Strikes could soon paralyze car manufacturers in South Africa if an agreement is not reached with the trade union Numsa soon. The first round of talks failed, and a second attempt was envisaged, but the demands made by the union left a red light for the future of the industry. The first round of talks..
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Motor industry may be crippled by imminent strikes – unreasonable demands from unions could lead to withdrawal of manufacturers from SA and job losses
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Culture of protest and destruction established by ANC regime spills over to tertiary institutions
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Dissatisfied students of the University of SA (Unisa) started a strike at the Sunnyside and Natal campuses but have now expanded to almost all campuses across the country. According to the students, their concern will be that the University remains “closed” until their grievances have been addressed. Unisa is currently handling a third of the..
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#WhiteLivesDontMatter! 4 Farm Murders and 39 Farm Attacks, in South Africa during July 2019
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There were 39 farm attacks, 4 farm murders and 4 farm attacks were averted in South Africa during July 2019. During June 2019, there were 34 arm attacks and 6 farm murders and for the period 1 January to 31 May 2019 there were 184 farm attacks and 20 farm murders in the country. On..
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ANC downplays the crisis of attacks and murderers of tourists in South Africa
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It is shocking that the Minister of Tourism, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, has tried to downplay the attacks on and murders of tourists in South Africa as mere ‘isolated incidents’ and it is even more shocking that the Ministry of Tourism now has to make plans to combat it while combating crime is actually the police’s responsibility…
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512 kg of marijuana with a street value of R12m openly transported on trailer
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Eastern Cape police stopped a minibus taxi Sunday evening on the R56 between Molteno and Dordrecht in the Eastern Cape, carrying 57 large bags of marijuana on an open trailer. The 32-year-old driver was arrested. It is believed that the marijuana was collected in Lusikisiki and destined for the Western Cape. According to Capt. Police..
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Afrikaner author, publisher and commentator Dan Roodt calls Lesufi non-‘South African’ ‘racist’
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Afrikaner author, publisher and commentator Dan Roodt took to Twitter on Thursday to call out Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi on his vow that names of historical leaders, used for example in Hoërskool Hendrik Verwoerd in Tshwane, would be replaced by new ones. The education MEC says he will take the author ‘to the cleaners’..
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When the SABC can’t even broadcast local soccer, then you know its doomed
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The SABC and South Africa’s Premier Soccer League have confirmed the national broadcaster will not show Absa Premiership matches. As reported by News24, the new season of the Absa Premiership started today at 15:00 – with the SABC not showing the first match. The PSL said that the nation may have to “accept that the..
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Only in SA and probably a World First! – Prasa Train worth R50 Million was stolen in Umkomaas on Natal South Coast
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A train belonging to the Passenger Rail Agency, a division of Transnet, was stolen from the Umkomaas railway depot and driven to Ilfracombe Station. The two thieves whom stole an empty commuter train from a depot , took it on a 12km joy ride from eMkhomazi to Umgababa on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, leaving security..
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Cash-strapped, Eskom’s top managers who earn R1,5 to R3m a year, demand pay hike since no salary increase was given
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Eskom’s senior managers – who earn R1.5m to R3m a year – are taking the power utility to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) because they have not been given a salary increase in the past year. Rapport newspaper said on Sunday that between 180 and 200 senior managers wanted a retroactive increase..
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DSTV subscribers pay annually R54 million for senior officials’ salaries – yet programs are broadcast repeatedly and service is excessively expensive
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While the number of subscribers to DStv is declining in South Africa, the subscription fee increases annually to pay the high salaries of its senior officials. Only a few of MultiChoice’s senior executives collectively earn more than R54 million a year. The CEO, Calvo Mawela, receives R10.6 million a year and Tim Jacobs R8.4 million,..
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Consumers face 80% electricity tariff hike to save Eskom from their self-inflicted mess
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Eskom has announced that they will put a four-point plan in place to get out of their self inflicted mess. They will firstly obtain an 80% increase in electricity through a court order, and secondly they will unbundle the entity. Third, Eskom will introduce savings measures. However, it is not indicated how and what savings..
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What a shocker! – 38% op Police officers in Gauteng fail shooting competency
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With 4500 civil claims against the police in Gauteng, 139 lost service weapons and only 38% of police officials who passed their shooting competency tests, the people of Gauteng cannot trust or take the Department for Community Safety seriously. South Africa and Gauteng are on fire. The reasons for this are infinite and call for..
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More than 10 million people are unemployed in SA – Rate higher than USA and Germany combined
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10 million South Africans suffer in silence and 900 hundred join them every day. We are all too clever as we talk about public protectors, scandals, politics and infighting. BUT we and our government love forgetting the unemployed. Journalists forget them, Politicians talk for them but never too them. Working people hope they never have..
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Video: No Hope Jo’Anna: JHB Becomes Warzone As Protesters Attack SAPS & Sends Them Packing With Stones!
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Sorry Eddy Grant, Jo’Anna still has no hope even though “your side” was given JHB, for free, and has run Joburg for quarter of a century now…
Johannesburg had some Deja Vu Thursday…
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Traffic severely affected after “land grabs” row – Protesters have been throwing rocks at cars as violent protests escalate in the Lenasia area of Johannesburg, causing a traffic nightmare for commuters
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The situation has become volatile in the Lenasia South region of Ennerdale in Johannesburg, as protests have engulfed major routes through to the city. It has been reported that blockades made from debris and burning tyres have caused a serious traffic nightmare for commuters on Thursday morning. Although we’re awaiting official verification, it seems that..
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