A picture of President Cyril Ramaphosa sleeping at the Russia-Africa summit held in Sochi has earned him more rebuke than praise, with some saying it was “wasteful expenditure” to send him to the gathering. In the picture screen grabbed from SABC News – which was beaming the proceedings live – Ramaphosa is seen enjoying a..
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SA President Ramaphosa caught sleeping at Russia-Africa summit
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Russia announces that they are writing off R20bn of Africa’s debt
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Russian President Vladimir Putin announced at the first Russia-Africa Summit jointly hosted by Russia and the African Union (AU) in Sochi, Russia, that the country has written off more than $20 billion of Africa’s debt. He also intends to double his trade with countries in Africa within the next four to five years. Russia hopes..
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All I can say is ‘God help us’ – Photos of Vaal River that shows how raw sewage is polluting our drinking water
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Photos of the Vaal River in Vereeniging at 06h00 today 24th Oct 2019. This is our only Vaal River. There is no substitute and it will soon be impossible to fix. If you think no electricity is an inconvenience then wait for no water. 3 days and you’re dead. This is a national emergency people..
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What could happen to the rand if Moody’s downgrades South Africa to sub-investment grade
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South Africa is preparing itself for the possibility that Moody’s may downgrade the country’s sovereign credit rating to sub-investment grade. Moody’s is currently the only major ratings agency that has South Africa at investment grade – one notch above junk – with a stable outlook. The country has been rated below investment grade since 2017..
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Face of new DA leadership set to be all white with Steenhuisen taking position of Parliamentary leader
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The Sunday Times is reporting that the Democratic Alliance (DA) is set to have a new all white leadership following several resignations including those of two prominent black members. The publication said supporters of new federal chair Helen Zille are planning a clean sweep as it grapples with a leaderless organisation. Last week was grim..
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One of SA’s richest black businessmen wants to create thousands of jobs – Without a doubt whites will not be involved in the initiative and BEE will be given preference
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One of South Africa’s richest blacks has set up a fund to provide “thousands of jobs over the next few years”. It is apparently his second big initiative to be announced in a few weeks, and billionaire and businessman Patrice Motsepe has big plans. As CEO of the mining group African Rainbow Minerals, he also..
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Cyber hackers try to steal Bitcoin to the value of R500 0000 on Johannesburg municipal computer system
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Continued service delivery will apparently be able to be gradually introduced to the Johannesburg municipality after cyber hackers attacked the computer system over the past week. It is expected that everything will come to fruition by Monday when the offices are open to the public again and operations will resume. The crackers filed a 4..
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The South African story – How to destroy a country
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South Africa is on a path of destruction and is on its way to becoming an “unhappy country” like Zimbabwe and Venezuela. This is the view of Efficient Group founder and chief economist Dawie Roodt, who was speaking at an event hosted by the Free Market Foundation. Roodt said that while unhappy countries – where..
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Planned content for sex education in state-run schools is nothing but “soft porn”
Leftish DA is falling apart, even the leader has left his flock – Wondering what the future holds for the party
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The leftist DA who has just received his leader’s resignation is likely to be further harassed by Maimane, who did not hesitate to accuse the party of being an “ordinary member”. Maimane said the DA was “not a party for everyone” and thus opened the door to forfeit his position as a member of parliament…
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Irregular expenditure by ANC-parastatale entities increases to R61,3bn – only a stupid foreign investor will invest in SA
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Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu warned the government that further bailouts to state entities would increase the budget deficit and lead to credit downgrades. The state advanced R446 billion in the 2018/19 financial year to eleven state-owned entities. Irregular expenditure increased from R51 billion to R61.3 billion. A financial expert said in response to the alarming spending..
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Russia’s bombers and other military aircrafts landed at Waterkloof air base while Ramaphosa leads the African delegation to Russia for talks with the government
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Russia landed the world’s biggest military aircraft in SA on Wednesday — the Tupolev Tu-160 “Blackjack” bomber, in a rare display of co-operation between the defence forces of the two countries. The two bombers, which are capable of launching nuclear missiles, are the first to ever land in Africa and were escorted by fighter jets..
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Another one bites the dust! Steenhuisen no longer DA chief whip after Maimane’s resignation
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John Steenhuisen has told Eyewitness News he is no longer the chief whip of the Democratic Alliance (DA) in Parliament. He said his term was linked to Mmusi Maimane’s: “The chief whip is appointed by the leader. Since he announced his resignation from Parliament, my term ends.”
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If you can’t pass the current barrier of 30% for subjects in SA then just buy a fake diploma
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Man arrested for selling different types of fake academic qualifications certificates during an intelligence driven operation. On the day of his arrest he had just sold a Human Resource Management Diploma for R800. Edmond Ekechukwu (44) was denied bail by the Piet Retief Magistrate’s Court last Thursday for fraud and Corruption following his arrest by..
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Apparently NSFAS’ students are spending their cash-for-textbooks allowance on food, booze and clothes since no books where bought
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The academic book industry is flailing after the introduction of a new policy that gives students cash, not vouchers. The cash-for-textbooks allowance introduced by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) in January has cost the book industry more than half a billion rand, putting hundreds of jobs at risk. This is according to data..
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