Last week, Trump abruptly fired John Bolton, a vigorous proponent of using US military force abroad and one of the main hawks in the administration on Iran. Robert O’Brien has until now served as Trump’s envoy for situations involving US hostages abroad. He comes into the new job with backing from Secretary of State Mike..
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Trump’s new security adviser speaks Afrikaans fluently
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ANC regime gets billed for R100m for 35,000 election posters – The taxpayer will probably now have to shake his pockets to pay the bill?
Magashule: SA economy is in the hands of the minority and unfortunately, they are white – White monopoly still exists
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ANC secretary general, Ace Magashule breathed new life into the party’s controversial debate on the concept of white monopoly capital when he said on Wednesday night that the economy was still in the hands of white people. He goes further by saying that if white monopolistic capital was redefined as monopolistic capital, students would have..
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Street names in Ekurhuleni will soon get new street names that will be named after major ANC political icons – What a waste of taxpayers money
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The Ekurhuleni Metro Council has once again announced its intention to change 42 street names and eight beacons in the metro’s to names of major political icons and important individuals from the region. At a council meeting this week, the council said it would be part of their Heritage Month celebrations. Gilloolys, the continent’s largest..
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The African way! Illegal striking employees of Emfuleni Local Municipality wreaks havoc in dispute over salaries and awards
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The Emfuleni Local Municipality says its employees, working in various departments and office buildings in Vanderbijlpark, were violently chased away from their work-stations by fellow striking employees, or general workers, today. Emfuleni said this disrupted the provision of services and inconvenienced residents and non-striking workers. ELM said the general workers have been on an illegal..
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SA’s train transport system leaves much to be desired with constant reports of accidents, derailments and delays – Train derailed in Vereeniging area causes chaos
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Chaos broke lose when a train in Vereeniging derailed and had to use trains from other routes to avoid delays. Metro Rail’s train service in Vereeniging was so badly interupted that the trains that had to leave later were advised to use alternative routes, No injuries were reported, but the cause of the accident is..
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Eskom could be facing yet another corruption scandal with regards to the high demand of coal
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Competition in the coal industry is influenced by the small number of mines that have to meet the high demand for coal. The large coal mining groups therefore have a firm grip on the industry, and while Eskom is struggling to keep up with its R440bn debt burden, its bargaining power has dropped to a..
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Public Protector says she will finish the term and will not tolerate any obstacles in her path
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Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, took the opportunity to defend her case that she lost in various court cases in a speech at the seventh Annual Spring Law Conference in Muldersdrif. She says she is not worried about what is being said and written in the press because she is convinced that she will serve her..
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Julius Malema’s ‘dead white man’ tweet is hate speech, says SAHRC
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Julius Malema’s comments on Twitter will be referred to the equality court and the SAHRC will also investigate the EFF’s ban on media organisations amaBhungane and the Daily Maverick from their events. The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on Tuesday condemned recent comments attributed to EFF leader Julius Malema — at least at first..
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Panyaza Lesufi slams new Afrikaans university funded by Solidarity: ‘Don’t remind us of apartheid’ – Jealousy makes you nasty!
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The campus is part of the union’s education and employment projects worth R4,5 billion over the next five years. The project is set to cost about R300 million funded through donations from the community, the union said. The university will be home to Solidarity’s accredited, Afrikaans private vocational training college founded on Christian values. The..
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Court ruled that Rica is partly unconstitutional, considered to violate privacy and bordering on a communist order
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Rica law allows the state or government to monitor telephone conversations and communication methods, but journalists strongly object to the system, which many consider to be a breach of privacy and bordering on a communist order. The Communications Control Act is intended to protect the nation’s citizens from various woes in the communications industry. Judge..
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China invests millions in SA – South Africa is not for sale. This country cannot be sold out to anyone!
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China is making big investments in South Africa, and the latest investment in the Eastern Cape is a concern for some. A Chinese delegation of business people from the Zhejiang region of the country has just completed their finishing work in the Eastern Cape to sign a deal for a huge port development project. The..
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7th Brics loan worth R7 billion to be granted to the SA National Roads Agency, controlled by ANC regime will probably not be used for optimal benefits for road users
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The “new Development Bank” known as Brics Bank, has approved the lending of R7bn to the state-owned entity Sanral. This is the seventh loan to South Africa that Brics has granted, and the latest loans are considered another step closer to junk status. The SA National Roads Agency (SANRAL), which initially intended to realize huge..
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There’s a suggestion that Bathabile Dlamini may be deployed as an ambassador for South Africa. Can you think of a worse representative for our country?
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Amid rising speculation that controversial former minister in the Presidency for women Bathabile Dlamini will become an ambassador, to a country so far unknown, department of international relations and cooperation (Dirco) spokesperson Clayson Monyela could not be drawn to comment. Meanwhile, the DA has threatened to take the president to court if she is indeed..
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Kruger National Park a world-renowned tourist attraction, could be brought to a standstill by disgruntled workers over unresolved wage disputes
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Hundreds of SANParks workers are planning a second strike over unresolved wage disputes, not only at the Kruger Gate, but also nationwide, on September 20,2019. The National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers’ (Nupsaw) spokesman, Kagiso Makoe, said the union would embark on a national shutdown of SANParks facilities – on behalf of SANParks..
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