Disgraced former SABC boss Hlaudi Motsoeneng has a brazen vision of his future: He will be South Africa’s president. Speaking at the 70th birthday of Zulu monarch King Goodwill Zwelithini on Friday at the Enyokeni Palace in Nongoma‚ northern KwaZulu-Natal‚ Motsoeneng said he was watching the current batch of leaders – and was very underwhelmed…
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Hlaudi Motsoeneng: ‘I will be president’
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Gautrain passengers have been left stranded as strike looms
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Gautrain passengers are being urged to make alternative transport arrangements tomorrow as workers will go on strike. Negotiations between the Mbombela operating company and unions broke down following weeks of talks. The service has lines from the Johannesburg through to Hatfield as well as to OR Tambo International airport. Gautrain spokesperson Kes Nayager says to..
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So world here is our beloved country…a rainbow nation in despair!
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Dear World. This is South Africa. A beautiful place where firestations, schools, buildings, vehicles and busses are set a light. Where service delivery is poor because of a lack of proper knowledge. Where our government is corrupt and pushes taxes up so we pay the money which was stolen by our president. The only country..
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EFF : BACK IN THE ANC AND BACKING STATE CAPTURE
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As the EFF turns 5 years old , it is clear the EFF is back in the ANC , albeit as the radical and populist vanguard . Much will still be written about Julius Malema but the central theme will always be the absolute destructive and devastating role he played in South African politics …
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Train burning saga – is there more that meets the eye?
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I knew that this whole “Train Arson” thing was serious but I honestly did not know exactly how serious until I read an article by iOl News. After pondering over it a bit I came to the realization that everyone knows THAT it is happening but NO-ONE KNOWS WHY !!! This whole “Train Burning” phenomina..
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You’re paying more than double what you should for electricity in SA
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Energy expert Ted Blom says that South Africans are paying more than double what they should be for electricity in the country, and it’s funding Eskom’s corruption and mismanagement. Eskom this week reported a loss after tax of R2.3 billion for the year ended March 31 from a profit of R900 million 12 months earlier…
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Jacob Zuma’s legal options unpacked
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Judging by former president Jacob Zuma’s new defence team’s choices, his constitutional right to a fair trial may feature prominently in his defence strategy.
Zuma is set to appear in the high court in Pietermaritzburg on Friday (July 27) on 16 charges of fraud and corruption.
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All aboard the money flight – SAA executive consultants paid R16 million salaries
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Embattled national carrier, South African Airways (SAA), has admitted to paying R16 million in executive consultancy fees. This includes R10 million for three personnel working on a six-month contract. Problems keep boarding SAA on a flight destined for collapse. This year alone, the airline received over R15 billion in government bail-outs. It’s been argued that..
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Hoërskool Overvaal wins court case against Phanyaza Lesufi
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Gauteng education MEC, Phanyaza Lesufi’s court battle against Hoërskool Overvaal has not gone according to plan, SowetanLive reports. The Afrikaans medium high school made headlines earlier in the year after 55 English pupils were denied enrolment, stating that it had reached full capacity and could not afford to employ a handful of English teachers who..
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Bantu Holomisa – UDM- accuses Nene of favouring PIC boss
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United Democratic Movement (UDM) leader Bantu Holomisa has accused finance minister Nhlanhla Nene of favouritism after the national treasury announced on Wednesday that it would launch a probe into goings on at the Public Investment Corporation (PIC).
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ANC and DA joined forces in Kimberley to remove mayor Matika
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Rogue African National Congress (ANC) members sided with the Democratic Alliance (DA) in a bid to remove Sol-Plaatje municipality mayor, Mangaliso Matika. The motion of no confidence succeeded and has left the ANC provincial executive fuming. It should be celebrated as a joyous occasion – for weeks the Northern Cape town of Kimberley has been..
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China commits to more investments and ‘saves’ a few company’s in South Africa
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Addressing the media during the briefing of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit held today in Pretoria, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced China had committed to $14.7-billion in investments.
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No wonder Trump said that we are a “sh*t hole country” – Uitenhage residents living on the banks of a river of sewage
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Residents of Duduza, Uitenhage, have declared their area a disaster zone. A river of sewage from a main sewer pipe runs past about a 100 RDP houses in KwaNobuhle. Duduza, one of the oldest areas in KwaNobuhle, is situated between Holomisa and Gunguluza. Resident Nothobile Sithebe said the stinking water has been running past her..
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What is really happening in Hermanus and elsewhere in South Africa?
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Hermanus in the Western Cape still resembles a scene from a horror movie with ongoing violence, intimidation and political upheaval and it is calculated that damages are now approaching R50 million. When speaking to residents however, you realise that there is much more to the story than what the media reports. Even more than the..
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State-owned enterprises: Which one costs South African taxpayers the most money?
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South African state-owned enterprises set the stage for a sad affair. The sordid tale of bottomless funding vanishing under the unexplainable guise of ‘irregular expenditure’ – the millions become indiscernible from the billions, spoken of as fictitious currency. But the money is very real, and it trickles into government coffers through the tax tear in..
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