In a unanimous judgment, the Constitutional Court on Tuesday ordered that the private consumption and cultivation of cannabis be decriminalised. Continue reading…
Eskom is planning to recover losses from corruption and loopholes in the MYPD rules by increasing your tariffs to recover over R66bn before the end of 2018. Nersa invited the public to comment on Eskom’s request to increase tariffs to recover R66bn lost between 2014 and 2017 – the years included in the Public Protector’s.. Continue reading…
The mayor of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, including Port Elizabeth, announced that the total budget of the city will be allocated to poor areas. It follows after Athol Trollip was removed as mayor and Mongameli Bobani took over his position. The DA is currently working on a court application to fight Trollip’s removal. Read.. Continue reading…
Ian Sinton of Standard Bank told the Zondo commission how the former minister of mineral affairs, Mosebenzi Zwane, requested the bank not to close the Gupta accounts, on which the minister pointed out that the bank would not violate the laws by doing so. Zwane’s response was that he would change the law that would.. Continue reading…
Referring to Ace Magashule’s “secret meeting“ with Jacob Zuma, Ramaphosa made a prompt out statement regarding the political situation the ANC is inflicted with. According to Ramaphosa, no time has to be spent on counter-revolutionary conspiracy that weaken the ANC. Should there be a plot then the conspiracy must be to alleviate poverty. Magashule was.. Continue reading…
The recession is taking its toll in South Africa as thousands off whites are starving and this is being hidden by the media. Government is not supporting people and especially not white people many of whom are ending up unemployed as a result of the racist government labour laws like affirmative action and BEE. Many.. Continue reading…
Farm workers at a Krugersdorp non-profit organisation live in squalor – even though the place they call home, funded by the Gauteng government, was intended to be a flagship of the province’s Sustainable Livelihood Programme Food Bank project to support the poor. Far from being a crown jewel, on a recent visit City Press found.. Continue reading…
Julius Malema opened a case of for defamation of character against the ANC Youth League and his secretary general after they spread allegations about his involvement in bribery. Njabula Nzuza, the secretary general, said in a radio interview that Malema tried to bribe officials from the International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) to ensure votes.. Continue reading…
The EFF said in a statement that churches owned large parts of the land and that these land should now be declared state-owned. Observers point out that when we speak about land expropriation , absolutely no land will be safe as soon as the process begins. The agricultural organizations and other parties who are following.. Continue reading…
Only a few incidents that received attention last month are a pupil who performed a lapdance at the Sikhululekile Secondary School in Pretoria, racist pupils of the Genl. Smuts High School in Vereeniging, who last Friday spoke against white teachers and refused to attend classes, pupils involved in gang fighting and a Eldorado Park Secondary.. Continue reading…
The ANC’s electoral president, Fikele Mbalula (photo), declared that South Africa is a Banana republic and his reason for giving this statement is that foreigners without any documents have been allowed to operate businesses in South-Africa. Suddenly, Spaza shops run by foreigners must be regulated by government. Foreigners are welcome, but should do it legally… Continue reading…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has secured nearly R370-billion in financing from the Chinese government towards an economic stimulus package. Continue reading…
The finding of the Constitutional Court that the word “Boer” – as used in a so-called struggle song – is not in itself hate speech, but that it may be inappropriate is a technical statement and can be misinterpreted that the word is being used as free speech and therefore such songs can be used. Dr… Continue reading…
Claims that the DA are doing belter in managing their cities than the ANC are proven wrong. After the devastating fire that occurred in the Johannesburg city center, it became clear that it is not only the ANC who fails to maintain essential equipment. The DA mayor of Johannesburg, Herman Mashaba, had to admit that.. Continue reading…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has made the claim that the resistance to land expropriation without compensation is becoming is declining as the government consults with the opponents. “Ramaphosa believes and spreads fake news,” was the reaction of a member of the TAU’s Executive Committee. “Ramaphosa was invited to attend TLU SA Congress next week in Pretoria,.. Continue reading…