The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) plans to defend any member of the public who is summonsed by the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) to pay their e-toll bills. This after the long-awaited decision, expected in February, on whether the Gauteng government will scrap e-tolls. Outa CEO Wayne Duvenage told Pretoria Rekord it was still unclear whether motorists could expect an announcement on e-tolls in February. “Far too often the Minister of Transport has indicated that an announcement was […]
sharpsharpit Bill to toughen existing anti-gays laws rejected in Senegal A bill introduced in Senegalese parliament which is intended to toughen current laws against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people has been rejected. The bill was to lengthened the prison term to a maximum of 10 years. It was to lead to a threefold increase in the maximum fines. Additionally, the bill was to criminalize LGBT and similar activities. Gay sex is currently punishable by up to five years […]