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Zupta’s Nuclear Deal: ‘Either We End It Or It Ends Us’, Says DA

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The Democratic Alliance (DA) has warned that South African President Jacob Zuma’s nuclear deal will be disastrous for the country. It will literally bankrupt us, diverting billions of rands from poverty reduction projects, while producing a nuclear white elephant in two decades’ time, claim the DA. But it will make a lot of money for..
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Why Is Dudu Myeni Not Behind Bars Yet?

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Dudu Myeni in her Banana costume.   Jeez, what was she thinking? Imagine you are the CEO of a company anywhere in the world and steal it into bankruptcy to the tune of an R4.67 billion loss in one year. Not only will you be fired immediately, but you will be imprisoned. Not in South Africa..
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Did The Wannabe Venda King “Pay-Back-The-Money” For Zuma?

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Zuma getting some bullshit award from the wannabe Venda King Toni Ramabulana So apparently Msholozi Showerhead paid back the R7.8 Million he stole from the taxpayers to pay for his illegal upgrades on his Nkandla palace which actually cost somewhere between R248 million and R256 million, depending on which source you believe. Of course, the..
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How To Eat A Parastatal Like Transnet – Chunk By R600m Chunk

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Under then-Transnet Chief Executive, Brian Molefe (above) and Chief Financial Officer, Anoj Singh, payments to Regiments ballooned. Transnet paid more than R600-million to two companies – one linked to the ANC and the other to the Gupta family – by shovelling ever more consulting work their way without a competitive tender. The state rail company,..
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Useless SABC Redefines The Word “USELESS”

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The empty Orlando Stadium where the Thank You SABC concert took place Every time the ANC touches something it turns to shit and just when you think it cannot possibly get any worse, they surprise you. …like with their personal propaganda voice the SABC. It wasn’t enough that they fucked up the broadcasting corporation by..
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eThekwini Municipality Leaked Private Details Of Almost 100,000 Residents

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The website of Durban’s eThekwini municipality exposed the private details of 98,330 accounts. Residents of the eThekwini Municipality were recently informed that its website was upgraded, only for more technically-minded citizens to discover that their private data was being exposed. Software developer Matt Cavanagh first posted about the security flaws on Twitter yesterday. According to Cavanagh,..
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What May Have Set The ANC On A Path To Corruption

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There are suggestions that the African National Congress (ANC) in South Africa lost the plot after the ascension of Jacob Zuma as the party’s president in 2007. There may be important elements of truth in this. However, there are compelling reasons that situate the morality challenges faced by the ANC – and by extension the country..
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The Burning Of Books Has No Connection To Calls For Free Education: ANC

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The African National Congress (ANC) joined the government in its condemnation of the destruction of university property as part of student activism around the issue of free university education. The calls come after more than 20 students were arrested for public violence at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. UKZN announced it would break early for the..
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Is SARB Governor Kganyago Next In Firing Line In Zupta State Capture Plans?

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Is South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) Governor Lesetja Kganyago next in line to come under pressure in the campaign by President Jacob Zuma and his allies to take full control of all state entities? A central bank shareholder and former employee set out a scene that suggests Kganyago could well come in for similar treatment..
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South African GDP Hides Growing Levels Of Poverty: StatsSA Expert

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South Africa has released better-than-expected figures for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), but the 3.3% increase in the second quarter conceals the underlying scourge of growing poverty. Economist Mike de Beer, who made the GDP announcement for the statistics body, says the economy is looking weak, with implications for poverty levels. The main problem is that..
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Gospel According To Julius Malema: Enough Sense To Appear Almost Credible

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Julius Malema knows how to work a crowd. Especially a media crowd. Like hordes of populist politicians before him, the EFF leader includes just enough common sense to give his outrageous ideas some credibility. Journalists lap it up, even forgiving attacks on colleagues – like the “bloody agent” outburst against the BBC and anger at..
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Hurray! South Africa Is The Most Corrupt Country In Africa, More Corrupt Than Nigeria And Ghana

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The thing we don’t know about corruption in South Africa is that it is worse than we think it is. The disaster is hugely understated, massively spreading and is now, most times, seen as normal. Let me relate to you what it means for a country to be more corrupt than Nigeria, that’s probably the only way we’ll..
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Economist: Why 3-Day Weekends Make Great Business Sense

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In our office, we have someone I think of as the Minister of Happiness. On her list of tasks is to ensure everyone else is feeling fulfilled at work and iron out any wrinkles that inevitably crop between people who work in a team. She feeds insights gained from a lifetime of reading deeply on..
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Understanding Jacob Zuma: Why Guptas More Valued Than ANC

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South Africa is on the brink of an economic crisis as a plan by President Jacob Zuma and associates to gain greater control of state entities takes shape. It puzzles many that Zuma, who rose to power on the strength of his popularity among the masses, appears to be authorising moves that are destabilising his political..
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The Day The ANC Became Above The Law…And Stayed There

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By Mike Smith I believe that nothing in the world is as useless as saying K*****s are useless, but once again the Kafricans showed us that they are in fact Kafrican’ts, Kafric*nts (or as one of our readers calls them “Kafrasites”) who cannot/ could not even occupy their own head office today. This past week,..
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