South Africa’s largest poultry farm, Astral Foods, which is seeing its profits wane, is powerless due to water shortages in Standerton. Due to the severe water crisis, the poultry farm became obliged to exploit its own water source by sinking boreholes in order to survive. The poor management of the municipality to fail to supply..
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Standerton water crisis – poor management and incompetency of municipality costing millions
Only 11 shortlisted candidates applied for Transnet CEO post
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Only 11 candidates have submitted applications that qualify to be shortlisted for the post of major boss for Transnet, three of whom are CEOs of the rail service. The state-controlled entity, whose finances are also not too rosy, apparently has 11 candidates from which a new CEO will be appointed. The appointment comes after the..
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Farm owner behind bars after killing intruder in car – How corrupt is the SA legal system!
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A man caught in a car on a farm has been shot dead, but now the farm owner is in jail. The incident occurred on the farm Eensome near Roossenekal. Mr. Willem Daniel Ackermann apparently saw a light inside his Honda CRV vehicle, which was parked on his premises. He approached and saw an unknown..
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What a load of bull! – According to Stats SA, whites earn three times more than black people! – What do our readers say about this?
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Times Live recently published an article that about Stats SA’s latest report saying that the country is still one of the most unequal in the world. Inequality Trends in South Africa, released on November 14, showed that white people earned three times more than black people on average, two decades after apartheid. The report also..
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SAA strike costing R52 million a day and with a bankruptcy record it could mean the end of the entity
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More than 3000 workers affiliated with Numsa and Sacca downed tools at SAA on Friday over a wage dispute and plans to cut more than 900 jobs, costing the airline about R52 million a day. The interim chief financial officer of SAA Deon Fredericks, said the strike was pushing the struggling airline to unsustainable levels…
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Another waste of taxpayer’s money! – Millions down the drain as Tshwane houses will have to be demolished and rebuilt
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Greater Pretoria’s municipality is in trouble but denies that many homes will have to be demolished and rebuilt. An abandoned multimillion-rand housing project in Ga-Rankuwa Unit 10 in the City of Tshwane will be demolished and rebuilt at an extra cost after contractual disputes with the contractor who abandoned the project in June this year…
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Those who are not in favor of the ANC are delighted with the developments: Power struggle amidst ANC ranks – Cadres are turning against each other for office
Another leeching SEO sinks – 3000 Prasa employees possibly without work after the wasteful expenditures carried out by ANC cadres
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Like almost all other state entities, Prasa seems to be tumbling as well, with the possibility that 3,000 security workers will be retrenched to balance their financial situation. Prasa had to cancel numerous security contracts, which was trailed by the cancellation of various maintenance and repairs contracts. With the large number of cancellations, it’s evident..
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ANC-regime needs to take notice – The cost of violent protests has spiked 100 fold in a decade
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The number – and size – of insurance claims filed with state-owned political risk insurer Sasria (the South African Special Risks Insurance Association) show just how much violent protests are costing South Africa. In 2007, after nearly four years of economic growth of over 5%, Sasria received 540 claims worth R14 million for damage as..
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ANC piggy bank is empty – ANC regime owes municipalities R165 billion
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After a thorough investigation, it was found that the treasury of South Africa’s is indeed empty for a long time. It has been discovered that the state’s owes amount municipalities approximately R165 billion. To make matters worse, it must be taken into account that the amount is valid for up to the end of June..
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NBF chief executive earns more than the president – Taxpayers finance public servants’ lavish lifestyles
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According to the DA, Philisiwe Mthethwa, CEO of the National Empowerment Fund (NBF) is probably the highest paid civil servant in South Africa. Mthethwa receives a combined salary package of more than R6 million during the previous financial year. “That’s R2 million more than Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa earns “said Dean Macpherson, DA MP and shadow..
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Court deals Soweto residents who wants to pay a flat tarrif of R150 a month for electricity a blow by striking case off the roll
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Soweto owes R20bn to power provider Eskom, but residents of the township only want to pay R150 a month for their power. Mpho Sesedinyane, ANC councilor and chair of the South African National Civic Organization (Sanco) in Soweto, feels that R150 is a fair amount and that, given the state of the economy, the residents..
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Junk Status looms – Implementation of NHI will have disastrous consequences for SA economy
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AfriForum today sent a letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni and Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize warning the civil rights organization that the implementation of national health insurance (NHI) could eventually lead to the downgrading of the country’s credit rating to junk status . This comes after the credit rating agency Moody’s..
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New Speed limits to be introduced to SA drivers – limit on highways will drop to 100km
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The Department of Transport and the Road Traffic Management Corporation are reviewing South Africa’s current speed limits. The proposed review of speed limits comes after President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) Act into law in August 2019 – introducing a new demerit system for South African drivers. Speaking to..
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The Department of Home Affairs faces about R2 billion in claims due to their inability to meet expected services as well as incompetence to maintain law and order in its immigration department
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The Department of Home Affairs already has claims worth about R2 billion that come from civilians because of its inability to meet expected services. The claims are still growing due to the legal costs involved in the construction of cases that had to be resolved in court and of which the Department was apparently ordered..
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