People visiting Home Affairs in Cofimvaba near Queenstown, Eastern Cape, say security guards force them to pay R4 if they need to use the toilet. If they don’t pay, they are told to “hold it in” or use an open field nearby to relieve themselves. GroundUp visits Home Affairs in Cofimvaba, Eastern Cape This “business”..
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New trend to help cash strapped SA, pay R4 if you want to use the toilet at Home Affairs
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South African taxpayer has yet again foot the bill for a new statue for terrorist Nelson Mandela which was recently unveiled in the USA
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The South African taxpayer had to back up has yet again foot the bill for a statue of the semi-god Nelson Mandela. This time the South African government donated an image of Nelson Mandela to the UN, and it was unveiled by Cyril Ramaphosa while attending the UN General Assembly in New York. UN Secretary-General..
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Fraud and theft behind SAA bankruptcy – SAA’s debt is currently R15 billion more than its assets, and banks will no longer lend the airline any money
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While the airline is required to present its financials by the end of the month, it cannot do so as it’s technically bankrupt. A report in The City Press on Sunday documents the massive financial problems of state-owned airline South African Airways (SAA). According to the report, SAA’s debt is currently R15 billion more than..
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Following the Zondo Commission so far, The Reserve Bank warns of ‘catastrophic’ impact if banks kept Gupta accounts open
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South Africa’s “big four” banks could have been locked out of the international payments system with “absolutely catastrophic” results if they had kept the Gupta family’s bank accounts open in 2016, according to South African Reserve Bank deputy governor Kuben Naidoo.
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Living the luxurious life funded by taxpayers- Ministers’ spouses take their free ride to international destinations
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Cabinet ministers have racked up a R7.6m bill on luxury travel for their wives, husbands, children and other relatives to international destinations such as New York and Paris on taxpayer-funded official trips. This has been revealed in answers to a series of written questions by DA MPs to each of the 35 cabinet ministers in..
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This ‘gift’ of R370bn from China needs to be scrutinised, don’t you think??
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Given South Africa’s current economic woes, one would think that China’s recently announced investments in the country — the R33-billion loan from the China Development Bank to Eskom and the R370-billion toward a stimulus package — would have resulted in jubilation. But, bar the praises of a few government ministers, the news has gone down like a lead balloon.
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Eskom is planning to recover losses from corruption and loopholes by increasing your tariffs to recover over R66bn but still you will face loadshedding since there are no coal reserves
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Eskom is planning to recover losses from corruption and loopholes in the MYPD rules by increasing your tariffs to recover over R66bn before the end of 2018. Nersa invited the public to comment on Eskom’s request to increase tariffs to recover R66bn lost between 2014 and 2017 – the years included in the Public Protector’s..
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Trade union Solidarity accuses Sasol of being ‘reckless’ as strike drags on
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Trade union Solidarity has accused Sasol of compromising safety by replacing its striking members with workers who are not properly trained at the Sasolburg plant.
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This is how ANC waste taxpayers money – After a year, R20 million’s Casspirs has not yet made their appearance
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After almost R20 million was paid for the provision of three armored vehicles to the eThekwini municipality a year ago, there is still no sign of the vehicles. Vehicle licensing is now reported as the reason for the delay. Read the original article in Afrikaans on Die Vryburger
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China gifts SA with R370bn, is that a real gift or are there ulterior motives!
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has secured nearly R370-billion in financing from the Chinese government towards an economic stimulus package.
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October fuel price outlook is a ‘major concern’ for Minister of Energy
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Increasing rand weakness against the dollar will not bode well for the fuel price in October, Minister of Energy Jeff Radebe warned on Wednesday evening.
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SA taxpayers have to fork out even more money for Zuma and wives to uphold their lavish living style after National Assembly agrees to pay his pension and medical aid package
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The National Assembly has agreed to former President Jacob Zuma’s pension and medical aid package, in spite of a fierce pushback from opposition parties. The decision went 197 votes in favour and 95 against, with no abstentions. African National Congress (ANC) MPs were under a three-line whip and were called from committee meetings for the..
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Cyril Ramaphosa trying to explain away his conduct for the past few months. Should we really believe you!
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has once again rejected suggestions that China is a new coloniser and that his government has sold South Africa to the country by signing loan agreements for state-owned enterprises (SOEs).
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Bain & Company won’t be stepping down in state capture allegations
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Beleaguered consultancy Bain & Company on Monday morning issued a clarification that managing partner Vittorio Massone was not stepping down as previously communicated, but rather merely taking time to focus on cooperating with the Sars commission of inquiry.
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Recession not only a technical and temporary problem, consumers can expect to pay R17 plus for fuel
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All indications are there that the fuel price may rise by almost R1,15 in October. It can burst the price of fuel through the R17 border, which will bring higher food prices and transport costs. This despite Cyril Ramaphosa’s assurance that the recession is only a technical and temporary problem. However, the higher fuel price..
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