“They’re coming!” – These were the chilling words that a Stellenbosch protea farmer shouted to his wife while doing a security check after hearing that a farmer in the region had been shot dead. “It’s devastating,” an emotional Gerald Knight told News24 about being robbed hours after Louiesenhof vintner Stefan Smit was murdered. “We’ve lived..
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‘They’re coming’:- A farmer’s chilling words to his wife before robbery
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This is so disgusting, it costs R133,805.35 to house one prisoner per annum, no wonder the jails are full to max capacity, but guess how much Old Age Pensioners get.
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According to Correctional services minister Michael Masutha, it costs an estimated R133,805.35 to house one prisoner per annum, but an old age pensioner only gets a shocking R21 600.00 per annum. The Judge has sentenced Sebenzile Simane to 173 years in prison for the brutal attack on the Hackney farm and he will be eligible..
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SA taxpayers to fund yet another government bailout – Cash-strapped SAA requests R4bn to survive current financial year after years of mismanagement and corruption
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South African Airways (SAA) appointed its head of operations as acting chief executive on Friday and said it needs R4-billion from the government to survive the current financial year and allow it to renegotiate loan terms with banks. Zukisa Ramasia becomes interim CEO after Vuyani Jarana unexpectedly resigned on Sunday, after less than two years..
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Kusile under financial crossfire – R36 billion owed for alleged arrears for semi-completed power station with design flaws
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Kusile, as one of the two new Eskom mega power stations that is supposed to deliver to supply sustained electrical power for the country, is apparently caught up in financial crossfire. In addition to the enormous escalation of construction costs due to mismanagement and corruption, contractors at the semi-completed power station claims amid design defects..
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Junk status winks for Mangaung Metro with liabilities exceeding assets; officials receive generous salaries and cellphone stipends, while levels of service delivery are non-existent
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The ANC-controlled Mangaung Metro faces junk status after Moody’s rating agency said further downgrading would be considered if the municipality do not urgently get its household in order. The Bloemfontein municipality is in truth already bankrupt with liabilities exceeding assets of nearly R1bn and with over R6bn of outstanding debt. In fact, Moody’s indicated..
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R500m taken from the poorest of poor in SA – pension fund boss splurged R21 million of Amplats Group Provident Fund, belonging to orphans of mine workers, on luxury mansion
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Documents show how money belonging to dependents of deceased miners was splurged by executive on costly mansion. A pension fund boss entrusted with looking after billions of rands allegedly splurged R21 million belonging to orphans of mine workers on a luxury mansion in a security estate in Alberton, Ekurhuleni. Invoices obtained by City Press show..
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11 PIC Councilors offered to resign amid continuing scandals and suspension of senior staff
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The Public Servants Association or as it is now known Public Servants Association (PSA) represents about 240,000 members countrywide and has just indicated that they will instruct the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) that no further investments in Eskom should be made. By purchasing Eskom bonds, pensioners are exposed to extremely high risk as Eskom is..
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Whopping salaries and perks for new cabinet: here are the numbers – Spouses and children also set to score footed by taxpayers money
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Luxury travel, free housing and domestic staff along with salaries in the R2m a year bracket are all in store for the politicians who woke up as freshly minted members of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet on Thursday. AfricaCheck has crunched the numbers and found that cabinet ministers will receive an annual salary of R2,401,633. Deputy..
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EFF must cough up and pay R500,000 to Trevor Manuel for defamation of character
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Johannesburg High Court ordered the controversial black political group EFF, to pay R500,000 for defamatory and false statements they made towards former finance minister Trevor Manuel. The EFF was also ordered to remove all statements about Manuel from its media platforms regarding the new SARS commissioner. Manuel was accused of nepotism and corruption on the..
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See where your money goes! – R50 million a month is spent on salaries of 400 MP’s, some of which are sleepy in parliament, or just stay at home and do nothing on a working day
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The previous National Assembly speaker, Baleka Mbete, who was widely regarded as a somewhat inept person for the post she held, was worth R2,825,470 a year, amounting to a monthly fee of over R235,000. Then there is the deputy speaker who carries a R1,977,795 a year home that amounts to about R165,000 a month. The..
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Nearly Half of Households in SA on Welfare – Rainbow Nation has become welfare state with over 45% of households relying on SASSA
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More than 17 million “residents” of South Africa are currently receiving government grants. According to Statistics SA, more than 45% of households are dependent on state grants. The rainbow country has become a well-being country and this means, among other things, that more and more non-marital children are growing. Western Cape households are dependent on..
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New tax bills, The Carbon Tax Act and Customs and Excise Amendment Act, signed into law by Ramaphosa – here’s what they mean for you
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The Carbon Tax Act and the Customs and Excise Amendment Act were both officially gazetted on Thursday (23 May) and will come into effect from 1 June 2019. The two acts work in conjunction with each other, with the Customs and Excise Amendment Act primarily dealing with administrative issues surrounding the implementation of the new..
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170 Farm Attacks and 20 Farm Murders but an exorbitant inauguration costing taxpayers R120 million, took place – what an enormous amount to spend on a one-off and unnecessary ceremony such as this
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Hardworking humble South African taxpayers have to pay for the inauguration while still having to tolerate; sub-standard service delivery, corruption, state capture, lies, load-shedding and fuel price increases to name just a few extreme inconveniences and chaos individuals are expected to tolerate. AfriForum condemns the decision by the presidency to press on with the exorbitant..
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Prisons tender’s ballooning costs under the microscope in SIU (Special Investigating Unit) probe
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The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is investigating a massive cost escalation on a contract to install fencing and information systems in South Africa’s prisons. The value of the contract ballooned from nearly R477m to over R1.5bn in seven years. The procurement process in awarding the contract to SA Fence and Gate is also under investigation..
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NSPCA laid cruelty charges in terms of the Animal Protection Act against the SANDF (video)
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Starving, infected with various diseases and some eating their own feces, over 25 horses have had to be put down after being in the care of the South African Army Special Infantry Capability Unit at the SANDF’s Potchefstroom base last year. A further 22 horse rescued from the base also had to be euthanized as..
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