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Putting the transport minister to the testThis must be one of the most stupid proposals yet from the Panjandrums of Power: you've gotta take your driving licence test at the test centre nearest your home.
That's the proposal reported in the news media from the Department of Transport; hello, is this Communist Russia ordering its citizens about, or what? Here's what a department spokesman said:
"People moving from their area to take the test somewhere else is just not on. It has created problems in those areas and is creating bottlenecks." (Read: do as you're bloody well told
or leave the country.)
Fact is, city test centres are overwhelmed with candidates so those able to ease the load by going elsewhere are actually doing the nation a favour. And remember, Mr Minister, a driving licence is one of the few perhaps the only job qualification thousands of South Africans will ever get.
It's part of your job to help as many people as possible get legally mobile, whether it's on a delivery scooter or a driving a 22-wheeler truck. That way they can earn money, feed their families and get a better life and isn't "a better life for all" one of the ruling party's slogans?
Now, get out there and help the people instead of making silly excuses and taking even sillier decisions. - The Editor
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 | | PARTY TIME: Felipe Massa (in the middle with the cap) celebrates his first F1 victory with his Ferrari pit crew. Picture: AFP |
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 | | CRUNCH TIME: McLaren Mercedes F1 driver Kimi Raikkonen of Finland (foreground) thought he'd made it through the mayhem on the first bend after the start of the Turkish Formula 1 GP on August 27, 2006. Picture: AP |
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 | | TAKING TURNS: Italian Renault driver Giancarlo Fisichella (centre) spins at Istanbul after colliding with Portuguese Midland driver Tiago Monteiro during the Turkish Formula 1 GP on August 27, 2006. Picture: AFP |
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 | | ONE-TWO START FOR FERRARI: Brazilian Ferrari driver Felipe Massa, who scored pole position, leads the pack after the start of the Turkish Formula 1 GP in Istanbul on August 27, 2006. His "boss" Michael Schumacher was right behind him - with the two Renaults in very close attendance. Picture: AFP |
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