting is the real driver of change. Rather than protest I will be using the power I have to bring about change, I suggest you do to
That is why I won’t be protesting with COSATU. What will you be doing?
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