Attacks on the media and white monopoly capital formed part of the political report delivered by ANC Free State chairperson Ace Magashule at the weekend. He gave his address before delegates during the Free State’s controversial provincial congress, which has been postponed at least four times throughout the year. Recently it was pushed back due..
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Ace Magashule: “Don’t be afraid of white people making noise”
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Eastern Cape ‘defies’ National Treasury
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The Eastern Cape government is under fire for allegedly approving the payment of more than R170-million on broadband services in a deal that was not authorised by the National Treasury. The province wants to connect its departments with fast internet to improve service delivery. More than 7‚100 sites had to be connected‚ the Daily Dispatch..
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Dlamini-Zuma: “Whites stole the land from blacks and robbed the country”
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The ANC’s aspiring candidate for the leadership post, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, said straight away that whites had stolen the land from blacks and robbed the country. She criticizes whites who oppose radical transformation, saying that if she is elected president, would take whites on a bus tour to show how poorly blacks live in informal squatter..
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Phones, drugs, beer found in prison search at the Westville Correctional Services facility
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Durban – Drugs, cellphones and knives were confiscated from prisoners during a search at the Westville Correctional Services facility in Durban. Thirty cellphones, cellphone chargers, mandrax tablets, dagga, ecstasy, knives, other sharp instruments, traditional beer and some cash were found in the cells by wardens and police. Mnikelwa Nxele, KwaZulu-Natal provincial prison commissioner, said the..
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Taxpayers had coughed up a whopping R38 627 159 in salaries to civil servants who had been suspended
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Johannesburg – The government has forked out a massive R412 million to 7830 public servants who have been on long periods of sick leave between January last year and August of this year. This was revealed by Public Service Administration Minister Faith Muthambi this week when responding to a written parliamentary question from the UDM’s..
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Mandela funeral funds official caught up in tender row
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A senior Eastern Cape official implicated in the looting of state funds earmarked for Nelson Mandela’s memorial and funeral services is embroiled in a new controversy over an unauthorised tender worth R171-million. Marion Mbina-Mthembu, director-general in the Office of the Premier, applied to the National Treasury to deviate from normal tender processes in awarding an..
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EFF lashes out at British Airways over racism involving Black Motion, says it will be suspended from SA
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The EFF has lashed out at British Airways calling for the airline to suspend the captain and crew, over the alleged racial incident involving music duo, Black Motion. Earlier this week it emerged that Black Motion were allegedly escorted off a flight after they refused to move from their business class seats in favour of..
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Rugby field or Krugersdorp West swimming pool?
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The Krugersdorp West swimming pool’s water is so green, it looks like a rugby field. Despite the Krugersdorp West swimming pool’s water being greener than some of the rugby fields at a few local schools, the Mogale City Local Municipality still uses it as a marketing tool; bragging that they launched and maintained it successfully…
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Why 77% of ordinary South Africans think country is moving in wrong direction
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Seventy-seven percent of ordinary South Africans think the country is moving in the wrong direction, and that government and President Jacob Zuma are primarily responsible, a new study shows. Conducted by Ask Afrika and Infusion Knowledge Hub on behalf of The Centre for Communication and Reputation Management at the University of Pretoria, the study conveys..
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Protesters gather outside Durban ICC over city’s proposed ‘secrecy’ law
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Civil society organisations staged a protest outside Durban’s International Convention Centre on Wednesday against a controversial set of rules proposed by the eThekwini municipality which‚ critics say‚ seeks to ban the public and the media from attending meetings and accessing information. The organisations have described the proposed Rules of Order Amendment By-law as unconstitutional and..
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Escalating political murders – ANC Youth League in KZN want to take up weapons
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The ANC Youth League in KwaZulu-Natal has made a call for the revival of the ANC’s defunct self-defence units (SDUs) to protect party leaders from escalating political murders. ANCYL provincial secretary Thanduxolo Sabelo told The Mercury that the league would present the proposal for SDUs at the ANC’s provincial general council (PGC), which is being..
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Eskom Could Close Hendrina Power Station Over Coal Supply: Plunging SA into another period of load shedding
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An amaBhungane exclusive has revealed that Gupta-owned Tegeta has repeatedly failed to deliver enough coal. Leaked documents have revealed that Eskom is warning it might have to close its Hendrina power station, possibly plunging the country into another period of load shedding. An amaBhungane exclusive has revealed that Gupta-owned Tegeta, which bought the Optimum Coal..
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Nepotism: DA is losing the plot… and fast…
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It has come to our attention that the DA’s Patricia De Lille has been using her power in the party to create jobs for her family. 1. De Lille employed her son, Alistair De Lille, as head of finance for the ID in Parliament without him having a qualification or experience in this field. 2…
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Grand-scale corruption at PRASA covered up by treasury
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For almost a year, National Treasury has kept the lid on almost 200 investigations into PRASA contracts which show that up to R2.5 billion was siphoned off in contracts which should never have been signed. The investigations, into contracts worth R10 million or more, were ordered by former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela following her 2015..
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Gayton McKenzie: Kill Zuma – By Any Means Necessary
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Being a fan of the president, the PA leader has confused his followers, who have questioned if it is even ethical to spread such ‘hate speech’. It seems Patriotic Alliance (PA) leader Gayton McKenzie has joined a growing list of people who are writing a book about President Jacob Zuma after sharing his next book..
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