South Africans went online to demand that Soweto’s lights be turned off until residents forked out the money they owe Eskom. Soweto is one of Eskom’s major payment defaulters – People also made jokes on social media, saying Eskom was afraid of the township. Many South Africans have taken to social media to demand that..
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Social media calls for Soweto power to be cut until bill paid, it’s about time that ESKOM do this
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Road users who do not pay their E-toll are now in SERIOUS TROUBLE: Sanral is now blacklisting motorists for unpaid fees
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A Gauteng resident learned this week that he was blacklisted for e-toll fees to the tune of R60 000. As reported by Shaun Smillie The Saturday Star, at least 25 other motorists also received default judgments of unpaid e-tolls fees from the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral). Outa’s Rudie Heyneke told the publication that..
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The government seems to think a R23m injection of funds, and a team of experts will solve the ESKOM problems
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In a recent interview with ENCA, energy analyst Chris Yelland spoke to the inaccuracies of Eskom’s latest load shedding excuses. The latest Eskom’s latest excuse for the energy blackout points at cyclone Idai affecting power production, and the transmission of electricity from supplier Mozambique. This seems to be a valid excuse until Yelland points out..
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Poor little Thandi Modise states that ‘Black Farmers Do Better Than White Farmers In South Africa”, but your farm failed (photo’s)
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The National Council of Provinces chairperson Thandi Modise believes that AfriForum’s decision to privately prosecute her for animal cruelty is to advance the narrative of the failure of black farmers. The lobby group and the SPCA announced on Thursday it would pursue the case. Modise believes that AfriForum is targeting her to show that black..
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Well, MTN ‘cuts all ties’ with Afrikaans is Groot concert due to Steve Hofmeyr association, are they scared of the truth in his songs
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The company says AIG is not helping bring people together by including the controversial singer in its lineup. MTN responded to calls on social media to pull out its sponsorship of Afrikaans music concert, Afrikaans is Groot (AIG), after its inclusion of controversial musician Steve Hofmeyr in this year’s line-up. The show is scheduled to..
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SAHRC FAIL – Human Rights Commission sides with Malema in hate speech complaint by FW de Klerk Foundation, well FW you sold our country, now it is a little bit to late to help
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The SA Human Rights Commission has found that EFF leader Julius Malema’s statement that “we are not calling for the slaughtering of white people” did not amount to hate speech. It also found that Malema did not violate the rights of white people in making the statement. The commission, therefore, dismissed a complaint by the..
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Double trouble for South African motorists, you can expect a massive petrol price increase in April, warns AA
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A massive petrol price increase is expected to hit South Africa in April, says the Automobile Association (AA) of South Africa. It’s not an April fool’s day prediction; the petrol price will be going up again next month. While consecutive fuel hikes have become the beleaguered norm in South Africa, April’s looming rise is expected..
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If its not ESKOM that don’t want people to speak Afrikaans now pupils reject being taught in Afrikaans
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The Western Cape Education Department has scheduled a meeting with representatives of aggrieved Diazville High School pupils who protested against being taught in Afrikaans. Around 300 pupils protested outside the school last week about some teachers allegedly conducting lessons in Afrikaans instead of English, the language of teaching at the school. Please also read our..
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With power stations that explode and load shedding that has been initiated again will put David Mabuza’s urgent plan-of-action on Eskom in jeopardy
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Mabuza broke down the government’s plan to save a sinking Eskom. As Eskom continues to warn consumers of rotational load shedding, Deputy President David Mabuza has told Members of Parliament that the power utility has developed a detailed turnaround plan to address its challenges. “…Eskom has developed a detailed turnaround plan to address its structural,..
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Well well, ‘Captain Hat’ Bheki Cele expected to clear the air about rumoured SAPS strike, O REALLY!
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After recent murmurs of a planned SAPS strike, Police Minister Bheki Cele noted that he, alongside national commissioner general Khehla Sitole, would address the media on this issue on Thursday, 14 March, at the Gauteng SAPS Provincial headquarters, in Parktown. Is the SAPS strike legitimate? As reported by The Mercury, the rumours surfaced on social..
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SAPS want to beefs up the police force with 5 000 new promising recruits, but, they threaten to strike too
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Saps welcomed the injection of new recruits from its BPDL programme. The South African Police Service (Saps) revealed, on Monday, that through its basic police development learning programme (BPDL), it has welcomed 5 000 new recruits into its ranks. But with the new recruits the other Police officers want to strike, please read our Afrikaans..
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Another ANC failure that SA taxpayers will have to fund – E-tolls gets a R5.7 billion bailout
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The Department of Transport has transferred R5.7 billion to the toll road network of the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral). In a statement on Monday (11 March), the department said that the transfer is a ‘strategic intervention’ to deal with the non-payment by Gauteng road users of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP), which..
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Maybe Jacques Pauw were right:- The State Security Agency of SA:- Zuma, Cwele, Mahlobo, Fraser should be ‘arrested for treason’
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Panel reveals various financial and operational abuses took place at the State Security Agency. Sydney Mufamadi, former minister of safety and security, found that various financial and operational abuses took place at the SSA to favour Zuma and his political allies. Various individuals who opposed Zuma were spied on illegally, the inquiry found. The DA,..
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The Police bust SAA pilot who was fired for flying with fake licence for 20 years
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A senior SAA pilot, who had been asked to resign earlier this year after it was found that he had flown commercial airplanes for more than 20 years with a fake licence, has been taken into custody, police have said. Police spokesperson Brigadier Vish Naidoo said William Chandler appeared in Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court on..
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Stellenbosch farmer, Mr. Stefan Smit, embroiled in a heated land debate [photos]
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Photos taken six months apart show how land grabs have engulfed parts of Stefan Smit’s farm, as Stellenbosch enters another land dispute. Aerial pictures of Stefan Smit’s private vineyards – and the squatter camp that has encroached on his land – have revealed how the land grabs in Stellenbosch are unfolding. The 62-year-old spoke to..
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