President Jacob Zuma is surrounded by bodyguards and is therefore unaware of the true extent of crime in South Africa. That is the reason why it was necessary for the President to be confronted with the reality of the terrible cruelty of farm attacks and murders, says Dr Pieter Groenewald, leader of the FF Plus…
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Zuma confronted with the cruelty of farm attacks and murders
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Legal action against farmers that participated in Black Monday protest
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It is with shock that the FF Plus learnt that some of the farmers that participated in the Black Monday protest action were served with a summons and we are taking up the matter with the Minister and Commissioner of Police, says Dr Pieter Groenewald, leader of the FF Plus. One of the farmers is..
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#FeesMustFall protest – Naked woman arrested at UCT
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The stomach-churning stench of human faeces‚ piles of rubbish‚ ripped curtains and a commotion on campus as the woman was being dragged into a police van greeted students on Thursday. Parts of the campus were sealed off by police in riot gear and private security and at least three people were arrested. Police spokesperson Captain..
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Poverty in SA a ‘direct baby’ of apartheid – Zuma
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Poverty is a direct baby of apartheid and not the making of the ANC-led government, said President Jacob Zuma in Parliament on Thursday. Zuma was responding to questions when he was confronted by statistics about the gradual increase in poverty levels in the country. In August this year, Statistics South Africa released the Poverty Trends..
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When do opinions become racism?
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The coffin case provoked various opinions. Two of the most important opinions were those of the DA and the country’s deputy president, Cyril Ramaphosa. The white enemy political party, the DA, asked for the worst possible punishment. The party’s anti-white feeling often bubbles out. To name but a few examples: the party’s leader during the..
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Oppenheimers win battle against Gigaba on private terminal at OR Tambo
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The Oppenheimers have won their court battle to operate a private international terminal at OR Tambo International Airport after accusing Minister Malusi Gigaba of reversing his approval. In a judgment passed on Friday‚ the High Court in Pretoria declared that Gigaba had on January 28 last year granted Fireblade’s application. Gigaba was Minister of Home..
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Coffin case accused sentenced harshly in High Court – coffin sage was actually a political propaganda
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Willem Jackson, 30, has been sentenced for 11 years and Theo Oosthuizen, 29, has sentenced for 14 years in the High Court in Middelburg on Friday morning. The two former farm foreman’s were convicted of five charges in August in the so-called coffin case. This followed after the assault on Delton Sithole and Victor Mlotshwa..
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‘Pay back the money! She is a thief!’ ANC chants at De Lille during council meeting
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Patricia De Lille on Thursday said she has not stolen a single cent, insisting she had enough money to even consider lending money to the City of Cape Town – at a low interest rate – to deal with its water crisis. “I don’t need money from anyone,” she said ahead of her address during..
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The only thing falling faster than the Rand is the Presidents eyelids: Zuma caught napping during Gigaba’s mini budget speech
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A screenshot of Jacob Zuma taking a nap during Malusi Gigaba’s mini-budget speech has gone viral. Gigaba delivered his “maiden” budget speech on Wednesday – and the forecast was pretty grim. But if you’re hoping that President Jacob Zuma was going to zoom in to try and boost the confidence of consumers and investors, you’re..
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FeesMustFall protests descend into chaos in Cape Town
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A third wave of #FeesMustFall protests has been marred by violence, as the demonstration marched its way to Parliament. The students are demanding the release of the fees commission report, which details funding of tertiary education. These protesters have made a slashing of tuition fees their main issue to raise, on the day Finance Minister..
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School governing bodies outraged over plan to strip them of powers
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The Basic Education Department is ready to squash nearly all powers of school governing bodies if it can push through proposed amendments to the South African Schools Act. The changes will affect schools’ language policy, teacher appointments and pupil admissions. The public has until November 10 to comment on the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill,..
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Mbalula’s solutions to crime: tactical units‚ increase booze tax -Seriously?
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Police Minister Fikile Mbalula believes that more specialised units‚ such as the relaunched Tactical Response Team‚ are required to deal with crime in South Africa. Mbalula was speaking at a stakeholder discussion in Cape Town on Wednesday to unpack the newly released annual crime statistics report. “The statistics tell me that we need to build..
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Political interference and incompetence in police is the cause of poor leadership – ISS
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There is large-scale inappropriate political interference in the police, which leads to a poor selection of leaders, the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) said on Tuesday. Head of the governance, crime and justice division at the ISS, Gareth Newham, told News24 that leaders in the police were being appointed despite their inability to do the..
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CrimeStats in a nutshell: South Africa’s murder rate up by 1.8%
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South Africa’s crime stats for the 2016/2017 were released on Tuesday. According to the stats, “approximately 2.1 million serious crime counts were recorded, of which 1 738 980 were community-reported serious crimes.” In this time period, 19 016 murder cases were reported, the highest in 10 years. Carjacking also continues to increase massively, as does..
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BLSA tells Eskom: ‘You remain suspended’
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Business Leadership SA on Monday reiterated the suspension of Eskom from the organisation. BLSA said it is holding high-level discussions with Eskom’s acting CEO‚ Sean Maritz‚ regarding serious allegations of corruption and state capture that had led to the suspension of the power utility from the organisation. “The first of these meetings was held on..
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