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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Price of Eskom electricity expected to double by 2021
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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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What is really happening in Hermanus and elsewhere in South Africa?
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Hermanus in the Western Cape still resembles a scene from a horror movie with ongoing violence, intimidation and political upheaval and it is calculated that damages are now approaching R50 million. When speaking to residents however, you realise that there is much more to the story than what the media reports. Even more than the..
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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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SOUTH AFRICA IS RULED BY SMUGGLERS
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According to a report in today’s report, the SA Defense Force tried to smuggle a consignment of guns and ammunition to Cuba without a permit. In addition, they wanted to load this weapon on a hired SAL flight to Havana, which would also carry passengers. Not the airline, the pilots, was aware of the nature..
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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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Hermanus violence, policeman attacked robbed of pistol and shotgun
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The situation in Zwelihle, Hermanus reached a volatile point last night, 19 July 2018, when one of our members was attacked and severely assaulted by protestors. The member was robbed of his 9mm firearm and shotgun during the attack. He was admitted to hospital where he is being treated. Operations to quell the violence in..
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SA Reserve Bank – Lending rates remain unchanged
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The SA Reserve Bank announced that the lending rate to banks remains the same at 6.5%. The prime lending rate will remain at 10%. The bank’s view of growth in the country for 2018 has been adjusted downwards to 1.2% which is still no motion of confidence in its own government. The Reserve Bank also..
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Rustenburg hearing: ‘Only expropriate white-owned land’
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The parliamentary constitutional review committee heard on Thursday that only land belonging to white people should be expropriated without compensation. This is according to one of the hundreds of community members in Rustenburg who attended parliament’s North West leg of public hearings on whether section 25 of the Constitution‚ which deals with property rights‚ should..
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New political party formed called Mazibuye African Congress – Take note that no white South Africans allowed
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Mazibuye African Congress (MAC) is the newest political party on the South Africa scene. The organisation, founded by two former Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) members, has already caused a stir by claiming to be an exclusively black party with a strict anti-white membership policy. Mazibuye African Congress says whites will not be able to join..
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EFF boasts with only 1 vote during municipal elections
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During a municipal election, the radical EFF received only one vote. However, the election was reckoned to be one of the lowest polling stations that has yet to be reported. Not even 10% of registered voters have made an attempt to go to the polls. Of the 453 registered voters, only 45 had arrived at..
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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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