The South African minister of tourism, and African National Congress (ANC) executive, Derek Hanekom has waded into the land debate. Speaking to the media at a tourism event in Tsitsikamma‚ near Port Elizabeth‚ on Thursday, Hanekom stood by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s controversial land expropriation announcement. As reported by Times Live, Hanekom told journalists attending the..
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Derek Hanekom: “Call it what you want, but the land was originally stolen and deserves to be expropriated without compensation”
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White farmer from Bultfontein wears his red EFF beret proudly because only EFF wants to help him
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“I wear my red EFF beret because they are the only organization interested in helping dairy farmers,” says Danie du Plooy, a farmer of Bultfontein. Du Plooy was the talk of the town when he released 6 000 liters of milk on the ground last month, protesting against the low milk prices that milk farmers..
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Traffic police will now have to do foot patrols in Emfuleni district after Bidvest seized municipal vehicles
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On Wednesday, the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) released a statement condemning the current disastrous state of Emfuleni municipality. With the organisation now boasting former ANC MP Dr Makhosi Khoza as its new Executive Director responsible for its local government programme. The Emfuleni municipality in Gauteng has had its basic vehicle fleet, including essential service..
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Land expropriation: Limit land ownership to 12 000 hectares per white farm owner and give the rest to the state without compensation says, says Mantashe
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Changes to the Constitution may boost, not weaken, property rights ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe says the Constitution must be amended to limit land ownership to 12 000 hectares per farm owner, and white farmers who own more than that should hand over the rest to the state without compensation. Mantashe was speaking to News24 in..
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Zuma’s lawyer argues that state must continue funding corruption trial defence – What he is actually meant is that taxpayers must fund it!
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Former president Jacob Zuma’s lawyer says he is entitled to state funding for his corruption trial defence because he is accused of using his public office to commit that corruption. Attorney Daniel Mantsha says a Democratic Alliance court bid to stop this state funding is “misconceived” and “has no merit” – and further accuses the..
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R59 million of taxpayers money will be spent to bail out bankrupt state entities
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Despite repeated assurances that bankrupt state entities will not be helped out again, Cyril Ramaphosa and the Cabinet announced that R59 million of taxpayers money will be spent to prevent entities such as SAA, SABC, Post Office and SANRAL, that are unable to pay their bills, from collapsing. SANRAL can no longer borrow money, the..
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List of farms ANC intent to expropriate are suddenly fake news – how dumb does the ANC think voters are?
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It could have been comical if it was not so bizarre, ironic and almost criminal. The ANC released a list of farms they intend to expropriate. Of course the list would be scrutinized (how dumb does the ANC think voters are?) So we did just that: The first two farms on the list are Lukin..
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Land expropriation without compensation, South African farmers face a dark, depressing and uncertain future
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Northam – Northam is a small town located in Northam province of South Africa, a closely-knit community characterised mainly by mining and agriultural and game farming. The farming community in Northam is subject to the latest spat of illegal landgrabs in South Africa. Section 25 of the country’s constitution is in the process of being..
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Farm attacks has surged following the ANC’s announcement of land expropriation without compensation
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Following the South African government’s announcement that it will expropriate the land of white owners “without compensation”, the number of farm attacks has surged in the country. Within a 48-hour period, at least five such attacks were recorded. “We see attacks every weekend and according to our figures, there is one farm attack every day..
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195 Farms to be stolen by ANC government and not 139 as said earlier
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AfriForum has published a list on its website of farms that it says have apparently been identified by the government to be expropriated without compensation. This follows the ANC’s announcement earlier in the week that the party had identified 139 farms for this purpose. AfriForum says the list of farms was kept confidential‚ however‚ and..
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South Africa on brink of ‘ANARCHY’ as president demands that 195 land is SEIZED from white farmers’
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SOUTH Africa’s white farmers have hit out in anger at the government’s decision to agree to constitutional changes to seize land from them. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa recently announced plans to allow white people’s land to be taken without compensation, which will then be distributed to black people in a move that he believes..
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Attack on doctors at public hospitals in South Africa sparks security concerns
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The South African Medical Association (Sama), and its Eastern Cape branch, has condemned the lack of proper security at public hospitals in the province after a doctor was assaulted by a patient.
Dr Archie Solombela sustained a fracture to his right arm and a general worker was also hurt during the attack by a psyciatric patient at the Cecilia Makiwane Hospital in East London. According to a report in the Daily Dispatch, suspected mentally ill patients are being admitted to general wards for observation, and because resources are so thinly stretched at government hospitals in the province this takes much longer than the standard 72 hours.
This is an unacceptable situation which requires urgent attention,” Sama said in a statement. “Of concern now is why no precautionary measures were put in place, considering the patient has a known violent history. This indicates either a lack of proper planning and coordination, or a lack of will to ensure the safety of hea
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SA Government illegally paid Gupta firms over R400m in tax refunds
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The news is spreading like wild fire that there are exclusive evidence which reveals Sars allegedly unlawfully paid more than R400 million in tax refunds to Gupta-linked entities. The South African Revenue Service (Sars) says it is conducting a comprehensive investigation into the payment of millions of rands in VAT and personal income tax refunds..
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Another state institution bites the dust – Government’s RAF has a shortage of money
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A new law will be submitted to replace the current Road Accident Fund. According to proposals, victims of road accidents will receive compensation in installments instead of a one-off payment. Claims can also be instituted directly with the fund administrators. It is currently unclear whether the use of attorneys that sets set claims will be..
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Illegal Zimbabweans enters SA freely because of government’s incompetence to replace broken computers at border post
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It has come to our attention that the border post at Beitbrug only has two computers in operation instead of the sixteen as prescribed. Outdated technology leads to further problems, and travelers endure long hours of delays due to the problem. The African way of bribery is apparently in operation where a R200 bribery can..
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