Many South Africans have expressed outrage at Sars chief officer for digital and IT, Mmamathe Makhekhe-Mokhuane, earning over R3 million a year. The anger comes after Makhekhe-Mokhuane made headlines following her appearance in an SABC TV interview. Makhekhe-Mokhuane was on SABC News for an interview about Sars’ IT systems, but spoke about Sars bursaries for..
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Forget Sars – SAPO is worse – R4-million salary for SA Post Office exec who can’t even keep a website online
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Timol murder – Apartheid cop to finally stand trial
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João “Jan” Rodrigues — a former apartheid Security Branch clerk charged with the premeditated murder of anti-apartheid freedom fighter Ahmed Timol — will finally stand trial in January 2019, decades after Timol’s death.
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DA is very ‘confident in finding success’ in challenging Malusi Gigaba and Bathabile Dlamini reappointments
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The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it is confident it will succeed in legal challenge of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s reappointment of Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba and Minister in the Presidency Bathabile Dlamini.
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DA – Bathabile Dlamini, Malusi Gigaba ‘acted dishonestly’, not fit to hold office
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Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba and Minister in the Presidency Bathabile Dlamini have “acted dishonestly” and are not “fit and proper” to hold positions in Cabinet, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said in court papers.
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What’s happening in this country of ours – Looks like you can kiss your gun goodbye…
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Self-defence, the protection of another person or the protection of property will no longer be valid reasons for owning a firearm, and guns will have to be handed in.
A 2017 version of the draft Firearms Control Act is floating around the halls of the safety and security ministry and, if passed, will make life a lot harder for those wanting to purchase or continue to own a firearm for self-defence.
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Ace Magashule ‘gives away’ Pierneef painting worth more than R6m
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The Hawks are investigating the alleged theft earlier this year of a painting by South African landscape master JH Pierneef from the office of Ace Magashule while he was still the premier of the Free State, the Daily Maverick reported on Monday. The painting, apparently worth between R6m and R8m, was placed among Magashule’s personal..
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Thank you ANC-regime! – South Africa has the highest youth unemployment rate of any other country in the world
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According to a report published by The Economist’s Pocket World in Figures, South Africa has the highest youth unemployment rate of any other country in the world. While South Africa’s dismal unemployment rate across the board has remained a cause for great concern, the statistics revealed in Pocket World put the country’s youth unemployment rate..
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Do the ruling communist ANC government actually think that by removing guns will stop crime in South Africa?
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The ruling communist ANC government in South Africa wants to disarm the public meaning … the government wants to ban self-defence guns! South Africa is an extremely dangerous country to live because of severe crime and an incompetent police service. On average 57 people are murdered in South Africa every day, and the murder rate..
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A TYPICAL SOUTH AFRICAN BRAIN TEASER – how are they going to spin the VBS bank debacle in such a way that the white man is to blame for all of this?
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Black people in South Africa are poor, uneducated and unemployed. The EFF says it is because of “white monopoly capital”. The ANC says it is the result of “apartheid”. Mmusi Maimane of the DA blames “White privilege” – all just variants of the same thing: Blame the 8% politically powerless white minority. So, now to..
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IS THIS COINCIDENCE? – Mmamathe Makhekhe-Mokhuane makes a fool of herself twice in two days, regarding alleged corruption and mismanagement at Sars
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Mmamathe Makhekhe-Mokhuane makes a fool of herself twice in two days, on both occasions on being questioned regarding alleged corruption and mismanagement at Sars. In the same week the media is removed from a Parliamentary Portfolio Committee hearing on alleged corruption in the Department of Water and sanitation. The ANC, DA and IFP says the..
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The ANC plan…and why they won’t be stopped
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For quite some years a document has been doing the rounds on social and formal media platforms. It is alleged to be a leaked circular from the ANC Headquarters dated June 1993 in which the ANC sets out their transformation strategy after the April 1994 elections. The validity of the document has never been challenged..
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Harsh reality – Only ruins and tree trunks left of show farm after disastrous land reform process
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A once flourishing grape and citrus farm of 480 hectare in Limpopo has been reduced to ruins, and chopped orange trees which were used for firewood. This is the sad reality Solidarity encountered during a visit to the dilapidated Sunningdale farm, which is located between Mokopane and Polokwane. In 2010, the farm was transferred to..
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Do the coalition between the ANC and EFF holds a threat towards the people of South-Africa?
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The coalition between the ANC and the EFF in Port Elizabeth is the biggest threat to South Africa right now. That is what DA leader Mmusi Maimane claimed on Sunday in Johannesburg. He was speaking at a media briefing following the party’s final federal council meeting of the year. “The coalition that has been formed..
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Eskom nearing collapse, senior officials jump ship
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Eskom, South Africa’s national power utility, may be unable to avoid a complete restructuring process in order to avert total collapse. This has been confirmed by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA), high-level executives within the company and energy experts. According to a report by Moneyweb, Eskom only narrowly avoided load-shedding this week,..
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Some ministerial homes vacant for eight year while millions of rand have been spent on their upkeep, funded by you the tax payer
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Parliament has heard that some ministerial houses have remained empty for a long as eight years while millions of rand have been spent on their upkeep. This was revealed by top officials from the controversial department of public works in yet another appearance before the standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) on Wednesday‚ which for..
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