In 2000, Cyclone Eline devastated Mozambique and killed 700 people. South Africa scrambled and got six helicopters into flooded areas within days, rescuing more than 14 000 people from trees and rooftops, with rising water swirling below them. Earlier this month, Cyclone Idai smashed into Mozambique, Malawi and eastern Zimbabwe. The death toll is heading..
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SA defence in ‘critical decline’ – Although SA owns 35 Oryxes, just a third are operational
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The mine that delivered the world’s largest diamond has yet again produce a big shiny stone – Massive diamond found at Cullinan
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Cullinan, the small town east of Pretoria, is usually only in the news if massive diamond’s are unearthed, as is the case again. The mine, which has delivered the world’s largest diamond, has once again made news after a gigantic diamond was discovered – almost a century after the sensational diamond is currently in possession..
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Maybe April fools joke? – More jobs in SA during 2018
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The business sector saw the greatest surge in job growth, while the construction industry, mining and manufacturing departments had fewer jobs to offer. Observers say the latest statistics show an increase in jobs, but are not sure how accurate the statistics service is. According to the statistics, an estimated 10,151 million people were employed at..
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Struggling SARS is being burdened by striking staff who insist on higher wages – this act could cripple the economy even further
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The struggling SA Revenue Service (SARS) is being pushed even more into the mud with staff who stop striking higher wages. With unions behind the strikes, SARS is now in its third working day of strike and all the bigger offices are affected. The union’s supporters demand an increase of over 11% while the employer..
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The ANC’s Eskom Deception – Power Provider received instruction from ANC regime not to apply load shedding until after the election to retain voter support
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Rumor has it that Eskom has been commissioned by the government to keep the electricity supply running without load shedding until after the election. This orders comes in light of the ANC’s decline in their support from voters for the upcoming election in May. The ANC apparently said Eskom had to keep the lights on,..
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Fuel now more expensive than gold says consumers mockingly
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The fuel price that will hike further this Wednesday makes the liquid almost as expensive as gold, says consumers mockingly. Wednesday, the price of petrol will increases by R1.34 per liter, and diesel increases by R0.82 per liter, leaving a big hole in motorists budget. The increase is attributable to the weak Rand and the..
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Wife of South Africa’s ambassador to Germany was found guilty of 15 counts of fraud and nine counts of money laundering
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Portia Sizani, wife of South Africa’s ambassador to Germany and former African National Congress Chief Whip Stone Sizani, was found guilty of 15 counts of fraud and nine counts of money laundering in the Port Elizabeth Commercial Crimes Court on Friday. Sizani defrauded the Eastern Cape education department out of more than R1.2 million by..
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WHO really is in charge?…Ace is the “Secretary General”, but he has more power in the internal workings of the African National Congress (ANC) than Ramaphosa himself. New Dawn?
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ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule has stood at the “head of a well-organised state-capture network” in the Free State for almost a decade. This network has scooped millions of rands of taxpayers’ money in schemes seemingly presided over by Magashule and has allegedly seen people like former president Jacob Zuma, the Gupta family, some of the..
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A new law could soon see South Africans jailed for lying on their CV, well I see less Politicians in the Parliament
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Think before you get creative with the truth on your CV: The government are now one step closer to bringing in harsher penalties for “dishonest applicants”. The National Qualifications Amendment Bill is not here to play, ladies and gentlemen. The adjustment to the existing legislation comes with some pretty stern updates, which aims to clamp-down..
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30% Pass rate for Maths is starting to show in Pick ‘n Pay’s BEE Policy
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This time Pick ‘n Pay outdone themselves with their latest advertisement. It seems that this very well known grocery store is becoming legendary for making huge blunders with adverts. The latest flyers shows that consumers can now purchase 2 cases of Budwieser Beer with the special price of only R264. The beer was marked of..
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Month-end 33% of teachers in black South African schools are AWOL – Inadequate funding is not the main cause of South Africa’s poor-quality education, the teachers are the problem!
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IMF report slams SA’s education folly – Costly, politically expedient interventions will not fix SA’s dysfunctional education system; we must tackle the root causes of the problem. Without addressing the weak foundations at the primary and secondary school levels, the government’s flagship policy of free tertiary education is likely to deliver disappointing results. At worst,..
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BREAKING NEWS:- Cyril Ramaphosa has to choose between South Africa and the ANC, what do you think will he choose?
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If Cyril Ramaphosa is truly committed to cleaning up the state, creating a professional and effective public service and putting the country on a steady economic growth path, he cannot commit to the ANC, writes Pieter du Toit. The depth of South Africa’s national crisis is becoming clearer by the day. Eskom’s inability to keep..
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Forget power cuts. What’s happening to our water supply is much more serious. After two decades of little or no maintenance of municipal sewerage plants, SA is vulnerable to medieval, water-borne diseases and something even more serious: thirst.
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Villages, towns and even a capital city are experiencing severe water shortages, caused by a combination of years of bad management and drought. Many Limpopo villages have no water at all. Kimberley has its water switched off every night. The army is trying to stop millions of litres of sewage from going into the Vaal..
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Consultant turns away customer at SASSA office – Is it perhaps because the customer is white?
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Susan Strydom (66) was turned away on March 19 from Sassa in Springs by one of the consultants when she went there to apply for an old age grant. Strydom says she was asked where she was all along as she is only coming now to apply and also says the consultant told her to..
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President Ramaphosa says white land owners are no longer in a position to resist government’s land reform policies – ANC-regime to pick up the pace of land reform after election
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Ramaphosa was speaking at a government function to hand over title deeds to the Griqua and Khoi communities of Ebenhaeser on the West Coast. The president said it was time for white land owners to cooperate with his administration in changing land ownership patterns and to stop frustrating the process. He said the new administration..
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