HARARE – Zimbabwe’s energy minister said the country had made a significant payment to Eskom to try to clear its debt and receive power imports from South Africa. This comes amid heightened load shedding, that has seen most areas of the country going for up to 16 hours a day without power. Energy Minister Fortune..
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Zim government paid $10 million to Eskom to clear debt, receive power import after country left in the dark for up to 16 hours a day without power
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Prepare for total collapse, led by municipalities – recent collapses of basic services at several municipalities are not irregularities, they are omens of nationwide collapses
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The recent collapses of water services in Grahamstown and the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast are not anomalies. They are harbingers of nationwide collapses. The auditor-general, conveniently for the government, waited until after the State of the Nation address by President Cyril Ramaphosa to release his annual report. The president should be appropriately grateful. The bad news..
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If you are white, you are out as tenders go says Pravin Gordhan – there really are no good ANC politicians
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Ironic that Pravin Gordhan was the man who implemented the BBBEE regulations that contributed greatly to the demise of Eskom and other SOE”s and forbade business with any company not under black control. Ironic because, as the current minister for Public Enterprises, he now has to fix the problems he helped to create previously when..
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You, the taxpayer are paying for ministers and deputy ministers cleaning materials, internet services, DStv and cell phones
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Ever wondered who was paying for ministers and deputy ministers’ cleaning materials, internet services, DStv and cell phones? You. Dondo Mogajane … apparently obliged to exchange two BMW X5’s. Even former ministers and their deputies’ free flights can cost the taxpayer as much as R17 million a year, according to the updated version of the..
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South Africa’s murder capital is getting worse – Cape Town now has the highest murder rate in the world
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Based on the latest murder statistics Cape Town has suffered more murders in 2019 than any other city around the world. Once we were admired, now we live in fear of criminals. We have allowed corrupt and racist politicians to tax us into extermination while the economy collapses. When will we stand up and free..
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The citizens of South Africa demand to know what the ANC is doing with all this ‘State Land’! – Still they want to expropriate land without compensation from white farmers?
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We don’t care about exact percentages- we care about the principle that our ANC Government is ‘hiding’ this land from our people, giving it away to corrupt Cadres & foreign powers in backhanded deals, and all this land largely sits idle while the average black South African suffers terribly in SA’s ever-intensifying shit-hole. #CoM_Citizens_of_Mzansi This..
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State owned Eskom is killing South Africans with its China-level pollution
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In Pullens Hope, your eyes itch and your nose clogs. It’s easy to figure out why. On the right side of the main street of the dilapidated village east of Johannesburg is a fenced-off electricity substation with a red sign warning of pollutants. On the left, a power plant belches emissions from burning coal into..
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Ramaphosa rejects privatization of SOE’s although the whole lot is poorly managed by incompetent staff, and cost SA billions of rands
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has reaffirmed government’s plans to support ailing state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and made it clear that there’s no intention to privatise them. Ramaphosa was replying to debate on his State of the Nation Address at a joint sitting of Parliament on Wednesday. He did not respond directly to criticism from opposition benches, instead..
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ANC regime is going to throw more money funded by taxpayers into the bottomless pit of Eskom, amounts are unknown
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Amidst many promises and assurances before the general election, the lies have triumphed again, as Eskom seems to be getting more money from the government. Stubborn reports indicate that an Eskom delegation has visited the ANC’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, and some of his cabinet members, and talks have been held in Genadendal. Unconfirmed reports state..
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ATM crime increases – Gauteng the highest with 36% and Eastern Transvaal with 17%
Economist Dawie Roodt “South Africa is headed for a Zimbabwe situation” – He’s warning us to ‘take our money elsewhere’
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Financial expert Dawie Roodt has explained the chain of events he believes will see South Africa follow the same path Zimbabwe has. Roodt wrote in a column for the Huffington Post this week how South Africa’s economic woes will eventually lead to state looting of taxpayers, then savers, and eventually investors. Where South Africa will..
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These South African companies are retrenching staff in 2019 – Most probably BEE compliant as well – Unemployment has already soared to 27.5%
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Multichoice has joined the bandwagon of South African companies that are cutting jobs to stay afloat in these difficult times. Why are these South African companies retrenching staff? The satellite network stated that, although billions of rand in returns were reported for the 2018/2019 financial year, consumer behaviour and data on their digital self-service shows..
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Parmalat joined a growing list of private sector companies embarking on restructuring that could leave hundreds of its workers jobless
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The company announced a process to change it’s distribution model first in January and its implementation began in the middle of May. According to the company, the new model involved partially outsourcing components of its logistics distribution network to an external provider. Distribution services in Polokwane, Nelspruit, Bloemfontein, Upington and George have already been outsourced..
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SANDF took disciplinary action against Muslim staff member after she refused to remove her doekie
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The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has taken disciplinary action against a Muslim staff member after she refused to remove her doekie Major Fatima Isaacs, 47, appeared before a closed Military Court at the Castle of Good Hope on Tuesday where she was read her rights and formally charged. She faces charges of disobeying..
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Employees of thirty municipalities may not receive salaries due to a shortage of funds – caused by lack of skill of councils and mismanagement of funds
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It appears that thirty municipalities do not have enough funds to pay their workers at the end of June. This causes medical aid, pension contributions and other policies to fall in arrears and workers are at risk of discontinuing benefits from providers. The latest report shows that municipalities struggle with debt over billions of rand’s..
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