Eskom says the Medupi power station’s Phase 2 stage is in operation, making it part of the power supply’s overall electricity output. The announcement comes 12 years after the first donation was made to set up Medupi, but during that time, South Africa paid much more for the erection than initially budgeted. In addition to..
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Medupi still not complete after 12 years – It is a wonder that they haven’t blamed old Jan yet!
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Even if you are the president of SA you are not above the law! – Ramaphosa faces possible Labour Court action for retrenching farm staff
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The ANC’s president is not above the law, and his so-called cases of dismissing 22 of his 46 farm workers could land him in the Labor Court. Cyril Ramaphosa dismissed the farm workers in his service, and used the excuse that it was a business decision because foot-and-mouth disease could threaten his cattle herd. No..
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Cut your nose to spite yourself! Metro rail train services canceled in Cape Town following arson attack
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The two latest incidents in which two trains of Metro Rail in the Western Cape went up in flames bring the struggling entity even closer to a financial abyss. The trains were destroyed by the fire, and workers using the service later had to make other arrangements to get to the workplace. Metro rail’s total..
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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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Newborn baby died because ambulance service from Kimberley Hospital takes six hours to arrive
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A newborn baby from Kimberley died because the ambulance apparently took six hours to reach her home, which is only 15 minutes from the hospital. Desiree Abrahams, 32, of Beaconsfield began contracting Saturday morning at 8am and immediately called the ambulance service of Kimberley Hospital. Jamie Gatyene, Abraham’s girlfriend and neighbor, was with her in..
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WATCH | ‘If she dies, she dies’ – ‘Drunk’ cop ignored jailed mother’s cries for help
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A policeman has been accused of being “drunk” on duty and refusing to help a woman screaming for help from the holding cells at a Midrand police station during the weekend. An eyewitness, who recorded the incident, spoke to TimesLIVE on condition of anonymity on Tuesday morning. Thabo* said he went to the police station..
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Ruthless farm attacks have no end in SA– Victim brutally assaulted, paralyzed by gunshot, Bapsfontein
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A farm attack took place on 25 November 2019, at 22:00 in Bapsfontein, Nestpark, Gauteng province. Two attackers, of which at least one was armed attacked a man who was sitting on his porch and viciously assaulted him with shovels. The man fought back but was overpowered and was then shot by one of the..
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Farmer Cyril is also affected by poor economic conditions – 22 of his 46 workers are laid off
Thousands of operations canceled in Gauteng hospitals due to defective infrastructure or lack of basic medical supplies
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Gauteng Department of Health reported nearly 2,036 canceled operations in Charlotte Maxeke Hospital in 2018. A total of 1,979 surgeries were postponed at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital last year.
According to Gauteng Health MEC spokesperson Kwara Kekana, operations are canceled or delayed due to various reasons such as an overcrowded high-care unit, patient problems, inadequate infrastructure or a shortage of basic medical supplies. However, they now want to take strict measures to prevent the cancellation of non-emergency operations at the Charlotte Maxeke and Chris Hani Baragwanath hospitals in Johannesburg.
The Department of Health wants to implement systems to improve the outcome of patients’ health and in-hospital experiences. “We intend to implement electronic communication systems for scheduling, reminding and canceling hospital operations to prevent these problems from arising again. We also want to carefully evaluate patients at important clinics befo
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Shock waves hover over town in East Rand after a beloved businessman was killed in his home
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An elderly businessman Hans van Rooyen (83), from Nigel on the East Rand was killed in his home on Tuesday afternoon. It is alleged that the crime was committed when van Rooyen, who owns a workshop in the town, went home for lunch around 2 p.m. According to Martin Harris, Chairman of the neighborhood watch..
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ANC-regime hunting Vicki Momberg because of her 2016 racial slur, while killers run free – 58 killings a day, not mentioning rapes and hijackings
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So Vicki Momberg has become our number one criminal because she ducked and didn’t appear in court due to her case of crimen injuria of her 2016 racial slur. Now she has an arrest warrant hanging over her head, after her non-appearance at the Randburg magistrate’s court, and the police say they “are desperate to..
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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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Firearms amnesty: SAPS biggest distributor of illegal firearms and ammunition
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Just like a pencil cannot make spelling mistakes of its own accord, a firearm cannot kill of its own accord. In addition, recent parliamentary questions that the FF Plus addressed to the Minister of Police seem to reveal that the police service is to blame for the majority of the illegal firearms and ammunition in..
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