The United Nations (UN) has paid South Africa a cool R728 million for its peacekeeping efforts. This was revealed by Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni, during his recent mid-term budget speech. According to the address, South Africa’s Department of Defence (DoD) earned a much-needed payday for its involvement in peacekeeping efforts on the African continent. National..
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Something is fishy, indulge us… what peacekeeping efforts? – South Africa gets R728 million paycheck from the UN for ‘peacekeeping’
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NEHAWU is making numerous demands -“We are not in the march because we are lazy to work” – Yeah right, and you think we must believe you?
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Thousands of members and supporters of the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU) marched from the Bisho stadium to the office of Eastern Cape Premier Phumulo Masualle on Wednesday afternoon. NEHAWU is making numerous demands. “We are not in the march because we are lazy to work … The Premier never sat in..
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ANC-regime’s jobs summit promised a lot but delivered very little
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South Africa recently hosted a Jobs Summit that brought key stakeholders –government, business and labour – under one roof to find better ways of tackling the country’s stubbornly high unemployment rate. Anchored by the country’s President Cyril Ramaphosa in his new broom sweeps clean posture, the summit promised a lot but delivered very little substance…
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Investigators are convinced the international extremist group ISIS could be operating in Durban
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A house in Reservoir Hills is alleged to be used as a training facility for terrorists. Eleven men have been arrested and accused of planting explosives in the city. They’re also linked to a murder at the Imam Hussain Shia mosque in May, as well as the kidnapping of a local businessman. Court papers detail..
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Is this Patricia de Lille’s farewell present:- She approves R4.5 million budget for Cape Town’s Festival of Lights
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The question being: is it ethically sound to spend R4.5 million on one night of partying, while those less fortunate struggle to survive under the very same flashing lights?
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Generals’ kids get jobs meant for the poor, earn about R23 400 a month
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A defence force project meant to give jobless matriculants a foot in the door has degenerated into a job creation project for the children of defence force generals. An article in City Press’ sister newspaper Rapport says the children of at least seven generals and a senior department of defence official are employed in an..
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Goodnews, but will it be executed, Mboweni says Eskom needs to shed 30 000 jobs
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“It does not make sense that R8 out of R10 goes to salaries and unions still demand service. Where will the money come from?” – Finance Minister Tito Mboweni…….
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And there goes our money, again with a fired Transnet boss will still be paid R3 million for doing nothing
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Despite being implicated in corruption and maladministration within Transnet, Gama’s removal from the company has been downplayed by board members.
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After 25 years white South-Africans are blamed for the failure of the Rainbow nation – But why?
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White South Africans are often accused that their “sense of superiority”, their “white privilege” is the reason why the multiculturalist New South Africa and the Rainbow Nation is a failure. It is unwillingness of the white man to share property and wealth that is the cause of all the misery. Now, if we look at..
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Once again taxpayers will have to pay for the sins of the ANC-regime – SAA, Post Office and other ailing SOEs to receive billions in cash-bailouts
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Finance minister Tito Mboweni has announced a R9.1-billion bailout of struggling state-owned companies such as national carrier SAA and regional airline SA Express. In his first medium term budget policy statement to parliament on Wednesday‚ Mboweni announced that the troubled SAA would once more be recapitalised by the taxpayer to the tune of R5-billion. This..
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Three issues holding up the proposals for SA farmer visa for Australia
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Aussie Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton proposed a “fast-track South African farmer visa” earlier in 2018. Recent updates have been scarce, however.
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Bank on the brink of repossessing Brian Shivambu’s car just one week after the country learned that he creamed R16m from the embattled VBS Mutual Bank
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Merely a week after being exposed for have creamed R16m from the embattled VBS Mutual Bank, the company of EFF Deputy President, Floyd Shivambu’s younger brother, Brian Answer Shivambu, is on the brink of losing a Toyota Corolla due to bad payment. The 30-year-old businessman and his company, Mabyeni Trading and Projects, were this week..
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BREAKING NEWS | Lonmin in $200m deal with Chinese firm
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Lonmin has managed to stave off a major financial hurdle, signing a $200 million metal purchase deal with a Chinese company to pave the way for the completion of the R5 billion takeover by Sibanye-Stillwater. The group said the $200m refinancing facility with Pangaea Investments Management (PIM) – an associate company of Hong Kong listed Jiangxi Copper..
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SAID receives hefty bill from law firm – it may be possible that this is in order to receive a favour distribution?
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Mashiane, Moodley and Monana, a law firm in South-Africa sent SARS a hefty bill of R795,000 for services rendered. It was believed to be legal advice to SARS’s human resources head, Luther Lebelo, which was delivered by David Maphakela. During the hearing Monday, Maphakela refused to deliver oral witnesses despite Judge Nugent’s assignment. Nugent warned..
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