The case of Julius Malema and AfriForum is an interesting one, as it exposes the complexity of running a democratic country with laws that once were used as instruments of oppression.
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Juju and land grabs: How to interpret the Trespass Acts and Riotous Assemblies
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BREAKING NEWS:- Five farm attacks in 48 hours leave rural communities in shock
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It’s been a terrible week for rural communities. A glut of farm attacks has left people on edge, after five properties were hit over the last two days.
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High infant death rate in dysfunctional Pelonomi Regional Hospital in Bloemfontein
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The infant mortality rate at the Pelonomi Regional Hospital in Bloemfontein, Free State, is almost three times higher than the national average – and many of these deaths could have been avoided.
This is according to Mariette Pittaway, DA MPL in the Free State, who said the hospital’s maternity ward had been plagued by severe staff shortages, lack of equipment and access to theatres.
Many deaths could have been avoided
In its Midyear Population Estimates report Stats SA recorded the national infant mortality rate to be 36.4 deaths per 1 000 live births (3.6%). During a recent Democratic Alliance oversight inspection of the Pelonomi Regional Hospital, it was revealed that its infant mortality rate has skyrocketed from 7.3% in 2017 to 11.2% in 2018.
“The theatres in this ward have been under renovation since 2015, and we could not get any indication from the hospital management when the theatres would again be operational,” said Pittaway.
“The ma
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Russian Delegation Headed to South Africa to Discuss Resettlement Plan with Oppressed Boers Seeking Asylum (Video)
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A Russian delegation is due to come to South Africa to work out a more detailed resettlement plan with the Boer community. The first families of Boers, descendants of Dutch, French and German settlers in South Africa, could soon be moving to Russia to escape farm murders, anti-white racism and rising violence against farmers. An estimated 15,000 Boers want to leave South Africa and become farmers in Russia.
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Malema ready to die a martyr
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Commander in Chief of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Julius Malema, said he was ready to die a martyr, if that meant following through on a mandate that the African National Congress (ANC) failed to deliver on.
Malema, speaking outside the Bloemfontein High Court on Friday, reminded supporters what the struggle was and always had been about
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NPA opposes Atul Gupta’s AFU challenge
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Johannesburg – The National Prosecuting Authority’s Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) has filed opposing papers in a court application Atul Gupta has lodged to have a preservation order against him set aside.
In an answering affidavit, which was filed in the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein on Wednesday, prosecuting authorities set out precisely why they say that R10m in Gupta’s personal bank account constituted the proceeds of corruption, fraud and money laundering.
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Coffin duo receive outcome of petition at Supreme Court of Appeal
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The coffin case duo, Willem Oosthuyzen and Theo Jackson, have received the outcome of their petition for leave to appeal from Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein.
It was just learned that the petition has been successful, meaning that the case will be brought before the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein. A date has not been set.
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‘Men in orange jumpsuits’ pushing police van got public talking
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The police in the Free State got people on the verge after a photo shot by five men pushing a police van through Bloemfontein’s streets was shared on Facebook and Twitter. Three of the men are dressed in orange overalls and although it is unclear in the picture whether the covers have the license plate..
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Bejaarde man wat 15 dae lank op ’n noodoperasie gewag het, sterf
Bloemfonteinse man wag 15 dae op noodoperasie
Ma wag op operasie, word ‘vergeet’ in stoorkamer
Zuma must go – No speach for Zuma at Cosatu’s May Day rally in the Free State
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Free State premier Ace Magashule said the chaos which prevented President Jacob Zuma from speaking at Cosatu’s May Day rally in the Free State was embarrassing. A crowd of anti-Zuma workers disrupted the event to the point that Cosatu leadership made the decision to end it early on Monday‚ without President Jacob Zuma or any..
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