The Democratic Alliance claims it found “thousands” of social support applications dumped in a field in the Free State on Monday. “It is heartbreaking that the applications were for abused children and complainants without any source of income and who turned to the department in the hopes that their situation would be turned around,” DA..
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Thousands of social support applications found dumped in a field in the Free State – Can the government explain how did this happen and confirm whether the applications were processed before they were dumped
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EFF warns of ‘maximum’ ‘anarchy’ if government doesn’t scrap university registration fees – What arrogance coming from them, seems like they want everything in life for free!
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The EFF Students Command (EFFSC) held a press conference on Monday at the party’s headquarters in Braamfontein where they listed a series of demands, including the shut down of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). Other demands included that “no students must be turned back due to lack of space” and that “all certificates”..
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Syndicates exploits SA as a trade route for illegal drugs – Cocaine worth R720m seized on ship in Port Elizabeth docks
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Port Elizabeth – The Directorate of Priority Crime (Hawks) on Tuesday said they have seized cocaine coming from Brazil with a street value of R720 million in the Port Elizabeth docks. The bust was made at the Port Of Ngqura, Coega Harbour and netted 706 kilograms of the drug packed into one kilogram bags. The..
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Desperate times calls for desperate measures, but is this the right thing to do? After all financial losses occurred due to incompetence, negligence and corruption – SAA is borrowing R3.5bn from local banks
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South African Airways (SAA) received a R3.5bn loan to keep it going until the end of March. This forms part of the R21,7 billion SA management believes is needs to make its turnaround strategy succeed. SAA spokesperson Tlali Tlali confirmed the R3,5bn was received from local banks. This comes after National Treasury gave R5bn to..
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SA’s youth jobless rate world’s worst: Not all students equipped with basics in primary school, says analyst – what would one expect else with the poor foundation-phase education system of the ANC-regime
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An education expert believes a fundamental problem with South Africa’s education system is that not all students are equipped with the basics in primary school. This comes after the Spectator Index ranked South Africa’s youth unemployment rate as the highest in the world. Of the countries it ranked, the Spectator Index said the five countries..
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eThekwini slams those opposed to R20m statues as being against black unity – Taxpayers in Durban will have to cough up for the erection of two new statues of terrorists worth R20m to promote black unity in the province
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Two new statues of terrorists will cost Durban taxpayers R20m. The erection of the statues is alleged to promote black unity in the province. However to the cost of whom? The municipality believe that terrorists Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo will be “honored” in this way and will encourage to promote black unity. The previous..
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Price shock beckons if Nersa authorize Eskom’s request- National power provider demands 45% increase in tariffs – Now taxpayers have to pay for state institution’s incompetence
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National power provider, Eskom’s application to Nersa will be heard in Cape Town next week. Nersa has already approved a 4.41% increase, but now Eskom is demanding 15% annually over the next three years, which is three times the official inflation figure. Energy expert Ted Blom says the application should be scrapped until the forensic..
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African mentality in SA exceeds all expectations – If we fail then we burn down the schools!
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Two schools in Natal were burnt down, probably by pupils who failed the recent matric exams. The Mvuzo High School in Pietermaritzburg was opened in 2017 and since then it has experienced 16 burglaries. The Department of Education threatens not to rebuild schools that are destroyed. The barbaric behavior of scholars is one of the..
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State-owned arms manufacturer, Denel slammed for appointing a white male as the group chief executive
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The Liberated Metalworkers Union of South Africa (Limusa) on Monday rejected the appointment of Daniel du Toit as the group chief executive of State-owned arms manufacturer, Denel, saying that the minister of public enterprises must implement employment equity recommendations. The department of public enterprises last month announced Du Toit as the new group chief executive..
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It pays to be a criminal in SA – Sorghum beer, drugs found in Westville prison search
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A routine search at the Westville Medium B prison in Durban on Monday resulted in the confiscation of a number of prohibited items such as sorghum beer and drugs, the department of correctional services said. The search was part of the department’s annual Operation Vala security campaign, which resulted in numerous unauthorised items being confiscated..
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South Africa’s public education system a disgrace – The real matric pass rate in South Africa’s is actually 40%
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Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga has announced the matric pass rate for the class of 2018 – 78.2%. The “real” matric pass rate is much lower, however, when you take the total cohort of students who started school and would eventually become the matric class of 2018. Looking at the number of learners enrolled..
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Couple brutally murdered during smallholdings attack in Limpopo, house set on fire
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A brutal attack took place in the early hours on Friday 4 January 2019, on one of the Wildebeeslaagte smallholdings in Northam, Limpopo. A businessman and his female companion were attacked, murdered and robbed after which the attackers set the home on fire. A BMW, clothing and other household items were robbed during the assault…
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SA’s corrupt legislation allows Zuma to stand for parliament since people are only disqualified for nominations if they have a criminal record
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Jesse Duarte announced that only persons who have criminal records will be disqualified to be nominated for the forthcoming parliamentary elections. Persons accused of corruption or implied about poor discipline are not prohibited from standing for parliament. So Zuma and probably even the Guptas can stand in the election because they have not yet been..
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Former SABC boss Hlaudi Motsoeneng announces new party and wants to force current president out of office with coming elections
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Mzanele Manyi, former ANC spokesman and owner of ANN7 lock channel, reportedly announced his breakaway from the ANC on Wednesday and will soon announce where his political home would be. This follows the rumours that former SABC boss Hlaudi Motsoeneng announced his new party’s name, the African Content Movement. According to Motsoeneng, he wants to..
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Real farm murders statistics for 2018: 460 farm attacks and 64 farm murders – yet SA president says no farmers are being murdered
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From 1 January to 31 December 2018, there were 460 farm attacks and 64 farm murders in South Africa. That equates to one farmer being murdered every 5.7 days and 1.3 farm attacks per day on average. Whilst the South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, and the ANC government is denying the existence of these attacks,..
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