I knew that this whole “Train Arson” thing was serious but I honestly did not know exactly how serious until I read an article by iOl News. After pondering over it a bit I came to the realization that everyone knows THAT it is happening but NO-ONE KNOWS WHY !!! This whole “Train Burning” phenomina..
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Train burning saga – is there more that meets the eye?
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You’re paying more than double what you should for electricity in SA
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Energy expert Ted Blom says that South Africans are paying more than double what they should be for electricity in the country, and it’s funding Eskom’s corruption and mismanagement. Eskom this week reported a loss after tax of R2.3 billion for the year ended March 31 from a profit of R900 million 12 months earlier…
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ANC and DA joined forces in Kimberley to remove mayor Matika
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Rogue African National Congress (ANC) members sided with the Democratic Alliance (DA) in a bid to remove Sol-Plaatje municipality mayor, Mangaliso Matika. The motion of no confidence succeeded and has left the ANC provincial executive fuming. It should be celebrated as a joyous occasion – for weeks the Northern Cape town of Kimberley has been..
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Price of Eskom electricity expected to double by 2021
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Buckling under the strain of seemingly insurmountable debt, Eskom looks set to implement massive electricity tariff hikes aimed at staving off a complete financial and structural collapse. South Africans are inevitably left to foot the exorbitant bill, caused by gross mismanagement, and nepotism, leading to R19 billion in irregular expenditure, coupled with a long list..
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No wonder Trump said that we are a “sh*t hole country” – Uitenhage residents living on the banks of a river of sewage
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Residents of Duduza, Uitenhage, have declared their area a disaster zone. A river of sewage from a main sewer pipe runs past about a 100 RDP houses in KwaNobuhle. Duduza, one of the oldest areas in KwaNobuhle, is situated between Holomisa and Gunguluza. Resident Nothobile Sithebe said the stinking water has been running past her..
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State-owned enterprises: Which one costs South African taxpayers the most money?
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South African state-owned enterprises set the stage for a sad affair. The sordid tale of bottomless funding vanishing under the unexplainable guise of ‘irregular expenditure’ – the millions become indiscernible from the billions, spoken of as fictitious currency. But the money is very real, and it trickles into government coffers through the tax tear in..
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Thandi Modise: ‘Black Farmers Do Better Than White Farmers In South Africa”
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The National Council of Provinces chairperson Thandi Modise believes that AfriForum’s decision to privately prosecute her for animal cruelty is to advance the narrative of the failure of black farmers. Modise believes that AfriForum is targeting her to show that black people can’t farm and the case has emerged now when Parliament is embarking on..
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Finger licking good! – Cash-strapped municipality spends R90,000 on KFC
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The municipal manager of a cash-strapped municipality in the Eastern Cape‚ beset by power and water shortages‚ has defended spending R90‚000 on fried chicken after his appointment. Carte Blanche on Sunday lifted the lid on the shocking lack of service delivery by Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality in the town of Komani‚ formerly Queenstown. The heavily..
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Get those candles ready and brace yourself for some more power cuts
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The larger municipality of Vereeniging, Vanderbijlpark, Sebokeng and Sharpeville have recently learned from Eskom that there will be power outages from 6 August due to the huge overdue debt owed to the national power supplier. Eskom has declared that they will interrupt power on a regulated basis, enabling organizations to arrange their operations. The monthly debt..
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ANC in Gauteng will not wait for parliament – implementing expropriation of land without permission
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David Makhura has pledged to return vacant land to the people, and not to wait for parliament. The Gauteng African National Congress conference has resolved to release vacant land as soon as possible for implementing expropriation of land without compensation and will not wait for the go ahead from parliament, chairman and premier David Makhura..
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VBS chair, Tshifhiwa Matodzi, family trust implicated in bank’s looting
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The family trust of former VBS Mutual Bank chairperson Tshifhiwa Matodzi was allegedly paid nearly R5-million from Vele Investments’ heist of money from VBS Mutual Bank.
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Ramaphosa maybe setting the example of the favourite future mode of transport for South Africans?
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The media was full of praise for Ramaphosa, immediately after he became president, for his habit to take early morning walks down the Seapoint promenade and talk to joggers and pedestrians. With the latest announcement of possibly yet another fuel price increase in August, it becomes clear to us what Ramaphosa’s REAL motive for this..
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Confirmed – ANC’s Luthuli House HQ employee arrested for cash-in-transit heists in Gauteng
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The ANC on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of one of its employees allegedly involved in “serious crimes”.
This comes after Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba made a claim that one of the suspects arrested in a recent cash-in-transit heist in Dobsonville, Soweto was an employee at the ANC’s Luthuli House headquarters.
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Transnet pensioners dying in poverty
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While the class action lawsuit filed by Transnet pensioners against the state is being drawn out year after year with legal processes, a large number of people are living in destitute circumstances and over the last 60 months, since the lawsuit commenced, nearly 21 000 pensioners and/or their spouses have passed away (that is on..
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If you live in the Free State, make sure your municipality is up to date with its Eskom payments
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National power utility, Eskom, is determined to recoup costs from defaulting municipalities. The beleaguered power supplier has set its sight on two Free State municipalities, threating to cut them from the power grid should their debts not be settled immediately. South Africa’s power supplier is struggling financially – that’s no secret. The state-owned enterprise (SOE)..
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