Pushing for the Cashless Society in South Africa

[cheesedanish]

The majority of people in South Africa travel in 'taxi's' (buses) for the major transport - now they are introducing smartcards so commuters need not pay by cash - this means the majority of population will be forced to get cards - most of these people dont even own bank accounts but will force people to no longer use cash. To be implemented by 2009.

http://www.sundaytimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=522411

"And when prepaid taxi-fare smartcards are introduced commuters will not need to carry money with which to pay for their ride.


They will also be able to use their taxi cards for shopping, to pay electricity bills and to buy cellphone airtime.


The large-scale implementation of the fare collection and management system has been planned for next year.


About 100,000 taxis set to be equipped with the new system by no later than 2009."

[kooo]

Here in England Barcley Card have or are about to introduce a three in one card which includes 1) standard Barcley credit card 2) Oyster card - Oyster cards are for use on Londons public transport system 3) £10 limit card to pay for newspapers, food and drinks etc in local shops.

Just wave your card over the scanner and wehey no need for cash, all movements and transactions are logged. Including your picture on one of the zillions of CCTV cameras. Wonderful.

[lumukanda]

man, here we see one of the desired effects of crime in sa, people get robbed on their way to work more often than most other places, so with the high incidences of crime, people will jump at the chance to get these cards, i've always said the south african crime problem is beneficial to the NWO.

[cruise4]

Yes... and down the road they'll wonder why people are having arms chopped off, eyes dug out their sockets, hands cut off etc.

[intuition]

Cool sounds handy.Anyone who abides by the law shouldnt be worried.

[kooo]

Cool sounds handy.Anyone who abides by the law shouldnt be worried.

I have nothing to hide therefore they have nothing to see. I don't want the government knowing what newspapers/magazines I read, how many alcoholic drinks I consume or what sandwich I have for lunch. It's none of their business.

What about those people who have embarrassing illnesses, people who go to the chemist to buy medication for warts or piles or any other embarrassing ailment. There are some things people prefer to keep private, their wishes should be respected. I still get embarrassed buying tampons (I've been known to walk out of chemists if there is a queue) let alone something really private like condoms. Some of us prefer a little discretion.