The South African government is abandoning its direct involvement with the set-top box programme, which has already cost taxpayers R10 billion. Communications Minister Nomvula Mokonyane announced the government’s retraction on Thursday. According to Fin24, the controversial set-top box programme will now adopt a “market/ retail driven approach” as opposed to government procurement processes which have..
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Government abandons TV project which has already cost taxpayer a whopping R10 billion
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Max du Preez says we are all coloureds
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Max du Preez proclaims that all white South-Africans are actually coloured. And now all the people are angry about it. We are not angry. It’s no shame to be a coloured, so if Max feels he wants to be a Coloured, that’s his problem. The colouring is just as much of this country as any..
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WATCH | ‘Where’s your gun?’: ‘Drunk’ prison warder on duty caught on camera
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A video circulating on social media shows what looks like a prison official drunk while on duty. DCS spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo said the department was aware of the video and is appalled by it. It is unclear when the incident took place. The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) is appalled by a video of a..
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A warning to SA government from Zimbabwe: Do not use land question to score political points!
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The president of the Commercial Farmers Union of Zimbabwe (CFU), Peter van Zyl, has warned South Africa not to repeat mistakes made by his country in implementing its land reform. He says politicians should not use the land question to score political points. The CFU is a grouping of Zimbabwean white farmers, many of whom..
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Welcome to the new South-Africa where crime is increasing and faith in cops decreasing
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The general level of crime as estimated by the Victims of Crime Survey (VOCS) has been declining during the past five years, but increased in 2016/17 and 2017/18, Stats SA said in a statement on Thursday. Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke released the annual survey in Pretoria on Thursday morning. According to the statement, household crimes increased..
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Government wasted R10 billion on digital migration project
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Communications Minister Nomvula Mokonyane says Cabinet on Wednesday approved a different approach to implementing the long-delayed broadcast digital migration project. The government has abandoned plans to buy millions of set-top boxes as part of the migration from analogue to digital television after spending about R10 billion on the project. The U-turn was announced by Communications..
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Policies of Affirmative Action and BBBEE – standards and quality control at one of SA’s leading supermarkets is being influenced
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Correctness, punctuality, a high level of standards and pride in your work have always been attributes of the Western culture. That is why the lowering of educational standards and the acceptance of the “alternative” African standards as applies to timekeeping, quality assurance and achievement, is of such a concern. It will inevitably lead to a..
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Three hour farm attack – Terrorists ties family up, each tortured with hot iron
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A brutal farm attack took place on 8 October 2018 at 19:20 on Brandsfarm, Waterpan, Westonaria in Gauteng. Hans Goosen a man in his early 50s and his family were surprised by five attackers each armed with a 9mm pistol, of which four wore balaclavas. They were attacked when he returned home from work. His..
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Barbaric torture, rape and murder in South African farm attacks
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Denialists, liberals, ANC Ministers and Commissioners of Police all try to argue the same thing: Farm attacks on white farmers in South Africa is simply part of an escalating crime wave in the country. It is just a form of violence, nothing more. White farmers are not being targeted for racial or political reasons. Cyril..
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Bergville farm attack: 6 heavily armed attackers dressed in police uniform
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A farm attack has taken place in Bergville, KZN Province on 9 October 2018. Six men wearing police uniforms who were heavily armed entered the farm giving a false reason to farmer for their visit. They then stole firearms and demanded money and fled in a silver jeep and toyota. It has been reported that..
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Video: Farm murders – Widow directs video message to Ramaphosa and the USA
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The video message of a widow, whose husband was murdered in front of her and her children during a farm attack to Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa and the people of the USA has gone viral on social media, not only in South Africa, but also in the USA. Mariandra Heunis, widow of Johann Heunis who was..
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EFF intimidation tactics – ‘General’ threatens radio station over Sasha Martinengo where he refer to Malema as a monkey
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Hot 91.9FM, the radio station that fired Sasha Martinengo for his on-air remarks concerning Julius Malema, leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has complained about the party’s intimidation tactics. This is according to the station’s managing director, Lloyd Madurai, who recently failed in his court application to have the EFF barred from entering the..
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No land no vote! – Freedom Park residents protesting over “empty land promises from ANC-politicians
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“Even if you beat us up or shoot us, you can’t stop us,” protesters in Freedom Park sang as they marched to the office of the Department of Human Settlements in Eldorado Park, south Johannesburg, on Monday. They were protesting over “empty land promises by the office for human settlement”. “They promised to give us..
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A total of 78 killers, 29 rapists fired from the South-African police force
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A total of 78 police officers have been fired for the past five years because they committed murder and 29 were fired after being convicted of rape, police minister Bheki Cele announced in response to a question in parliament. At that time, 1 172 lost their jobs because they committed serious crime. These include 18..
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Liar liar, pants on fire! – Ramaphosa blames apartheid and state capture for ailing economy
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President Cyril Ramaphosa says state capture, corruption and the legacy of apartheid are to blame for the country’s poor economic performance. Ramaphosa was speaking at the opening of the government’s two day Jobs Summit on Thursday. “Our economic performance has also been undermined by state capture and corruption in both public institutions. Of late, we..
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