The man who allegedly tried to rob a bank at the Menlyn Maine shopping centre in Pretoria has been identified as a former investigator for the now-defunct Scorpions. Two of his former colleagues confirmed to News24 that the suspect, who was arrested on Tuesday morning, was Mossie Mostert. News24 was also told by both sources..
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Former Scorpions investigator tried to rob bank at Menlyn Maine shopping centre in Pretoria
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Court ruled that Rica is partly unconstitutional, considered to violate privacy and bordering on a communist order
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Rica law allows the state or government to monitor telephone conversations and communication methods, but journalists strongly object to the system, which many consider to be a breach of privacy and bordering on a communist order. The Communications Control Act is intended to protect the nation’s citizens from various woes in the communications industry. Judge..
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China invests millions in SA – South Africa is not for sale. This country cannot be sold out to anyone!
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China is making big investments in South Africa, and the latest investment in the Eastern Cape is a concern for some. A Chinese delegation of business people from the Zhejiang region of the country has just completed their finishing work in the Eastern Cape to sign a deal for a huge port development project. The..
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7th Brics loan worth R7 billion to be granted to the SA National Roads Agency, controlled by ANC regime will probably not be used for optimal benefits for road users
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The “new Development Bank” known as Brics Bank, has approved the lending of R7bn to the state-owned entity Sanral. This is the seventh loan to South Africa that Brics has granted, and the latest loans are considered another step closer to junk status. The SA National Roads Agency (SANRAL), which initially intended to realize huge..
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Kruger National Park a world-renowned tourist attraction, could be brought to a standstill by disgruntled workers over unresolved wage disputes
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Hundreds of SANParks workers are planning a second strike over unresolved wage disputes, not only at the Kruger Gate, but also nationwide, on September 20,2019. The National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers’ (Nupsaw) spokesman, Kagiso Makoe, said the union would embark on a national shutdown of SANParks facilities – on behalf of SANParks..
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AfriForum’s Ernst Roets not in contempt of court over apartheid flag tweet – Roets said he was posing an academic question with his tweet
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Johannesburg – The Equality Court on Tuesday ruled that AfriForum deputy chief executive Ernst Roets was not in contempt of court when he tweeted an image of the offensive apartheid flag. Roets posted the image on Twitter soon after the Equality Court, sitting at the South Gauteng High Court, declared that the gratuitous display of..
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It’s time to man up, Cyril – Ramaphoria is dead and SA is in the toilet
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Femicide, rape, murder, a tanking economy – everything’s getting worse, and action from the top is our only hope SA is in a terrible spiral of negativity. The past two weeks have been horrendous: men killing women, men raping children, supposedly “pro-poor” politicians like Julius Malema allegedly feeding himself from monies stolen from grandmothers’ pensions..
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Medical funds are becoming increasingly unreasonable – People will now have to pay more for towards their medical aid premium, this while state hospitals are plunged into chaos
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Although it has become a common practice for medical schemes to adjust their rates upwards every year, there are concerns that they will increase significantly for 2020. Medical costs in South Africa have skyrocketed while the state hospitals are in chaos and no one can dare to be admitted. The problems of those who do..
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Farmers in SA are left on their own to fight against forces of nature, only fellow farmers have sympathy
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Droughts, floods, plagues, high input costs, unfair competition, theft and farm attacks are just some of the many problems food producers face in the country. Along with that is an unfriendly government that just doesn’t realize that food cultivation is more important than any other industry in the country. As if all this is no..
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Hawks are investigating fraud of more than R150 million at Sedibeng Municipality
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A senior investigation team is investigating fraud, corruption and maladministration where there are alleged contracts involved in the Sedibeng municipality. Sedibeng is in Vereeniging and the municipality’s operations are now being investigated for alleged fraud of more than R150 million. Godfrey Lebeya from the Hawks unit has appointed senior investigators to investigate the alleged fraud..
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Businesses go bankrupt in SA – Not only Edcon is struggling to keep head above water, many companies are closing their doors and causing unemployment
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It is not only the Edcon clothing industry that is struggling, as many businesses have had to close their doors in recent months. This is a far darker picture than Edgars had managed to get a loan to relieve his debt burden and retain his staff. Edcon would not have been able to smoke the..
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South Africa chaos: Ramaphosa becoming defensive towards SA’s Banana Republic
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The ANC’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, was on the defensive all the time last week because South Africa is recognized as a banana republic. This is the opinion of a political analyst in Pretoria after various incidents of different kinds,put Ramaphosa in a bad light. The charges against Ramaphosa began with the Public Protector who rightly..
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Numsa gets salary agreement – more pay and perks but no productivity or fewer strikes
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The National Union for Metal Workers (Numsa), has negotiated less than 50% of its salary after months of talks to negotiate a 20% salary increase for its members. The union, which is the largest in South Africa, and which does little more for its members than negotiate new salaries on a regular basis, failed miserably..
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SA’s fiscal position – Great possibility that economy will be downgraded to junk status
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Tito Mboweni is expected to paint a gloomy picture of the country’s fiscal position later this month. The agency Moody’s has had a fairly stable rating so far, but economists warn that the view may change to negative. Moody’s has already made “negative” comments at its quarterly conference last week. The chance that SA will..
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Airlines transports illegal aliens to SA even though Immigration Act of 2002 states that no one can enter the country without a passport
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According to the Foreign Minister, Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi, eight airlines have been fined more than R31 million over the past 2 years after illegal aliens were brought into the country during flights. The Immigration Act of 2002 states that no one is allowed to enter the country without a passport. Undocumented immigrants may be arrested..
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