President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially launched a new multibillion-rand train manufacturing factory at Dunnottar Park in Nigel, Gauteng, during the past week. Dunnottar Park train factory – the facts and figures The 72-hectare site at Dunnottar Park, which cost R1 billion, consists of a Supplier Park and Rail Training School, which will manufacture, assemble, test,..
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Chinese is the new black? – Billion-rand train factory to create hundreds of jobs in Gauteng for Chinese workers
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Something is fishy, indulge us… what peacekeeping efforts? – South Africa gets R728 million paycheck from the UN for ‘peacekeeping’
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The United Nations (UN) has paid South Africa a cool R728 million for its peacekeeping efforts. This was revealed by Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni, during his recent mid-term budget speech. According to the address, South Africa’s Department of Defence (DoD) earned a much-needed payday for its involvement in peacekeeping efforts on the African continent. National..
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NEHAWU is making numerous demands -“We are not in the march because we are lazy to work” – Yeah right, and you think we must believe you?
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Thousands of members and supporters of the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU) marched from the Bisho stadium to the office of Eastern Cape Premier Phumulo Masualle on Wednesday afternoon. NEHAWU is making numerous demands. “We are not in the march because we are lazy to work … The Premier never sat in..
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ANC-regime’s jobs summit promised a lot but delivered very little
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South Africa recently hosted a Jobs Summit that brought key stakeholders –government, business and labour – under one roof to find better ways of tackling the country’s stubbornly high unemployment rate. Anchored by the country’s President Cyril Ramaphosa in his new broom sweeps clean posture, the summit promised a lot but delivered very little substance…
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Breaking News:- Beware of armed robbers posing as courier service in Pinetown
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A gang of armed robbers, who pretended to be a courier service delivering a parcel, stormed their way into a home in Moseley Park in Pinetown and robbed the residents of their valuables this morning.
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Brits police officer was arrested last week for his alleged involvement in a cash-in-transit heist
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A Brits police officer was arrested last week for his alleged involvement in a cash-in-transit heist that was planned for last week, the Hawks confirmed this week. Hawks spokesperson, Captain Tlangelani Rikhotso, said Sergeant Marothi Letsoalo (36) from the Brits police station, faces charges of conspiracy to commit robbery, possession of an unlicensed/prohibited firearm and..
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This how the people behave in SA who are supposed to uphold the law! – Hawks member found guilty of stealing R3.7K during raid
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Lucas Mosoane was fired from the service after a disciplinary hearing into the theft allegations. A 39-year-old Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) warrant officer has been found guilty of theft by the Tlhabane Magistrate’s Court after he pocketed cash during a raid last year. The court sentenced Lucas Mosoane to 18 months in prison,..
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Investigators are convinced the international extremist group ISIS could be operating in Durban
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A house in Reservoir Hills is alleged to be used as a training facility for terrorists. Eleven men have been arrested and accused of planting explosives in the city. They’re also linked to a murder at the Imam Hussain Shia mosque in May, as well as the kidnapping of a local businessman. Court papers detail..
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WATCH | Drunk SAPS officer on duty, caught on camera
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The police officer who appears under the influence of alcohol in a recent viral video is under investigation in terms of the police disciplinary regulations. According to the Station Commander of the Mountain Rise police station, the Constable responded to a complaint at Copesville Drive on Sunday, 2018-10-14 at 01:30, when the complainants realised that..
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South Africa – Where criminals run free and hard-working people suffer
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The South African Police Service and Stats SA recently published the country’s crime statistics for 2018, which showed an alarming increase in murder, cash-in-transit heists, rape, and bank robberies. This, however, only tells part of the story. Stats SA’s latest Victims of Crime Survey reveals that only a small number of crimes are reported to..
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Is this Patricia de Lille’s farewell present:- She approves R4.5 million budget for Cape Town’s Festival of Lights
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The question being: is it ethically sound to spend R4.5 million on one night of partying, while those less fortunate struggle to survive under the very same flashing lights?
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Generals’ kids get jobs meant for the poor, earn about R23 400 a month
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A defence force project meant to give jobless matriculants a foot in the door has degenerated into a job creation project for the children of defence force generals. An article in City Press’ sister newspaper Rapport says the children of at least seven generals and a senior department of defence official are employed in an..
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South African economist predicts petrol price will decrease in November 2018
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Mike Schussler is optimistic than 10 – 20 cents will be shaved off the petrol price, ending a run of seven consecutive increases.
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Buffelspoort farm attack – Couple assaulted and tied up during home-invasion
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A farm attack took place on 22 October 2018 in the Buffelspoort area, North West. A 49 year old man finished dinner and let the dogs into the house, who immediately went to their sleeping baskets. Whilst carrying the dinner plates to the basin, he was surprised by four African males, armed with hand guns…
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Goodnews, but will it be executed, Mboweni says Eskom needs to shed 30 000 jobs
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“It does not make sense that R8 out of R10 goes to salaries and unions still demand service. Where will the money come from?” – Finance Minister Tito Mboweni…….
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