Cape Town – A spike in gang violence and gun crimes are the main reasons why there is a pile up of corpses at state mortuaries. Staff shortages, delays with criminal investigations, and pathologists who have to testify in court are adding to the dire situation. Speaking on the sidelines of her department’s annual report..
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Loved ones in Wester Cape can’t be buried due to morgue backlogs
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Government pushes ahead with new pension fund
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Government is pushing ahead with the introduction of a new all-embracing pension fund. But with trust between government and other social partners at an all time low, there are concerns that such a fund could be open to political abuse. The National Social Security Fund will combine all existing pension funds, public and private into..
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Oops! Mbalula red-faced as arrest triumph becomes PR nightmare – Police arrested funeral-goers
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Police minister Fikile Mbalula is an embarrassment after boldly announcing on social media that a significant breakthrough has been made in the Cape. According to Mbalula, who visited the scene of the arrest, it was a breakthrough in a lengthy investigation process. Later it was established that it was funeral-goers with a dead body of..
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Foster grants system is about to collapse – Bathabile Dlamini’s next national embarrassment?
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The department of social development may find itself in a similar situation with foster care grants as it did earlier in 2017 when it missed the Constitutional Court’s deadline to take over the payment of social grants. According to GroundUp, thousands of foster care placement orders will expire on December 31, which means that the..
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Lack of maintenance by the ruling party the cause of raw sewage in Palmietspruit
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Thousands of liters of sewage flow daily from an unrepaired cracked sewage pipe in the Palmietspruit at Klerksdorp in the Matlosana local municipality, which includes Klerksdorp, Orkney, Stilfontein, and Hartbeesfontein, said Michal Groenewald, leader of the FF Plus in North West. Groenewald said it is the result of poor management and lack of maintenance by..
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Phosa: Up to 90% of land reforms are unsuccessful
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According to ANC presidential hopeful and businessman Mathews Phosa‚ up to 90% of land reform projects are unsuccessful. He said some internal conflict and a lack of skills are some of the factors that have contributed to this. “You give me land. I have no skills. I have no capital. I only have an emotional..
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No end to SAA’s nightmares
Mmatlou Josias Ntjana: Where is Black Power since the ANC has has been in power in South-Africa?
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THIS WAS ALLEGEDLY WRITTEN BY A BLACK MAN. It is a worth read for all: From 1910 until 1961 our country, South Africa, with basically the same borders that it has today was a colony of Britain. It was called the Union of South Africa. That was a period of 51 years. It wasn’t until..
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SABC has another problem: people have stopped paying TV licences – wonder why??
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The SABC’s latest annual report shows a drastic decline in revenue from TV licences. According to the 2017 report, revenue of R847.4 million was collected through television licence fees. This figure is R449.4 million – 34.7% – below budget, representing a decrease of R178.5 million – 17.4% – compared to the previous year. “The revenue..
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The Shocking Truth About Racism in SA – is not what you have been told…
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“How Can We Believe You Mr President?” – The Shocking Truth About Racism by Juju Mkize a Top Black Academic At the University Of Cape Town This article from December 22, 2016 has recently resurfaced in social media and we feel it is of great importance to share it with you. This is the lie..
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A shift in thinking is needed to counter South Africa’s startling rise in poverty
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South Africa urgently needs new policy ideas to reverse the alarming increase in poverty among its population. New figures reveal an increase of three million South Africans living in poverty over the last five years. More than half (55%) of the population lives on less than R1,138 (USD$107) a month, up from 53% in 2011…
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R60m fraud case involving a former Petro-South Africa manager
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The Hawks arrested Petro SA’s corporate social investment manager Matshidiso Mogashoa for alleged fraud of more than R60 million. According to the Hawks, the crimes were committed between 2007 and 2011. Once again the question arises how a person can steal money, and Petro SA takes almost 10 years to realize that the money is..
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SANDF unable to protect bases against theft and ‘looting’
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There are so many thieves in the army, air force, and navy that FF Plus is already talking about all the plunder. The party’s leader, Dr. Pieter Groenewald said the robbery of SA National Defense (SANDF) assets, including weapons and ammunition, while there is almost no successful prosecution, is shocking and indicates a decay in..
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What Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma stands for: “Return our land to the people”
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Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma is touring KwaZulu-Natal promoting her platform of radical economic transformation. She spoke this week in Harding and Newcastle, but is proving hard to pin down face to face. The crowd packed into the Osizweni Community Hall is oblivious to the bitter Tuesday night cold as ANC presidential hopeful Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma wraps up..
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SASSA IRREGULAR EXPENDITURE GROWS TO R1.4 BILLION
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In Sassa’s latest financial statements tabled in Parliament on Friday, the Auditor General says the agency did not take effective steps to prevent the irregular expenditure. The Auditor General has deemed the R43 million spent by the South Africa Social Security Agency (Sassa) on so-called work streams to have been irregular. In Sassa’s latest financial..
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