The highly anticipated judicial commission of inquiry into state capture — headed by Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo — will kick off on Monday in Parktown, Johannesburg.
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So it is Day One for the state capture inquiry to get underway
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Australian Parliament Officially Sites and Condemns Genocidal Political Culture of Racist Violence Against Whites in South Africa
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In a historic landmark motion, Australia’s Parliament in New South Wales has moved to condemn the political culture of racist violence that has been fostered in South Africa and the dehumanisation and targeting of an ethnic minority. They have called for an investigation in an appropriate International forum in accordance with the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
The minutes of the proceeding below detail the seriousness of the allegations will bring great relief to many in South Africa and those that have fled their homeland abroad as it will be the first official recognition of their plight.
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Businesses won’t pay the municipalities … but ESKOM directly
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While 96 municipalities across the country are scrambling to negotiate payment agreements with Eskom for overdue bills that amount to R27.8-billion, local businesses are fighting to pay Eskom directly, bypassing the municipalities, in a bid to keep the local economies going.
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Rand fall and fuel prices rise after government’s reckless statements about land expropriation
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The poor performance of the Rand is definitely not good news for motorists. The Rand fell more than 8%, partly due to the mess on the Turkish financial markets. Although the oil price is relatively stable and even slightly lower, the weak rand will push the fuel price upward. The rand also visibly weakened after..
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Derek Hanekom: “Call it what you want, but the land was originally stolen and deserves to be expropriated without compensation”
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The South African minister of tourism, and African National Congress (ANC) executive, Derek Hanekom has waded into the land debate. Speaking to the media at a tourism event in Tsitsikamma‚ near Port Elizabeth‚ on Thursday, Hanekom stood by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s controversial land expropriation announcement. As reported by Times Live, Hanekom told journalists attending the..
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Traffic police will now have to do foot patrols in Emfuleni district after Bidvest seized municipal vehicles
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On Wednesday, the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) released a statement condemning the current disastrous state of Emfuleni municipality. With the organisation now boasting former ANC MP Dr Makhosi Khoza as its new Executive Director responsible for its local government programme. The Emfuleni municipality in Gauteng has had its basic vehicle fleet, including essential service..
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‘I will return to serve society’ – Shaun Abrahams – Former national director of public prosecutions
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Former national director of public prosecutions (NDPP) Shaun Abrahams will be taking time out after being stripped of his position at the helm of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) by the Constitutional Court.
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Land expropriation: Limit land ownership to 12 000 hectares per white farm owner and give the rest to the state without compensation says, says Mantashe
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Changes to the Constitution may boost, not weaken, property rights ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe says the Constitution must be amended to limit land ownership to 12 000 hectares per farm owner, and white farmers who own more than that should hand over the rest to the state without compensation. Mantashe was speaking to News24 in..
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R59 million of taxpayers money will be spent to bail out bankrupt state entities
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Despite repeated assurances that bankrupt state entities will not be helped out again, Cyril Ramaphosa and the Cabinet announced that R59 million of taxpayers money will be spent to prevent entities such as SAA, SABC, Post Office and SANRAL, that are unable to pay their bills, from collapsing. SANRAL can no longer borrow money, the..
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List of farms ANC intent to expropriate are suddenly fake news – how dumb does the ANC think voters are?
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It could have been comical if it was not so bizarre, ironic and almost criminal. The ANC released a list of farms they intend to expropriate. Of course the list would be scrutinized (how dumb does the ANC think voters are?) So we did just that: The first two farms on the list are Lukin..
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‘The truth will set us free’:- Bird Island child abuse
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The past is a foreign country. Until it shakes us out of our collective slumber on a cold Sunday morning. It confronts us from the front page of a Sunday paper. Secrets long hidden burst to the fore like a ripe abscess. The recent revelations of the sexual abuse of boys by National Party ministers in PW Botha’s Cabinet can be described as the last taboo.
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Farm attacks has surged following the ANC’s announcement of land expropriation without compensation
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Following the South African government’s announcement that it will expropriate the land of white owners “without compensation”, the number of farm attacks has surged in the country. Within a 48-hour period, at least five such attacks were recorded. “We see attacks every weekend and according to our figures, there is one farm attack every day..
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AgriSA vs. AfriForum’s #farmlist, who will you believe and support!!
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Afrikaner interest group AfriForum’s publication of an alleged list of farms that it claims are being targeted for land expropriation without compensation has been met with condemnation by agricultural lobby group, AgriSA.
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195 Farms to be stolen by ANC government and not 139 as said earlier
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AfriForum has published a list on its website of farms that it says have apparently been identified by the government to be expropriated without compensation. This follows the ANC’s announcement earlier in the week that the party had identified 139 farms for this purpose. AfriForum says the list of farms was kept confidential‚ however‚ and..
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South Africa on brink of ‘ANARCHY’ as president demands that 195 land is SEIZED from white farmers’
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SOUTH Africa’s white farmers have hit out in anger at the government’s decision to agree to constitutional changes to seize land from them. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa recently announced plans to allow white people’s land to be taken without compensation, which will then be distributed to black people in a move that he believes..
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