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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SAA: More unions want to strike after Gordhan’s attempt at wage and severance dispute fails
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Refugees have decided to go on mass exodus out of South-Africa due to ANC-regime’s insensitive action against them
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The so-called refugees in Cape Town, now housed in the Methodist Church after clashing with police, apparently want to leave the country in in mass Exodus format. Their spokesmen said it was the only way they could draw the world’s attention to the ANC government’s insensitive action against them. The refugees had previously gathered at..
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Northern Cape farmers forced to knees with worst drought crisis in 70 years
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The years-long drought in parts of the Northern Cape has made it the worst crisis the province has experienced in the last 70 years. Livestock donations and even cash donations are regularly received from organizations and individual donors, but the crisis is far from being far too small. Estimates made indicate that at least R750m..
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#Whitelives don’t matter: 19 Farm attacks in 15 days in South Africa
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From 1 November to 15 November 2019, there have already been 19 farm attacks reported, whilst one farm attack was successfully averted during this period. During the month of October 2019, there were twenty eight farm attacks and three farm murders, whilst one farm attack was successfully averted in South Africa. During September 2019, there..
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ANC Youth League calls the appointment of the new CEO of Eksom, Andre de Ruyter, white privilege
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Collen Maine, the youth task team should focus on getting our youth off drugs, crime and creating employment opportunities and not trying to police every white appointed person. In 25 years every black appointed CEO failed Eskom tremendously. Infact, every black CEO appointed to run any SOE what so ever has failed it tremendously. I..
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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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Panyaza Lesufi could be replaced as Gauteng education MEC if AfriForum gets its way
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AfriForum’s campaign demanding the removal of Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi from office began on Wednesday with an online petition calling for his removal. The minority-rights organisation said it would also hand over a memorandum to Gauteng premier David Makhura at his offices in the Johannesburg CBD on Thursday, in which it will ask that..
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Misappropriation of R5.8 bil, Afriforum to lay charges – NHI violates constitution
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During a media conference held on 18 November 2019, AfriForum launched a comprehensive report on why the implementation of National Health Insurance (NHI) in South Africa will be unconstitutional. The report further explains why the impact study on which the NHI is based, is totally inadequate which means that the Bill should be set aside…
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New white CEO of Eskom not welcomed with open arms – Numsa: ‘De Ruyter’s appointment as Eskom CEO an insult to Africans’
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The recent appointment of Andre de Ruyter to the position of Eskom CEO has been met with mixed emotions, particularly by trade unions and fervent supporters of the Radical Economic Transformation (RET) agenda. Although the African National Congress (ANC) has welcomed the appointment of de Ruyter, at a time when Eskom is teetering on the..
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Lesufi stirring havoc! Gauteng Department of Education might place Afrikaans learners in township schools
WATCH: Women carry dead body into Old Mutual after ‘failure’ to pay out funeral claim
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Two women have left social media users in both shock and admiration after taking a family member’s dead body to an Old Mutual branch after the company allegedly refused to pay out the funeral claim. Unconfirmed reports say the incident took place in KwaZulu-Natal. In a video that has been doing the rounds, two women..
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Standerton water crisis – poor management and incompetency of municipality costing millions
Joburg’s Park Station chaos – Total shut down after security workers vandalise property
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The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa on Tuesday was forced to close Park Station in Johannesburg after security staff allegedly damaged property because they had lost their jobs. No trains were entering or leaving the station and platforms 10, 11 and 12 were damaged. Prasa spokesperson Nana Zenani said: “Some of our shops were..
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