JOHANNESBURG – Police Minister Bheki Cele says that officers will not be kind to those seeking to disrupt people from participating in the elections, law enforcement agencies will ensure that voters’ rights to cast their ballots are protected. Cele was speaking during a briefing by the African National Congress (ANC)’s peace and security sub-committee at..
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Well ‘Mr’ Bheki Cele, your ‘Honorable minister’, do you really think you can control your people
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Unions in SA threatens total Eskom shutdown, get your candles, oil lamps ready and get those gas stove working
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The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) says that its members will down tools as it continues to face an impasse with Eskom. In a statement on Tuesday (12 March), the union said that it was concerned about the potential unbundling of the power utility into three separate entities. “The shop stewards are very angry towards..
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What on earth is going on in our country, churches now become targets for robbery
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The victim was followed from the bank and robbed at gunpoint. The financial manager of the NG Church Kempton-Kruin’s, Frans Bester, was held at gunpoint at the church in Glen Marais. Bester was coming from the bank and parked his vehicle in the church’s parking area. “Bester said he took out his briefcase and as..
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The BIG DEBATE now is whether getting a degree in SA is actually ‘worth it’
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Getting a degree is what most parents push their children to do because it will secure them a better future. However, with South Africa having one of the highest unemployment rates in Africa, Mzansi is wondering if it’s worth it. South Africa is at the top of the list of African countries with the highest..
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UPDATE on the Rob Packham case – he goes on trial for murdering his wife and burning her body
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Rob Packham in the Cape Town high court in December 2018, when his bail was withdrawn. He goes on trial on Monday for the murder of his wife, Gill. Businessman Rob Packham, who is accused of killing his wife and setting her remains alight in her car, goes on trial on Monday in the Cape..
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BREAKING NEWS:- 44 Companies with more whites workforce facing fine of R1.5m by Department of Labour
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Severe Sanctions will be initiated against companies that are too white in South Africa and defaulters dealt with. The Department of Labour has started to fine companies which are “too white” according to the Employment Equity Act (EEA). Affirmative Action, which falls under the EEA, aims to ensure that qualified designated groups – black people,..
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SA pension pot under threat as government, whose debt is growing every year, looks for new funding sources as taxpayers could no longer be squeezed for more money
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The pension pot in South Africa, one of the largest in the world, could be under threat as government, whose debt is growing every year, looks for new funding sources. IF THIS HAPPENS THERE COULD BE DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES. This according to the Institute of Race Relations (IRR), which warned of a threat by government to..
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Just something to think about with regards to SA taxes that will leave you shocked!
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Taxpayers should not foot the bill for ANC government’s failures. We need to look deeper into our system of government, and how we allocate risk and reward, responsibility and accountability. At this moment, if you earned R100, you pay R33 income tax. You are left with R67. You buy R67 worth of fuel, pay 48%..
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ESKOM gives a US company a blank cheque, and they are cashing it in for a whooping R13bn
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The US company that designed the extremely flawed Kusile Power Station in Mpumalanga was given a blank cheque by Eskom, which it cashed in to score R12 billion. Despite the fact that the engineering consulting firm Black & Veatch, which is situated in Kansas in the US, delivered shoddy work that continues to hobble Kusile’s..
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The corrupt ANC government plans ‘could collapse pension funds, with pensioners dying poor’
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The party’s manifesto hints at targeting pensions through prescribed investments, ‘which will see half the population’s money used to bail out failing entities like Eskom’. The prescribed investments for pension funds hinted by the ANC in its 2019 election manifesto could lead to the collapse of South Africa’s pension funds and pensioners dying poor. Explaining..
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Eskom’s request to increase electricity granted after poor administrators of SA-regime succumb to unrealistically high demands – annual revenue of the state entity will now increase by R784bn
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The bankrupt power provider of South Africa, who has already stolen billions of rand from the taxpayers’ pockets, once again got its way. The poor administrators of our beloved SA have succumbed and allowed heavy increases to hit consumers in the next three years. The ANC government, under the leadership of the Energy Regulator of..
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SA taxpayers will now have to fork out an extra R9 million over the next three years, in the face of tough economic challenges, to sustain the Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini’s lavish lifestyle
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The budget for Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini’s royal household has become a sticking point over the years.
As KwaZulu-Natal’s Treasury continues to trim the fat within the provincial fiscus in line with Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s austerity measures, Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini’s royal household budget will see an estimated increase of about R9 million over the next three years, bringing his overall budget allocation to R75 million.
KwaZulu-Natal Finance MEC Belinda Scott delivered the provincial Budget for the medium-term expenditure in the Legislature in Pietermaritzburg on Thursday afternoon.
Over R130 billion has been allocated in the fiscus for the 2019/2020 budget period.
The budget for King Zwelithini’s royal household has become a sticking point over the years, with an outcry over what the money for this item in the fiscus gets used for in the face of tough economic challenges.
For the 2019/2020 budget period, the royal house budg
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Gerrie Nel and Barry Roux are joining forces with the financial backing of AfriForum vows to appeal Coligny murder sentence
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Pieter Doorewaard and Phillip Schutte, two murderers convicted of killing a defenceless 16-year-old boy, will get the backing of AfriForum, who have vowed to appeal the sentencing. On Wednesday, the North West High Court sentenced the two farm workers to 18-23 years in prison for their reckless actions in what led to the death of..
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Motorists in SA now have to fill the bankrupt ANC regime’s treasury – 60% of fuel price consists of taxes and levies
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Almost 60% of the fuel price and taxes now goes towards the bankrupt ANC regime’s treasury. According to observers, tax has skyrocketed since 2008 when the fixed tax was R1.76 versus the R 5.63 currently applicable. That’s a 220% increase! With the 29 cents increase coming over the next two months, the percentage is even..
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Natasha Mazzone (DA) fears Eskom could plunge SA into a “Chinese debt trap”, China is already taking countries for bad debts
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The revelations about Eskom are pouring in from the state capture inquiry. Natasha Mazzone believes their secret deals with China are “risky business”. We’ve experienced a shuddering last few days at the state capture inquiry. Former Eskom executives who were present when the rot of corruption set in have lifted the lid on some pretty..
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