Green Shoots: It takes courage to be a contrarian

By Ashley Green-Thompson | Published Mar 28, 2025

Johannesburg has serious traffic issues made worse recently by these massive afternoon thundershowers that test every motorist’s patience and skill. This chap in a little hatchback motors past me on the M1 highway at a rapid rate of knots, in the pouring rain, in the emergency lane clearly marked by the yellow line. And even in less dramatic weather conditions, there are too many drivers who believe they don’t have to wait like the rest of us idiots, and they break the law.