Remember when at the cars rental, renting cars; ask about credit card car insurance.

Although South Africa has first world roads, the mini bus drivers, are especially notoriously bad drivers. Their constant weaving in and out of the traffic causes legal road users to become irate.

Bumper bashings are common at intersection and then of course the more serious accidents on our freeways. Credit card car insurance is necessary for the wary traveller. We drive on the left in South Africa and most of our road sign are self-explanatory. Familiarise your self with the controls of your rental before taking a long journey. Make sure you have a spare wheel and if possible, get some of the instant inflate canister, that will fix minor punctures, to make sure you can get to the nearest garage. These foam spray cans are being invaluable at night when you do not want to stop in the dark on the side of the road.

Breaking news a plan of linking Johannesburg to Durban and Polokwane via rapid train networks is out. Governments plan is to form partnerships with the private sector to help fund the project and lower the burden to taxpayers. The final budgeted amount for completion of the project in 2050 will be R750bn,