The DA said in a statement on Thursday that it had reliably heard that Eskom had issued a warning to municipalities about the “strong possibility of load shedding in September and October” this year. Natasha Mazzone, DA’s shadow minister of public affairs, said in the statement that the opposition party has now written to Eskom..
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Eskom problems not solved yet – Possibility of load shedding exists in the coming months
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SA’s prisons could run out of beds as crime rate surges
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The growing crime rate and rise in life sentences meted out to offenders may mean that there won’t be enough beds for criminals in SA’s prisons. The department of correctional services has conceded that it is worried about over-crowding which is on a steady rise, as evidenced by the latest shocking crime statistics. The department..
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DA Councilor of Westonaria arrested for armed robbery
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Sekhokho Lenyora who is DA Councilor of ward 26,27,28 arrested for Armed Robbery (As per Whatsapp): “Good day it was around 09:30 in the morning we were doing our normal patrols we were driving along Pretoria street at cnr Catherine Street in Hillbrow whereby we noticed a silver Grey Mercedes Benz that was parked at..
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#WhitelivesDontMatter: 17 Farm attacks and 3 farm murders in South Africa, 1-15 September 2019
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In the first 15 days of September 2019, there have already been seventeen farm attacks and three farm murders. The numbers continue to grow, with very little being done about it by the authorities who prefer to deny the existence of these heinous crimes. During August 2019, in South Africa, there were 45 farm attacks,..
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Police officers spent R5.3m on fake EFF and Fees Must Fall investigations
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A pair of top officers are believed to have paid money from a crime intelligence slush fund to ‘informants’ which didn’t exist. A report in the Sunday Independent accuses top police officers of looting crime intelligence funds to the tune of R5.3 million. The publication says an internal report shows that these officials embarked on..
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ANC has no plan to fix nursing crisis but still wants NHI
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Objections to the ANC’s disastrous National Health Insurance bill close on 11 October! Make sure that you lodge your objection to ensure we Stop The NHI. The Democratic Alliance (DA) can confirm that the ANC government, in its hurried attempt to implement NHI, has no plan to fix the looming nursing crisis in South Africa..
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How does it feel when the tables are turned? Thieves hit home of national police commissioner Khehla Sitole
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Thieves have made off with two TV sets from national police commissioner Khehla Sitole’s Mpumalanga home, SAPS confirmed on Monday. Spokesperson Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo said the items were stolen by criminals who were “purely opportunistic”. The commissioner’s house is under construction and the work was near completion when the theft occurred last Saturday while the..
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Nzimande will not allow Afrikaans-based occupational training college, Sol-Tech to operate if it excludes certain groups
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Higher education minister Blade Nzimande says he will not allow a proposed Afrikaans college to operate if it contravenes the bill of rights by excluding certain groups based on race or culture. Nzimande was speaking in Durban on Monday regarding the construction of an Afrikaans-based occupational training college, Sol-Tech, in Centurion, Pretoria. Construction has already..
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SA warned to withdraw enough money ahead of banking strike on Friday
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Sasbo’s Joe Kokela said there won’t be money in many ATMs across the country on Friday. South Africans have been warned to withdraw enough money ahead of the nationwide strike in the banking sector on Friday as ATMs and banking services will be shut down. The country’s biggest financial union Sasbo said it would bring..
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SA taxpayers are among the highly taxed in the world – and it could get worse
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Economists say we will most likely see an increase in personal tax and the fuel levy, as government tries to ramp up tax collection. They say government is running out of options to raise money after SARS missed its collection targets over the past few years. Analysts say it’s now a certainty that SARS will..
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Shocking discovery: 108 illegal firearms and 134 round of ammunition seized from Limpopo security companies
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A total of 108 firearms and 134 rounds of ammunition were confiscated from 19 closed down security companies in the Thohoyandou Cluster. LIMPOPO – The operation, which was conducted by a Flash Unit team put together by the Provincial Police Commissioner, Lt Genl Nneke Jim Ledwaba, is aimed at eliminating all the possibilities of criminals..
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Friday’s planned strike in banking sector with 73,000 members of SASBO taking part, will cause major disruption
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The South African Revenue Service has warned that Friday’s planned strike in the banking sector will cause disruption. The banking union, Sasbo, says they are concerned about the high number of job losses in the banking industry. About 73,000 members are expected to strike. Sasbo general secretary Joe Kokela says the two-day strike is aimed..
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Cash-strapped state arms company, Denel failed to supply R250 million worth of military Casspirs to the government of Chad after already receiving R100 million deposit
Stupid cable thief digs his own grave after he shocks himself to death at substation
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A thief who tried to steal cables at a Westfield substation near Modderfontein caused his own death. A spokesman for power supply Isaac Mangena says the body of the alleged thief was found at the substation by technical personnel. The dead man’s body hung on one of the transformers, indicating that he had a thousand..
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Top police officers linked to fraud amounting to a whopping R5 million
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According to news reports, top police officers are accused of “stealing” crime intelligence funds and the amount involved in excess of R5 million. Funds earmarked to investigate the EFF and FeesMustFall cases were used for luxury accommodation in hotels and payments were made to fictitious informants. The names of Major General Deena Moodley and Colonel..
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