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Russia's long distance truck drivers are protesting a new tax that will cost 600,000 drivers their jobs. The last week ofApril saw drivers parking and camping across Russia or striking at depots. Across Russia, supplies are running low in shops in 80 of Russia's 8 regions. In a lesson for South Africa, the truckers are also fighting the endemic corruption in Russia, and they will soon be joined by citizens in mass protests. Photo : The Moscow Times.
May month may not see end to pupils on bakkies Government is sort of trying to stop people who help poor parents by taking their children to work in the back of a bakkie take. Sort of, because from May 11 the amendment to regulation 250, that was published on 11 November 2016, will be effective. The amendment continuous to disallow the transport of school children FOR REWARD in the goods compartment of a vehicle. The amendment also does not allow other persons to be transported in the goods compartment for reward unless it is done in terms of the National Land Transport Act of 2009). An operating licence may therefore be issued for a goods vehicle if it is done in terms of the NLTA provisions
Not Illegal as long as the bakkie driver does not get rewarded for driving the pupils. Photo: Herald Live
and the transport is not for school children. Children and other persons may still be transported in the goods compartment of a vehicle if it is NOT done for reward as long as Reg 247 is complied with. This regulation requires a frame or canopy of at least 350 mm above the the seat; or at least 900 mm above the
floor, in materials strong enough to stop a person from falling off a bakkie while it is moving. Regulati 247 also requires that all tools or goods, except their personal effects must be stored separately from the passenger compartment to avoid things like spades or pickaxes injuring people in a crash. -- DR.
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