Dead ANC members have been kept on its branch membership lists in what concerned party activists in Mpumalanga claim was part of a plan to inflate membership figures ahead of last year’s national conference.
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The ANC government branches are full of ghosts
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Liberty CEO:- Data breach under control and under investigation
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Liberty Holdings CEO David Munro told reporters on Sunday evening that it was in control of its technology and data infrastructure and was working with authorities to get to the bottom of a data breach which occurred on Thursday evening.
He maintained that no clients suffered any financial loss as a result of the data breach.
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The Western Cape could be testing ground for land expropriation
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Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform Mcebisi Skwatsha has said government is considering expropriating land without compensation to assist more than 20 000 farm dwellers facing eviction in the Drakenstein municipality.
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Cyril Ramaphosa’s First Quarter Economy Contracts and Performs Worse Than All of Zuma’s!
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South Africa’s national statistical service has revealed the worst quarterly contraction of country’s economy in nearly a decade after Cyril Ramaphosa ousted Jacob Zuma from leadership, yet it appears he has not been able to do much better, quite opposite in fact.
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Top 10 municipal culprits not paying Eskom debt
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The top 10 defaulting municipalities owe Eskom R9.73-billion, and a parliamentary committee has resolved to meet with them to find out why they are not paying their debts………
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This is absolute crazy! – You may have to register your generator
The Farmer is The Farm That Produces YOUR Food – Killing the Farmer Kills the Farm and all the Food it Produces!
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The high expectations generated by the parliamentary motion of the ANC and EFF on the expropriation of land without compensation, are now resulting in the incitement of poor people to occupy land unlawfully. The EFF abuses these expectations by proffering that land grabbing is a quick fix for the problems the poor face. It is almost as if some really believe that owning a farm will turn you into a “rich boss” overnight.
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Toll Fees, Petrol to add to consumer debt burden
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Consumers already owing R1.37-trillion in debt will feel more heat from higher fuel and toll prices in May, said a debt expert.
Neil Roets, CEO of Debt Rescue, said in a statement that consumers will also have to contend with financial pressures from the 1% VAT increase.
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Christo Wiese, Resigned Chairperson, sues Steinhoff
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Resigned Steinhoff chairperson, Christo Wiese, has lodged a claim of R59-billion against Steinhoff International. In a statement released on Thursday afternoon Wiese’s Titan Group, announced that it had served a summons on Steinhoff for the amount which related to investments made into the retailer in 2015 and 2016. In one case, companies in the Titan..
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Cash strapped Eskom in dire needs of funds and once again threatens consumers with load shedding
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The national energy regulator, Nersa’s public sessions on Eskom’s proposed tariff increase, are currently underway.
Eskom asks for an excessive increase of thirty percent to recover a R66 billion shortfall. Despite the shortages, Eskom continues to give excessive bonuses to its senior staff.
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The SASSA crisis: Dlamini and Bhengu set to explain why they shouldn’t be held liable
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Embattled minister in the presidency for women Bathabile Dlamini and Sassa acting CEO Pearl Bhengu have been given until Monday to explain why they should not foot the bill for the CPS contract extension.
Last month, the Constitutional Court gave Dlamini and Bhengu until Monday to explain, via affidavits, why they shouldn’t be held personally liable to foot the bill for the extension of the Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) contract to continue distributing social grants.
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James Selfe:- Black people chose to elect white people at DA congress
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Democratic Alliance (DA) federal executive chairperson James Selfe has said that it was a majority black delegation at the party’s Federal Congress that elected the party’s leadership because it is a capable one.
In an interview on Monday morning following the DA’s elective congress at the weekend, Selfe responded to critics who said that the party’s leadership is not diverse.
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The most hate speech complaints recorded in Gauteng
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The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) received 486 racism complaints for the 2016/2017 period and most centred around hate speech and the use of the k-word, among others.
Other complaints related to the use of the words “monkeys” or “baboons” to refer to people.
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No good news for consumers, you’re going to struggle more
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The Reserve Bank announcement that the repo rate is reduced by 0.25% is a very slight sugar stroke over other shocks that consumers are going to hit and their living standards will be negative.
Just after Easter week fuel
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Today is a full day of hearings into corporate scandals in Parliament
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South African corporate scandals will be the order of the day in Parliament on Tuesday, as the standing committee on finance rolls up its sleeves for a full day of hearings into the imbroglios at Steinhoff, KPMG, VBS Mutual Bank, and the SA Revenue Service.
The committee will start by receiving briefings on Capitec Bank and VBS Mutual Bank on Tuesday morning.
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