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CHRIS GILMOUR: Wayne Duvenage acts outa civic duty to save SA from corruption
Wayne Duvenage, CEO of Outa, is the face of South African civil action. He is tenacious, committed and unwavering, starting with the Gauteng roads e-tolling system and now tackling the whole spectrum of local and national government incompetence and corruption. Duvenage credits his team for such efforts, but as the public face of the e-tolls battle, his persistence in the toughest of times is truly valiant. Speaking at the Free Market Foundation — another tenacious and committed member of SA’s civil society — Duvenage says that just under a decade ago the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) was undertaking significant road works. "They were the heroes, addressing congestion. But then we learned of e-tolls and were incredulous that the extra lanes were to be charged for." As then CEO of Avis, he engaged with industry colleagues, examining the many defects of such a system: data would not be real time; dispute resolution had not been addressed; studies showed that e-tolling o...
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