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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Sars guns for former Prasa CEO who owes over R1.8m in unpaid 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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State attorney fatally wounded in court case after firearm filed as evidence goes off
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State Attorney Addelaid Ferreira-Watt fell victim during a court hearing after a firearm went of and the bullet fatally struck her. Addelaid Ferreira-Watt is a senior prosecutor who was killed by the freak accident while on duty in court on Monday. The court hearing took place in the regional court in Ixopo, Natal, and she..
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Only 11 shortlisted candidates applied for Transnet CEO post
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Only 11 candidates have submitted applications that qualify to be shortlisted for the post of major boss for Transnet, three of whom are CEOs of the rail service. The state-controlled entity, whose finances are also not too rosy, apparently has 11 candidates from which a new CEO will be appointed. The appointment comes after the..
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Farm owner behind bars after killing intruder in car – How corrupt is the SA legal system!
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A man caught in a car on a farm has been shot dead, but now the farm owner is in jail. The incident occurred on the farm Eensome near Roossenekal. Mr. Willem Daniel Ackermann apparently saw a light inside his Honda CRV vehicle, which was parked on his premises. He approached and saw an unknown..
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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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BEE now a must for real estate – No BEE certificate no fidelity fund certificate!
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In terms of the Real Estate Practice Act, Black economic empowerment (BEE) participation will soon be an obligation in the real estate industry. Piet Le Roux, CEO of the business organization Sakeliga, is not in favor of the new legislation. He explains that those who previously met the necessary requirements could act as real estate..
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