The Secretary-General of the ANC, and former Prime Minister of the Free State, Ace Magashule’s plan to bring Cuban engineers to South Africa to solve the Free State’s “water problems”, then wasted millions of Rand. The so-called Cuban engineers were welcomed with a huge ceremony when they came here from Cuba for four years. Of..
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R84 million Free State Cuban Technical Advisers Program died a sudden death without solving the “water problem”
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Expensive mistake due to incompetent officials – Municipality pays R18m in salaries twice – but workers refuse to give it back
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A cash-strapped Mpumalanga municipality may need pickaxes and shovels to recover about R18 million in salaries that were paid twice to its employees last month. An error by officials in the Nkomazi Local Municipality’s finance department saw workers getting paid their salaries on the 15th instead of the 25th. When the council decided not to..
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Eskom to cut 60% of Soweto households’ power supply – Seems like #blackprivilege don’t apply in black residential areas at the expense of honest payers
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Eskom has awakened from its 25 years of corruption and has now suddenly decided to cut off Soweto’s illegal electricity consumers’ supply. According to the latest report, Eskom has indicated that it will disconnect power from at least 60% of the 200,000 Soweto households with prepaid meters. The reason is, according to Eskom, due to..
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Denel’s huge contract worth billions of Rand halted after dispute over inspection arises – How long will the cash-strapped SEO remain standing?
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South Africa has blocked Denel’s huge contract worth billions of Rand. The contracts, the largest of which are for weapons in the two countries, Saudi Arabia, and the other in the United Arab Emirates, have been blocked and could eventually be canceled by the buyers. South African manufacturer Denel, which, like many other state entities,..
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Toilet scandal – several senior ANC officials arrested after being awarded R650m tender to build 66,000 toilets
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Although nine people have been arrested who are suspected of being involved in the toilet scandal in the Eastern Cape, this does not mean that no more arrests can be made. Those already captured are likely to include high-profile government officials, as well as so-called businessmen who have filled their pockets. The nine were arrested..
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SAA: More unions want to strike after Gordhan’s attempt at wage and severance dispute fails
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In support of Numsa’s strike, and in opposition to the view of ANC minister Pravin Gordhan, more unions have indicated that they will join the strike. The circumstances in which SAA currently finds itself have left the state-controlled entity in unsustainable status, and the entry of Pravin Gordhan has increased the bitterness and power building..
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14 SOEs rack up more than R1.4 billion in irregular expenditure
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Auditor General (AG) Kimi Makwetu said not one of the 14 big state-owned entities (SOEs) audited by his office received a clean audit, a poorer outcome than last year. Makwetu was revealing the results of the national and provincial audits for the past financial year at Parliament on Wednesday. He said the financial health of..
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Sars guns for former Prasa CEO who owes over R1.8m in unpaid taxes
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JOHANNESBURG – The South African Revenue Service (Sars) has obtained warrants of execution to seize the moveable assets of former Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) CEO Lucky Montana. Montana confirmed this on Wednesday saying it was in connection with unpaid taxes of about R1.8 million. The debt related to the capital gains taxes..
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Pravin Gordhan says cash-strapped SAA may have no money for salaries this month
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Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan has warned that, while two unions at SAA are demanding salary increases for members, the airline might not even be able to pay any salaries at the end of the month. The minister was speaking at a Parliamentary briefing on Wednesday. The meeting was called for feedback on power..
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What a load of bull! – According to Stats SA, whites earn three times more than black people! – What do our readers say about this?
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Times Live recently published an article that about Stats SA’s latest report saying that the country is still one of the most unequal in the world. Inequality Trends in South Africa, released on November 14, showed that white people earned three times more than black people on average, two decades after apartheid. The report also..
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Zuma branded as defaulter, owes R12,517 for unpaid school fees, maybe he must consider subsidy?
SAA strike costing R52 million a day and with a bankruptcy record it could mean the end of the entity
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More than 3000 workers affiliated with Numsa and Sacca downed tools at SAA on Friday over a wage dispute and plans to cut more than 900 jobs, costing the airline about R52 million a day. The interim chief financial officer of SAA Deon Fredericks, said the strike was pushing the struggling airline to unsustainable levels…
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Another waste of taxpayer’s money! – Millions down the drain as Tshwane houses will have to be demolished and rebuilt
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Greater Pretoria’s municipality is in trouble but denies that many homes will have to be demolished and rebuilt. An abandoned multimillion-rand housing project in Ga-Rankuwa Unit 10 in the City of Tshwane will be demolished and rebuilt at an extra cost after contractual disputes with the contractor who abandoned the project in June this year…
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Another leeching SEO sinks – 3000 Prasa employees possibly without work after the wasteful expenditures carried out by ANC cadres
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Like almost all other state entities, Prasa seems to be tumbling as well, with the possibility that 3,000 security workers will be retrenched to balance their financial situation. Prasa had to cancel numerous security contracts, which was trailed by the cancellation of various maintenance and repairs contracts. With the large number of cancellations, it’s evident..
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Unlawful R420m Gupta VAT refund – Sars legal head fired with immediate effect
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Revenue service Sars said on Friday it had terminated the services of its head of legal, Refiloe Mokoena, with immediate effect. It said the decision was taken after a disciplinary hearing chaired by a senior counsel from the Johannesburg Bar. Sars said Mokoena was found guilty of serious misconduct. “Sars has accepted the chairperson’s recommendation..
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