A multi-million rand project, which is expected to be developed close to the Mozambique border, has raised questions and several experts have already raised their eyebrows that it will be yet another failure. With rail and road connections at their disposal as part of the required infrastructure, it is believed to be a special economic..
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New multi-million project for Eastern Transvaal raises eyebrows – So far all ANC regime projects have failed and cost taxpayers millions
De Lille reveals that SA taxpayers are paying R70 Million annually to house members of parliament (MPs) at official residences in Cape Town
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Patricia De Lille is the Public Works and Infrastructure Minister. She shared how the state had paid around R750 million over the fourth and fifth parliament to house MPs at the three parliamentary villages in the province. The expenditure occurred between 2009 and 2019. De Lille was responding to a written parliamentary question from Democratic..
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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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SA citizens could start withholding their tax payments due to years of ANC-corruption which might force the country to seek an international bailout
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Chief of the revenue service, Edward Kieswetter said on Monday that South Africans could start withholding their tax payments due to years of corruption which might force the country to seek an international bailout. Africa’s most industrialised economy has seen revenue collection fall sharply since 2015 due to weak economic growth and maladministration, leading President..
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Matjhabeng: From city of gold to city of sewage – residents’ properties were flooded with sewage for days because sewage pipes were leaking but were not being fixed
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On 15 August 2019, the FF Plus filed a criminal complaint against the mayor, Mr Nkosenjani Speelman, and the municipal manager, Mr Elias Tsoaeli, of the Matjhabeng Local Municipality due to the municipality’s collapse of service delivery. Residents who live in the municipal region are affected by the problem of sewage running down the streets..
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Registered illegal aliens from other countries will have access to all medical services under the NHI, which will be financed by South Africa’s hard-working taxpayers
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The government’s plan to steamroller the National Health Insurance (NHI) through Parliament and to have it promulgated as legislation will cost South Africa dearly. Last month, the FF Plus warned in Parliament that adopting the NHI as legislation and enforcing it will cause experienced medical professionals to leave the country. The Minister of Health, Dr..
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Taxpayers forks out R5.4 million for absent civil servants who are currently sitting at home and doing absolutely nothing
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Taxpayers have so far paid about R5.4 million on civil servants salaries who sit at home due to improper sickness or temporary disability leave in the past year and not doing any work at all. The largest amount of money was paid out by the Department of Environmental Affairs with a huge sum of R1,6..
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Naspers (Netwerk24) Makes Profit From Our Misery – Hides Genocide Behind Pay Wall. How You Unknowingly Promote Their Sales and Propaganda, and Your Eradication
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NASPERS (Network24, News24) asked us to remove this post below. What is it that Netwerk24 wants to hide from poor people from SA, who cannot afford subscriptions to NASPERS or Medical Funds? Do NASPERS want poor people to be under the wrong impression that state hospitals are absolutely good, and when they arrive in an emergency, are they left for dead by negligence, which is not only deliberate, but also often racist? As many people are now discovering, mass media have long forgotten what real journalism is, and they rather just repeat the excuses of the authorities, rather than pointing out the reasons for the misery.
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SA taxpayers to fund over R76 million for politicians who did not return to parliament after this year’s national election
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Government will spend over R76 million of taxpayer’s money on ‘loss-of-office gratuities’ for politicians who did not return to parliament after this year’s national election. The Sunday Times reports that this figure is set to continue rising in the coming weeks as payments are still being processed. The gratuities will be paid to former ministers..
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ANC government is milking taxpayers! – Figures from 115 countries available, SA ranks eighth with high tax rates
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The South African Revenue Service has increased taxes amid poor economic conditions and consequently poor economic growth. South Africa is among the top ten countries with high taxes and is also the highest with tax rates. Personal taxes have become more important to the greedy government than a source of revenue for the state over..
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You, the taxpayer are paying for ministers and deputy ministers cleaning materials, internet services, DStv and cell phones
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Ever wondered who was paying for ministers and deputy ministers’ cleaning materials, internet services, DStv and cell phones? You. Dondo Mogajane … apparently obliged to exchange two BMW X5’s. Even former ministers and their deputies’ free flights can cost the taxpayer as much as R17 million a year, according to the updated version of the..
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How much taxpayers money has been thrown into SAA’s black hole to stay afloat?
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Billions and billions have been thrown at The South African Airways (SAA), but the airline don’t have much to show for it. It’s hard to recall a time when the limpest of all our state-owned entities was successful on its own two feet. It has a history of relying on fiscal interventions, needing contributions from..
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Punishment doesn’t really fit the crime! – What the disgraced eThekwini mayor will earn while on special leave at the taxpayer’s expense after her toilet tender scandal
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The punishment doesn’t really fit the crime on this one. Zandile Gumede may be on “special leave”, but her salary payments won’t be taking a break. Embattled eThekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede begins 30 days of “special leave” on Monday, as mandated by the ANC’s Provincial Executive Committee Meeting this weekend. The members have claimed this..
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Dear Taxpayer, brace yourself for some more SHOCKING news:- Eskom: Yet another taxpayer-funded bailout looms amid court action
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Dig deep, Mzansi. Eskom wants your tax money again. Rumors of a fresh bailout have been sparked after a Treasury official said it’s a case of “when, not if”. Power giants Eskom have suffered a double-blow this weekend after it emerged that they would need bailouts on top of bailouts to really get itself up..
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Can you believe this, the SAA requests R4bn government bailout, their ‘wings’ needs to be clipped NOW
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JOHANNESBURG – South African Airways (SAA) appointed its head of operations as acting chief executive on Friday and said it needs R4-billion from the government to survive the current financial year and allow it to renegotiate loan terms with banks. Zukisa Ramasia becomes interim CEO after Vuyani Jarana unexpectedly resigned on Sunday, after less than..
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