#TheAfricanWay at PRASA – Are you sure you want to get on that train? Management at PRASA have looted all the money, even for train brakes, now they are scratching around in old drums looking for old second hand parts to use! Continue reading…
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Eskom has reached a historic low in terms of output during the last month. This slow rot and decay is then also the historic achievement, or lowpoint of the ANC, with its implementation of mind numbing and all pervasive corruption, crony tender practices and their Africanization or black quota recruitment policies and cadre deployment program. Continue reading…
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The ANC government’s focus so far has been mainly on the looting of the fiscus and not on the maintenance of the country’s infrastructure and other state assets. Proper infrastructure is the lifeblood of the economy and ensures that residents have access to roads, bridges, schools, water and many other services. Without proper infrastructure maintenance,.. Continue reading…
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Eskom plans to sell off its power plants in order to get rid of the bigger problems in the industry. Informed sources told Die Vryburger that Eskom wants to sell its power plants that require large maintenance costs and are guilty of the huge pollution in certain areas such as the Eastern Transvaal to private.. Continue reading…
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The government should increase the VAT rate by at least 5% to reduce the debt burden in the provincial roads’ maintenance account which is now six times higher than the province’s expenditure. Reports indicate that the South African roads, which are in a dire state, are now desperately seeking funds since there is was already.. Continue reading…
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Commuter activist group #UniteBehind has asked why Prasa is not fixing its out-of-service fleet. This follows last month’s unveiling of two new trains. Minister of Transport Blade Nzimande said 95 new trains will be supplied by August 2020. As Prasa focuses on the distribution of new trains, nearly half its countrywide fleet is out-of-service, either.. Continue reading…
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A father who did not want to continue paying maintenance after he retired as a teacher has been sentenced to life behind bars for arranging the murder of his own son. Kearabetswe Molatole, 17, was found dead at his father’s home in Gladstone, Thaba ‘Nchu, in the Free State after soccer practice in April 2017… Continue reading…
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South Africa has enough water to provide the residents within the winter months, but then it must be used sparingly. This is according to ANC government spokesman who also states that the water is sufficient to meet the needs during the coming dry months of the year. However, experts are much more concerned about the.. Continue reading…
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With the latest budget allocating R30 billion in funding to build new schools and maintain the existing school infrastructure, a recent report has laid bare just how dire the situation at many South African schools really is. With the budget allocation for free higher education dwarfing that for school maintenance and for building schools, there’s.. Continue reading…
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The City of Johannesburg has announced that it will close down the M2 highway as it begins major rehabilitation plans. In a press conference on Monday (18 February), the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) said that it would close down the motorway between the Crown interchange and Maritzburg Street from 28 February 2019. “The closure is.. Continue reading…
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In the sweltering early morning heat, the fresh springwater glistens as it trickles from a pipe at the side of the N2 highway near Makhanda, formerly known as Grahamstown. Cars whoosh by, and the sandy ground crunches underfoot as residents head for the water. Many come from the town centre, with their cars loaded up.. Continue reading…
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Railway engineer and analyst Dr Willem Sprong says the rail network can still be saved, but only just. With only three months left on their contracts, the Passenger Rail Agency SA’s (Prasa) board still has time and money to fix the failing agency. This is according to railway engineer and analyst Dr Willem Sprong, who.. Continue reading…
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The ANC cannot be trusted. Not with South Africa’s valuable natural resources like water and certainly not with the public’s hard earned tax money. Just as billions of rands are stolen every year, billions of litres of water are lost due to poor maintenance, mismanagement and skewed priorities. Over the last financial year, 113 billion.. Continue reading…
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Parliament has heard that some ministerial houses have remained empty for a long as eight years while millions of rand have been spent on their upkeep. This was revealed by top officials from the controversial department of public works in yet another appearance before the standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) on Wednesday‚ which for.. Continue reading…
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Claims that the DA are doing belter in managing their cities than the ANC are proven wrong. After the devastating fire that occurred in the Johannesburg city center, it became clear that it is not only the ANC who fails to maintain essential equipment. The DA mayor of Johannesburg, Herman Mashaba, had to admit that.. Continue reading…
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