Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille faces a motion of no confidence after allegations of misconduct and possible corruption in her government. The ANC‚ the official opposition in the city council‚ said on Wednesday it would table the motion at next Tuesday’s council meeting. The move comes after executive director in De Lille’s office‚ Craig..
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Cape Town mayor De Lille to face motion of no confidence
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Metrorail commuters from Cape-Town robbed, man shot when trying to flee
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Armed men entered a full carriage on a Metrorail Cape Town-bound train and began to rob passengers, reports GroundUp. One commuter was shot, according to an eyewitness to the robbery. Riana Scott, spokesperson for Metrorail, confirmed the incident was reported at 13:42 on Friday. “Security reported an on-board robbery between Langa and Bontheuwel Station,” she..
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MultiChoice urged to ‘come clean’ regarding transactions with ANN7
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Ongoing revelations contained in the Gupta leaks have revealed allegedly questionable payments by MultiChoice to ANN7 and the involvement of former communications minister Faith Muthambi. “Hiding behind confidentiality clauses and telling half-truths is no longer an option in today’s world of citizen power‚ when the public can exercise its purchase strength to trigger the demise..
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Woman stabbed and hit with a hammer during a house robbery in Moreleta Park
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A woman was stabbed and wounded in a house robbery in Moreleta Park, east of Pretoria, in the early hours of Monday. ER24 paramedics called to scene and found her and her 15-year-old daughter being consoled by Bull Security members, said ER24 spokesperson Russel Meiring. “Paramedics found she had sustained numerous lacerations and stab wounds..
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Farmer strikes back after farm invasion, shoots 1, Roodekuil
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The Police in Bela-Bela have arrested three suspects who were involved in the farm attack which occurred in the Roodekuil area on 26 November 2017, in the afternoon at about 16:00. It is alleged that eight armed suspects traveling with two cars entered the house, tied up the three victims and robbed them of several..
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MK vets mistakenly burn old Dutch flag instead of old SA flag, in protest over the recent Black Monday protests
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Some very youthful looking Umkhonto we Sizwe Military “Veterans” burnt the old Dutch flag instead of the apartheid flag at the Marrianhill Toll Plaza in Durban in protest over the recent Black Monday protests against the killing of farmers. MKMVA provincial chairperson Themba Mavundla said racist people who allegedly hoisted the old flag during the..
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Unions call for R8,500 instead of R3,000 for farm workers
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Over 100 trade union members from farms across the Western Cape gathered for the Fourth Commercial Stevedore Agricultural and Allied Workers Union (CSAAWU) National congress. The two day conference in Surrey Estate, which started on Friday, will consider climate change, women and youth on farms, migrants, and the proposed minimum wage amongst other things. CSAAWU..
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Mbalula issues call-up for more than 600 former ‘freedom fighters’
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The minister of police has called up 600 members of the so-called non-statutory powers (NSM) after a meeting on Friday. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss promotions and possible fears that Mbalula wants to “buy” such loyalty for the December ANC election as well as the 2019 election. The call also includes members..
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Man rescued after horrific ordeal – ‘They wanted my body parts’
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When Mzwandile Ntuli woke up naked, bound and bloody in a strange bathroom in Albertville, Johannesburg, all he could do was scream for his life. Ntuli, 27, was kidnapped on Friday afternoon in Hillbrow by four men who bundled into the boot of a white car. He claimed he was sedated and severely assaulted. Ntuli..
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Pravin Gordhan’s event ruined by ‘Poo throwing’ incident
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A “poo throwing” incident has marred an address scheduled to be delivered by former minister of finance Pravin Gordhan in KwaDukuza on Sunday. Gordhan was scheduled to speak at the Stanger Siva Sungum hall when two men allegedly from the local ANCYL dumped two buckets filled with faeces at the entrance but, following the discovery..
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Gigaba: SA To Raise Revenue By R15bn In 2018’s Budget To Curb Debt
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South Africa will implement spending cuts of R25 billion rand and raise revenue by R15 billion in next year’s budget to contain growing debt, Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba told Parliament on Wednesday. Gigaba said the extra R40 billion, or 0.8% of GDP, would be used to tackle rising public debt which otherwise could balloon beyond..
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VICIOUS ATTACK ON ELDERLY WOMAN – ATTACKER BITES FINGERS TO GET RINGS
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Knysna News: A Narnia Village woman was viciously attacked by a man she called a “yellow-eyed animal”, who tried to bite the rings off her fingers on Sunday morning 19 November. A shaken Ethne Hillhouse this week said her sunny morning turned into a sudden brush with death when the man appeared from nowhere. She..
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City Of Cape Town Mayoral Office Spat Reveals Millions Lost, Tender Irregularities
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Patricia de Lille’s top aid has accused her of refusing to investigate the irregularities raised by forensic audits into tenders of the Transport and Urban Development Authority. CAPE TOWN – Millions in losses and tender irregularities have been exposed in the City of Cape Town as a spat in the mayor’s office has spilled over..
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ANC regime is the reason why South African citizens live in poverty
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Two equal evils, poverty and inequality lie at the root of South Africa’s economic problems. Both should be treated equally. If the focus is only on inequality, it will create an economy where everyone is equally poor, except the elite which holds power, said adv. Anton Alberts, chairman of the FF Plus. Adv. Alberts said..
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Lesufi must stop harassing Afrikaans schools in Gauteng Province
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The FF Plus in Gauteng said that the Gauteng Education MEC, Panyaza Lesufi, must stop picking on Afrikaans schools in the province. This was in response to the latest incident in which the MEC attacked Primary School Danie Malan, situated in Pretoria North, in the media and on social media on account of its language..
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