Discovery’s medical scheme announced at a very late stage that patients signing in at certain hospitals would have to pay an extra R5000 or go to an approved clinic. The arrangement will be implemented from February 1, 2019 and doctors are not happy with the announcement. Experts point out that the medical scheme is apparently..
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Discovery apparently is more focused on profit than on service delivery to patients – patients signing in at certain hospitals now have to pay an extra R5000
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Let this be a lesson for South Africa, that racism isn’t colour blind – Head of basic police development, Major General Sandra Malebe-Thema found guilty of racism
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The trade union Solidarity today announced that the South African Police Service (SAPS), found the Head of Basic Police Development, Major-General Sandra Malebe-Thema guilty of racism. According to Anton van der Bijl, Head of Legal Service at Solidarity, Malebe-Thema made herself guilty of racist and humiliating remarks towards various training personnel during an event at..
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More than half a million South Africans murdered since 1994 – South Africa’s murder crisis is so serious that some South Africans are more likely to be murdered than the residents of many terror-affected countries
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Approximately 500,000 South Africans have been murdered since 1994, according to findings from the 2017 South Africa Survey released by the IRR. In its 2017 South Africa Survey‚ the IRR noted that approximately 445,835 murders had been recorded in the country between April 1994 and March 2016. IRR crime analyst Kerwin Lebone said: “South Africans..
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Advisers appointed to solve Eskom’s mess AWOLS while the general manager of Actom Power Systems resigns from the team as she is not looking forward to the pile of work waiting for her
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Cyril Ramaphosa’s advisors he recently appointed to solve Eskom’s mess with constructive advice is slowly but surely abandoning their jobs. His appointed team is shrinking by the day with a second member of the committee who decided to resign. The task team is intended to advise the ANC government on what needs to be done..
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Unisa closes its doors after negotiations between the radical National Student Representative Council (NSRC) and the university authorities fail
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Negotiations between the radical National Student Representative Council (NSRC) and the university authorities culminated in a dead-end and decided to close its doors temporarily. The closure is applicable to all Unisa’s campuses across South Africa, as the government is unwavering that it cannot accommodate larger numbers of students. The University of South Africa (Unisa) can..
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Foolish decision by controversial municipal manager sends off a major disaster, can it be attributed to corruption or incompetence to make decisions wisely?
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The overall bankrupt municipality of Fetakgomo Tubatse, which includes towns of Burgersfort, Ohrigstad, Steelpoor, made the foolish decision to dismiss an existing contractor who asked R500,000 to wire homes for electricity. Instead of the company, a new contract was accepted where Eskom would do the job at a huge R9.8m. Patience Busane, the controversial municipal..
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The ANC regime needs to take responsibility for the chaos in SA schools – too few schools for black learners has been built as well as a shortage of resources, now traditional Model C schools are forced to cater to teach English speaking students
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On Wednesday, schools reopened for the new school year, but thousands of scholars do not yet know where to go because there are too few schools and too few teachers. In some schools, classrooms are so crowded that black pupils sit on buckets with an old beer desk crate for a desk. It is reported..
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Breaking News: Pretoria train crash – Fingers pointed at ANC “negligence” for deadly collision
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After four people were killed in the Pretoria train crash, the DA have wasted no time in finding a source of blame for the horrific accident. Four people have been killed and more than 200 people were injured following the Pretoria train crash on Tuesday morning. A head-on collision saw both trains derail, causing carnage..
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Thousands of social support applications found dumped in a field in the Free State – Can the government explain how did this happen and confirm whether the applications were processed before they were dumped
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The Democratic Alliance claims it found “thousands” of social support applications dumped in a field in the Free State on Monday. “It is heartbreaking that the applications were for abused children and complainants without any source of income and who turned to the department in the hopes that their situation would be turned around,” DA..
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EFF warns of ‘maximum’ ‘anarchy’ if government doesn’t scrap university registration fees – What arrogance coming from them, seems like they want everything in life for free!
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The EFF Students Command (EFFSC) held a press conference on Monday at the party’s headquarters in Braamfontein where they listed a series of demands, including the shut down of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). Other demands included that “no students must be turned back due to lack of space” and that “all certificates”..
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Syndicates exploits SA as a trade route for illegal drugs – Cocaine worth R720m seized on ship in Port Elizabeth docks
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Port Elizabeth – The Directorate of Priority Crime (Hawks) on Tuesday said they have seized cocaine coming from Brazil with a street value of R720 million in the Port Elizabeth docks. The bust was made at the Port Of Ngqura, Coega Harbour and netted 706 kilograms of the drug packed into one kilogram bags. The..
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Desperate times calls for desperate measures, but is this the right thing to do? After all financial losses occurred due to incompetence, negligence and corruption – SAA is borrowing R3.5bn from local banks
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South African Airways (SAA) received a R3.5bn loan to keep it going until the end of March. This forms part of the R21,7 billion SA management believes is needs to make its turnaround strategy succeed. SAA spokesperson Tlali Tlali confirmed the R3,5bn was received from local banks. This comes after National Treasury gave R5bn to..
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SA’s youth jobless rate world’s worst: Not all students equipped with basics in primary school, says analyst – what would one expect else with the poor foundation-phase education system of the ANC-regime
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An education expert believes a fundamental problem with South Africa’s education system is that not all students are equipped with the basics in primary school. This comes after the Spectator Index ranked South Africa’s youth unemployment rate as the highest in the world. Of the countries it ranked, the Spectator Index said the five countries..
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eThekwini slams those opposed to R20m statues as being against black unity – Taxpayers in Durban will have to cough up for the erection of two new statues of terrorists worth R20m to promote black unity in the province
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Two new statues of terrorists will cost Durban taxpayers R20m. The erection of the statues is alleged to promote black unity in the province. However to the cost of whom? The municipality believe that terrorists Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo will be “honored” in this way and will encourage to promote black unity. The previous..
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Price shock beckons if Nersa authorize Eskom’s request- National power provider demands 45% increase in tariffs – Now taxpayers have to pay for state institution’s incompetence
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National power provider, Eskom’s application to Nersa will be heard in Cape Town next week. Nersa has already approved a 4.41% increase, but now Eskom is demanding 15% annually over the next three years, which is three times the official inflation figure. Energy expert Ted Blom says the application should be scrapped until the forensic..
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