While the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) was unable to maintain the Thaba Tshwane military base in Centurion due to “predominantly a lack of funds”, it has managed to find the cash to spend R20.5m on “luxury vehicles”, valued at over R600 000 each, for senior management in the previous two financial years. This is..
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SANDF splashes R20.5m on luxury German cars, but says funding shortfall is impacting on maintaining military base in Centurion
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New scam doing the round in SA, people are now renting dead bodies to scam life insurers
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South Africans are renting, and buying, dead bodies to make false funeral claims, a report by the Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (ASISA) says. Life insurers rejected 1,915 funeral claims worth R176.4 million in 2018, of which 1,127 were found to involve fraudulent documentation. Another 156 fraudulent claims showed syndicate involvement – and..
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MINISTERS ‘FINANCES MUST BE REDUCED – Taxpayers are picking up the bills for home cleaning products, security improvements and cellphones
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The Minister of Public Service and Administration Senzo Mchunu on Monday announced several changes to the ministerial manual. Ministers will now not be allowed to pay more than R700 000 for a car, official flights within South Africa must be undertaken in economy class. The state will also no longer pay for security upgrades at..
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SAA’S business rescue position – Bankrupt SOE will be restructured,no further bailouts to be handed out – Are their wings finally cut?
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Minister Pravin Gordhan’s stance at a board meeting of the bankrupt SA Airways has sent shock waves, the councilors as well as the shipping company’s worker are totally stunned by the so-called “business rescue position” that will be exercised without any delay. The minister also confirmed in a statement that the board of the airlines has..
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Taxpayers funds ANC government failures – the country is suffering while ANC cadres live in splendor
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“The goose that lays the golden eggs and who has to pay for the ANC’s failures – the taxpayer – can no longer,” says Wouter Wessels, FF Plus MP and chief spokesperson for finance. “It is also not necessary for anyone to attend the Standing Committee on Budgets to see that the country is in..
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Motor giant Ford must fork out millions of Rands after Kuga model endangered human lives
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The case, which has been pending against the Ford company since 2017, has now come to a final conclusion and it has been decided that the motor giant will have to fork out millions of Rands, according to a court finding. The Ford company, which initially denied that its Kuga model contained serious and dangerous..
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SCAM ALERT! Numerous shoppers lured to stores on Black Friday with fake promotions – Did you fall into this trap?
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A customer wanted to buy a Berlinger Haus Mable Coating Cookware set on Black Friday because it was advertised as a huge bargain. The set was offered for a special price of R2,512 while the supplier set the normal price to R6,028. The customer approached Takelot and asked “what kind of joke this is”, since..
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Unclaimed pensions amount to R51 billion – wonder if the money hungry ANC regime will lay a claim on it?
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Workers are often unaware that they have certain pension benefits that must be paid to them upon leaving work. As a result, unclaimed amounts are already worth billions of Rand, which is estimated to be as much as R4 billion accumulated in two unions. It seems that a total of more than R40 billion has..
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President Cyril wants to squander R25bn of taxpayers’ money on projects in Northern Transvaal
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“From now on, every model will be seriously monitored, and those who show up with corruption plans will be asked to leave,” was ANC President Ramaphosa’s warning during the kick-off opportunity of his R25 billion project. Ramaphosa undertook to visit the Northern Transvaal for two days to attend the two separate projects kick-off events. The..
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Farmer Cyril is also affected by poor economic conditions – 22 of his 46 workers are laid off
State-owned bus company seeks R350 million bailout
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The state-owned bus company Northwest Transport Investments, which transports more than a million people a day, is seeking a bailout of R350 million. The transportation of hundreds of thousands of commuters mainly in the North West and Gauteng provinces and more than 1,600 jobs are at risk due to the financial distress of parastatal Northwest..
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State’s salary bill milking state coffers dry, yet Jan Van Riebeeck and whites are regularly chosen as scapegoats for ANC regime failures
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The state’s salary bill is consuming money that the country needs to keep going, with regular increases while unions are demanding larger portions. Yet the private sector and white people of the country are regularly scapegoated for the country’s problems. Everyone knows this and the government recognizes it and makes promises to act. Yet nothing..
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Medupi with erection costs of R234 billion is still not functioning optimally due to poor construction and inexperienced workers
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President Cyril Ramaphosa makes an official visit to the Medupi power plant in the Northern Transvaal, which, after years of construction, still does not function properly. The ANC president apparently wants to do “inspection” at the poorly constructed power plant that fails to supply its supposed capacity. The visit comes as the whole of Eskom..
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ANC regime blows millions of rands on students to study medicine in Cuba – Costs amount to more than double the amount it would cost in SA
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Allegations are being made that the ANC Free State paid more than R330,000 per student to study in Cuba to become a doctor. This is more than double the amount it would have cost in South Africa, and the biggest problem is that the students did not graduate. It takes six years to graduate as..
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Head of SASSA under investigation after being accused of abusing his power for financial gain
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Accusations are made that Themba Matlou, who heads the Social Security Agency (Sassa) in the Central Transvaal, used his office to campaign for a provincial position in the ANC. Allegations are also being made that he used the state’s resources and finances for the campaign, and the Public Protector will now investigate the allegations. He..
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