There have been four farm attacks reported in six days in the Western Cape of South Africa, specifically in the Boland, according to AfriForum. The civil rights organization AfriForum says it is aware of four farm attacks – in the Paarl, Stellenbosch and De Doorns areas – that were reported between 18 and 24 May..
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FARM ATTACK:- 4 Farm Attacks in 6 Days in the Western Cape, South Africa
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Old president Zuma ‘too busy staying out of jail’ to attend Ramaphosa’s presidential inauguration, but instead he sent his wife, Bongi Ngema-Zuma to attend
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Former president Jacob Zuma has snubbed the inauguration of his successor, Cyril Ramaphosa, which took place the past weekend in Pretoria. Zuma was among the former presidents, which include Thabo Mbeki, FW De Klerk and Kgalema Motlanthe, who were due to grace the event. The official programme for the day had Zuma scheduled to arrive..
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170 Farm Attacks and 20 Farm Murders but an exorbitant inauguration costing taxpayers R120 million, took place – what an enormous amount to spend on a one-off and unnecessary ceremony such as this
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Hardworking humble South African taxpayers have to pay for the inauguration while still having to tolerate; sub-standard service delivery, corruption, state capture, lies, load-shedding and fuel price increases to name just a few extreme inconveniences and chaos individuals are expected to tolerate. AfriForum condemns the decision by the presidency to press on with the exorbitant..
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FARM ATTACK:- 9 armed attackers overpower farmer: Roodeplaat
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A farm attack took place on 23 May 2019, in Roodeplaat, Gauteng province. A farmer on the Kameelfontein Road was attacked and robbed by nine armed attackers who then locked the farmer and others in the safe. Whilst no one was seriously injured in the incident, one person was hit by a stray bullet and..
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Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane: political tool or useless?
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For once, everyone seems to agree. A slew of court rulings against the public protector has demonstrated, in humiliatingly scathing judicial assessments, how unfit she is for office. The only thing at issue is a credible explanation for Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s hopelessly flawed rulings. Do they stem from stupidity and ignorance or are they the calculated..
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Last year posting that we traced which is heartbreaking:- Hannah Cornelius’ mum walked into the sea
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Hannah Cornelius’ dad Willem said he ‘couldn’t bear to hear what they did to my daughter’ as he told a court about his wife Anna’s death in Scarborough, Cape Town. Items out of our Archives for you to read, and to know the story of Hannah:- Read the article that we did last year here..
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Tow truck driver killed in hit and run:- Algoa Towing and Recovery
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A 38-year-old Algoa Towing and Recovery driver was killed in a hit and run in the early hours of Saturday morning. According to Algoa Towing and Recovery director, Alwyn Smith, the driver was working at an accident scene on the corner of Gately Street and St James Road in Southernwood at 3 am. He said..
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The pathetic Justice system in South Africa:- Cape Town surfer ‘murderers’ were out on bail for hijacking
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A second suspect appeared in the Simon’s Town Magistrate’s Court on Thursday (just last week) for the murder of surfer David Wolfromm. Mark Anthony Williams, 33, was arrested in Philippi on Wednesday (just last week), two weeks after he and co-accused, Wilson Wilschut, 30, allegedly robbed Wolfromm and shot him before loading him into the..
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SA advocates form bar association with aim of tackling white male supremacy – it has to be about race, the White minority, the very same people that built the country? No wonder SA is such a mess
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Some of SA’s leading advocates have announced their intention to take on white male supremacy in the legal community‚ by forming a bar association with a majority of black and female members. “We are unapologetically black and women orientated‚” advocate Muzi Sikhakhane‚ one of the founding members of the Pan African Bar Association of SA..
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Court denies bail to man accused of murdering Secunda woman:- #TesnerMurder
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SECUNDA – He is not a troublemaker and the community will therefore not be outraged if he is granted bail. “There is no doubt in my mind that if you are let out on bail you will commit another crime,” said Magistrate Kekana. This is how the man accused of robbing, raping and murdering Ms..
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Good heavens, NO BUSINESS OR PERSON is safe anywhere anymore:- Intruder breaks into Cape fire station
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CAPE TOWN – A burglar broke into a fire station in Cape Town in the early hours of Tuesday, last week morning and robbed a firefighter of personal belongings before evading capture by leaping from a second storey window, the City of Cape Town said. Mayco member for Safety and Security JP Smith said that..
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Unfair Justice:- A Farm foreman and security officers arrested for murder after assaulting thieves
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On 22 May 2019 three men were assaulted by security officers and a foreman after they were caught allegedly attempting to steal maize at a farm in Kroonstad. They were allegedly assaulted with sticks and sjamboks and also kicked and choked. Two were hospitalized and the third one, Meshack Rakaki (31) was found dead in..
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Someone wants to ‘open a business’:- Baths, basins, toilets and urinals stolen during Nelson Mandela Bay robbery
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Several new hotel bathroom basins, urinals, baths, and toilets were stolen during an early morning robbery at a hotel construction site in Bluewater Bay. The robbery happened shortly after midnight at the Coega Hotel, which is being constructed in Bluewater Bay Drive, on Thursday morning. Six men, driving two bakkies and a Toyota Avanza, managed..
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Prisons tender’s ballooning costs under the microscope in SIU (Special Investigating Unit) probe
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The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is investigating a massive cost escalation on a contract to install fencing and information systems in South Africa’s prisons. The value of the contract ballooned from nearly R477m to over R1.5bn in seven years. The procurement process in awarding the contract to SA Fence and Gate is also under investigation..
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The AfriForum farming wing (Southern African Agriculture Initiative (SAAI) plans to take farm murder issues to the United Nations
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AfriForum’s farming wing, the Southern African Agriculture Initiative (SAAI), will be taking the country’s farm murder issues to the United Nations (UN) at the launch of the Decade of Family Farming in Rome. After a series of reports about farm attacks and the disturbing murder of Annette Kennealy, a Limpopo farm attack activist, AfriForum will..
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