The cash-strapped city of Umhlathuze on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast is spending an estimated R20-million on a mansion for its mayor‚ Mduduzi Gift Mhlongo.
The disgraceful state of destruction, violence and danger to civilians which we had to witness this week in both Centurion and Hermanus is the direct result of the incompetence and irresponsibility of the South African government, the State President and the EFF. Continue reading…
Nobody at the Cape set eyes on black people until 130 years after the white settlers arrived at the cape , when the Trekboers met the Xhosa in the valleys of the Amatola in 1770. The slaves that the settlers imported added to the bloodline of the settlers , as did the French Hugenots of 1688 and British Settlers of 1820. In 1834 slavery was abolished in the Cape. Continue reading…
Me. Sonja Joubert, the girlfriend of Mr. Jasper von Kleist (61) whom was shot in a farm attack, said it did not seem that the terrorists wanted to rob anything but actually just wanted to kill the people on the farm.
Mr. Von Kleist, a foreman on the farm Dale in the Tom Burke area, died after being shot in the upper body. Me. Joubert was shot twice. One shot through her arm and the other through her shoulder. Continue reading…
The president is attending an AU summit and wants the continent to rid itself of a ‘colonial mentality’.
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday strongly punted the idea of creating a single homogeneous currency for African countries in a bid to attract infrastructure investment and enable ease of intra-African trade. Continue reading…
On Tuesday, the state announced that it was withdrawing charges against IPID (Independent Police Investigative Directorate) head Robert McBride for child abuse. No reasons were given at the Pretoria Magistrates Court as to why the charges were being dropped – but it marks a provisional end to a story marked by peculiar circumstances from the start. Continue reading…
62 year old South African farmer Riaan Scheepers died in December 2017, after a weeks long battle to stay alive following a savage beating from attackers.
A message from his daughter Bianca Scheepers shared on WhatsApp‚ states: “Papa went to a better place this afternoon at about 5pm. One of his lungs struggled to get air and let enough oxygen into his blood. His heart was too weak to work anymore. We want to thank everyone for all your concern‚ prayers and support during this time. We value it.” Continue reading…
On 19 March 2018, AfriForum announced that 2018 has already witnessed about 109 farm attacks and about 15 farm murders in South Africa. Continue reading…
The Western Cape Prime Minister, Helen Zille, whose party is in various coalitions with the EFF, has gone on social media against Julius Malema regarding his unbridled racism. Continue reading…
Jacob Zuma, who is now going to be prosecuted on about 700 complaints ranging from fraud and money laundering to racketeering, son Edward, now believes that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is waging a witch hunt against his father. Continue reading…
The National Funeral Practitioners Association of SA (Nafupa-SA) has vowed to come to former president Jacob Zuma’s rescue‚ launching a campaign to raise funds to foot his legal bill. Continue reading…
Environmental groups are fuming after Eskom applied for another postponement to regulations that would reduce pollution from one of their power plants.
The Highveld Environmental Justice Network and the Life After Coal Campaign‚ which includes the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER)‚ Earthlife Africa Johannesburg and groundWork‚ objected to Eskom applying for a postponement for their Tutuka power station – near Standerton in Mpumalanga – to comply with the minimum emission standards (MES). Continue reading…
Criminals have started throwing petrol bombs instead of rocks to stop cars before robbing motorists.
Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) spokesperson Wayne Minnaar said a petrol bomb was thrown off a bridge on the N12 close to Lenasia on Tuesday morning at about 2:30am. The petrol bomb missed the car. Continue reading…
A 42 year old female was arrested for possession of suspected stolen groceries in Bluegumview, Duduza. This was after sector police members followed information about a syndicate involving the delivery of school groceries intended for the school nutrition program. Continue reading…