A pair of top officers are believed to have paid money from a crime intelligence slush fund to ‘informants’ which didn’t exist. A report in the Sunday Independent accuses top police officers of looting crime intelligence funds to the tune of R5.3 million. The publication says an internal report shows that these officials embarked on..
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Police officers spent R5.3m on fake EFF and Fees Must Fall investigations
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ANC has no plan to fix nursing crisis but still wants NHI
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Objections to the ANC’s disastrous National Health Insurance bill close on 11 October! Make sure that you lodge your objection to ensure we Stop The NHI. The Democratic Alliance (DA) can confirm that the ANC government, in its hurried attempt to implement NHI, has no plan to fix the looming nursing crisis in South Africa..
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How does it feel when the tables are turned? Thieves hit home of national police commissioner Khehla Sitole
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Thieves have made off with two TV sets from national police commissioner Khehla Sitole’s Mpumalanga home, SAPS confirmed on Monday. Spokesperson Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo said the items were stolen by criminals who were “purely opportunistic”. The commissioner’s house is under construction and the work was near completion when the theft occurred last Saturday while the..
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Nzimande will not allow Afrikaans-based occupational training college, Sol-Tech to operate if it excludes certain groups
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Higher education minister Blade Nzimande says he will not allow a proposed Afrikaans college to operate if it contravenes the bill of rights by excluding certain groups based on race or culture. Nzimande was speaking in Durban on Monday regarding the construction of an Afrikaans-based occupational training college, Sol-Tech, in Centurion, Pretoria. Construction has already..
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SA warned to withdraw enough money ahead of banking strike on Friday
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Sasbo’s Joe Kokela said there won’t be money in many ATMs across the country on Friday. South Africans have been warned to withdraw enough money ahead of the nationwide strike in the banking sector on Friday as ATMs and banking services will be shut down. The country’s biggest financial union Sasbo said it would bring..
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SA taxpayers are among the highly taxed in the world – and it could get worse
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Economists say we will most likely see an increase in personal tax and the fuel levy, as government tries to ramp up tax collection. They say government is running out of options to raise money after SARS missed its collection targets over the past few years. Analysts say it’s now a certainty that SARS will..
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Shocking discovery: 108 illegal firearms and 134 round of ammunition seized from Limpopo security companies
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A total of 108 firearms and 134 rounds of ammunition were confiscated from 19 closed down security companies in the Thohoyandou Cluster. LIMPOPO – The operation, which was conducted by a Flash Unit team put together by the Provincial Police Commissioner, Lt Genl Nneke Jim Ledwaba, is aimed at eliminating all the possibilities of criminals..
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Friday’s planned strike in banking sector with 73,000 members of SASBO taking part, will cause major disruption
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The South African Revenue Service has warned that Friday’s planned strike in the banking sector will cause disruption. The banking union, Sasbo, says they are concerned about the high number of job losses in the banking industry. About 73,000 members are expected to strike. Sasbo general secretary Joe Kokela says the two-day strike is aimed..
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Cash-strapped state arms company, Denel failed to supply R250 million worth of military Casspirs to the government of Chad after already receiving R100 million deposit
Stupid cable thief digs his own grave after he shocks himself to death at substation
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A thief who tried to steal cables at a Westfield substation near Modderfontein caused his own death. A spokesman for power supply Isaac Mangena says the body of the alleged thief was found at the substation by technical personnel. The dead man’s body hung on one of the transformers, indicating that he had a thousand..
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Top police officers linked to fraud amounting to a whopping R5 million
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According to news reports, top police officers are accused of “stealing” crime intelligence funds and the amount involved in excess of R5 million. Funds earmarked to investigate the EFF and FeesMustFall cases were used for luxury accommodation in hotels and payments were made to fictitious informants. The names of Major General Deena Moodley and Colonel..
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Hospitals held up due to shortage of basic medical supplies – ANC regime want to implement NHI, but is currently unable to manage hospitals
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Due to a lack of basic medical supplies, all non-emergency operations were discontinued at the Johannesburg Hospital. The problems have been going on for weeks and doctors now have to “beg” for medical supplies at neighboring hospitals to deal with serious cases. The Gauteng Health ministry has confirmed that non-emergency surgery for some patients had..
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Bankrupt SAA’s new problem – no competent flight inspectors to evaluate aircraft
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SAA has a shortage of trained flight inspectors. The task of the inspectors is to examine and evaluate each aircraft in SAA’s fleet. According to informed sources, the current corps of inspectors is “dangerously under-qualified” and there is a lack of the necessary experience for such an important task. Two new Airbus A 350S will..
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Rugby World Cup: All Blacks 23 – Springboks 13 – Did BEE make the difference between winning and just playing?
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There were few opportunities in the Springboks’ first game against the All Blacks in Japan as Cheslin Kolbe had few chances, but could have scored at least a try if Wille le Roux’s passing to him was better.
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All South Africans deserve to share in Rugby World Cup joy, not just premium DSTV subscribers
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“It is a pity that the SABC’s inability to broadcast the Rugby World Cup will deprive millions of South Africans of the opportunity to participate in the euphoria and cohesion that the tournament brings to everyone in the country,” says Heloïse Jordaan, FF Plus MP and chief spokesperson for sport. “The mandate of the Department..
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