The Minister of Public Service and Administration Senzo Mchunu on Monday announced several changes to the ministerial manual. Ministers will now not be allowed to pay more than R700 000 for a car, official flights within South Africa must be undertaken in economy class. The state will also no longer pay for security upgrades at..
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MINISTERS ‘FINANCES MUST BE REDUCED – Taxpayers are picking up the bills for home cleaning products, security improvements and cellphones
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New mayor of Johannesburg hails from the ANC after coalition between DA and EFF failed
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The fragile coalition between the DA and EFF failed in Johannesburg, since the two parties could not put their differences aside. This put the ANC in a favorable position to win the majority of votes. Controversial candidate, Geoff Makhubo is now appointed as the new mayor of the City of Gold. The balance of power..
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Taxpayers funds ANC government failures – the country is suffering while ANC cadres live in splendor
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“The goose that lays the golden eggs and who has to pay for the ANC’s failures – the taxpayer – can no longer,” says Wouter Wessels, FF Plus MP and chief spokesperson for finance. “It is also not necessary for anyone to attend the Standing Committee on Budgets to see that the country is in..
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Farmer Cyril is also affected by poor economic conditions – 22 of his 46 workers are laid off
State’s salary bill milking state coffers dry, yet Jan Van Riebeeck and whites are regularly chosen as scapegoats for ANC regime failures
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The state’s salary bill is consuming money that the country needs to keep going, with regular increases while unions are demanding larger portions. Yet the private sector and white people of the country are regularly scapegoated for the country’s problems. Everyone knows this and the government recognizes it and makes promises to act. Yet nothing..
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Head of SASSA under investigation after being accused of abusing his power for financial gain
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Accusations are made that Themba Matlou, who heads the Social Security Agency (Sassa) in the Central Transvaal, used his office to campaign for a provincial position in the ANC. Allegations are also being made that he used the state’s resources and finances for the campaign, and the Public Protector will now investigate the allegations. He..
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Vandals tear R6.6m car wash apart, Tshwane spokesperson blames the weather
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A multimillion-rand car wash project owned by the city of Tshwane which was meant to create jobs for the youth of Mamelodi and invigorate the economy of the township, has descended into dilapidation. SowetanLIVE reported that the Reitiretse integrated vehicle washing facility in Mamelodi west has been stripped by criminals, before it even opened its..
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Senior ANC official dissatisfied with his second-hand Mercedes Benz which costs taxpayers R103,776 monthly and seeks brand new one – No wonder SA is broke!
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Kwazi Mshengu was recently accused of using a car rental scheme to justify not having to use his predecessor’s official car. Kwazi Mshengu is the newly appointed educator of the Executive Committee in Natal, but is now without a car after Mercedes-Benz canceled the guarantee, as well as the maintenance contract. The manufacturer also recalled..
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Toilet scandal – several senior ANC officials arrested after being awarded R650m tender to build 66,000 toilets
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Although nine people have been arrested who are suspected of being involved in the toilet scandal in the Eastern Cape, this does not mean that no more arrests can be made. Those already captured are likely to include high-profile government officials, as well as so-called businessmen who have filled their pockets. The nine were arrested..
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Former Minister charged with fraud involving state capture investigation
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ANC MP and former State Security Minister Bongani Bongo appeared briefly in the Cape Magistrate’s Court after being arrested by the Hawks on alleged corruption charges. He is being investigated after interfering with the Parliamentary inquiry into state capture. Bongo allegedly tried to bribe an advocate who would give witnesses about the state hijacking at..
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Transnet wasted almost R50 billion, most of which is used to buy trains that cannot be used in SA
ANC Youth League calls the appointment of the new CEO of Eksom, Andre de Ruyter, white privilege
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Collen Maine, the youth task team should focus on getting our youth off drugs, crime and creating employment opportunities and not trying to police every white appointed person. In 25 years every black appointed CEO failed Eskom tremendously. Infact, every black CEO appointed to run any SOE what so ever has failed it tremendously. I..
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14 SOEs rack up more than R1.4 billion in irregular expenditure
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Auditor General (AG) Kimi Makwetu said not one of the 14 big state-owned entities (SOEs) audited by his office received a clean audit, a poorer outcome than last year. Makwetu was revealing the results of the national and provincial audits for the past financial year at Parliament on Wednesday. He said the financial health of..
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Pravin Gordhan says cash-strapped SAA may have no money for salaries this month
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Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan has warned that, while two unions at SAA are demanding salary increases for members, the airline might not even be able to pay any salaries at the end of the month. The minister was speaking at a Parliamentary briefing on Wednesday. The meeting was called for feedback on power..
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Panyaza Lesufi could be replaced as Gauteng education MEC if AfriForum gets its way
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AfriForum’s campaign demanding the removal of Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi from office began on Wednesday with an online petition calling for his removal. The minority-rights organisation said it would also hand over a memorandum to Gauteng premier David Makhura at his offices in the Johannesburg CBD on Thursday, in which it will ask that..
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