Unemployment is such a critical issue that he was renaming the department of labour, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Wednesday – and in name at least, jobs is now the first priority for the minister of employment and labour. To that post Ramaphosa appointed Thulas Nxesi – who became deeply embroiled in covering up the..
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Now in charge of solving SA’s jobs crisis: one minister who tried to cover up Nkandla, and one who helped try to sell Denel to the Guptas
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Foreign newspaper Daily Mail took notice of horrific crimes against whites in SA: WHY IS THE WORLD SO SILENT ABOUT SOUTH AFRICA? – For one simple reason; The victims are white.
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About a year ago the plight of white South Africans, and especially the farmers reached an awareness “peak”, for lack of a better term. Stories were finally being published in the mainstream media, commentators were discussing it, politicians were making statements and promising action – even Donald Trump tweeted about it. Closer to home, thousands..
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Inhumane abuse of elderly woman at the hands of hospital staff in Mamelodi Hospital – woman tied up to a leg of a chair and lying on the floor
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The hospital’s clinical manager says the abuse was inhumane and that the matter will be investigated and those involved will be taken to task. Mamelodi Hospital’s clinical manager, Dr Mpho Thoabala Motjope said the facility was “dismayed and appalled” by the abuse of 76-year-old Martha Marais at the hospital. This comes after it surfaced through..
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Black Business Council senior businessman and buddies receive bail after they stole about R5.7 million
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The former Black Business Council president (BBC) and three of his buddies have been released on R5,000 bail each. Danisa Baloyi and his three partners appeared in the Palm Ridge Commercial Court on charges of large-scale fraud and money laundering. The four appeared jointly on the charge of about R5.7 million theft, which was donated..
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EFF must cough up and pay R500,000 to Trevor Manuel for defamation of character
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Johannesburg High Court ordered the controversial black political group EFF, to pay R500,000 for defamatory and false statements they made towards former finance minister Trevor Manuel. The EFF was also ordered to remove all statements about Manuel from its media platforms regarding the new SARS commissioner. Manuel was accused of nepotism and corruption on the..
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Zama-Zama’s blamed for murder of young couple on the Putfontein off-ramp on the N12
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As police continue to hunt for the killers of a young couple who were shot in their vehicle, allegations are that the perpetrators could have been illegal miners operating in the area. This comes after it was alleged that the killers ran towards the direction of an abandoned mine after the attack. A post on..
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179 attacks and 20 farm murders in 2019 – Rape, burned, shot dead … How do we fight back?
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Last week, a 17-year-old teenager near Fochville was raped and seriously injured. A man was burned with an iron, and the week before that, Liezel Wessels was burned with boiling water and stabbed with a knife shortly before her husband, Tool Wessels, was murdered. This week South Africa continued to stumble upon the news of..
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Employees of SA’s second largest medical aid administrator, to embark on a strike
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A strike is looming at health risk management services provider Medscheme where members of the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) plan to down tools on Thursday. In a statement, Nehawu said the company had refused to implement an agreement reached on the introduction of a performance management tool. “Medscheme had agreed to..
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See where your money goes! – R50 million a month is spent on salaries of 400 MP’s, some of which are sleepy in parliament, or just stay at home and do nothing on a working day
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The previous National Assembly speaker, Baleka Mbete, who was widely regarded as a somewhat inept person for the post she held, was worth R2,825,470 a year, amounting to a monthly fee of over R235,000. Then there is the deputy speaker who carries a R1,977,795 a year home that amounts to about R165,000 a month. The..
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Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s Nightmare – Position as Public Protector at Risk Due to Deceptive Reports
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The Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, probably has sleepless nights and a lot of nightmares over her own report condemning Pravin Gordhan. If the court case from Pravin Gordhan instigates to honor his name after the OB has accused him of unlawful conduct in her report, it could mean the end of her career. She has..
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Ramaphosa’s cabinet is smaller – Zuma’s 36 ministers are reduced to 28, 50% of cabinet members are women
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The ANC president, Cyril Ramaphosa, announced his new cabinet which is considerably smaller than the one with which Zuma bankrupted the country. What is surprising is that Ramaphosa has appointed his benefactors, with or without clarity of their innocence. Mabuza is the deputy president because during the ANC meeting, Ramaphosa was elected president by giving..
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Former farm worker raped farmer’s wife in front of children – We were hunted like animals, says mom in Hankey farm attack
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A Hankey mother felt like she and her three children were being “hunted like wild animals” the night a lone attacker broke into their farmhouse. Testifying in the Port Elizabeth High Court on Tuesday, the 44-year-old woman recalled the screams of her children and the terror on their faces as a former worker fired shots..
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17-year-old disgruntled pupil who stabbed teacher to death after failing grade 7 gets 12 years in jail
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A 17-year-old school pupil who stabbed a teacher to death in the Northern Cape was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment on Monday by the Khathu High Court. The pupil stabbed his teacher with a knife at Manyeding Village near Kuruman in January 2018 after having failed grade 7, according to police. The teacher was attacked..
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WATCH| Elderly woman knocked down by kitchen staff at care home and left on floor in pain
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An elderly woman underwent emergency surgery and is temporarily in a wheelchair after a kitchen worker at a care home has knocked her down, she was left helpless with a broken hand on the floor. Elize Devenish’s (79) family filed a charge of assault with police after a kitchen worker at Ons Tuiste in Engo’s..
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Why must it always be a black and white thing? – SATAWU strike against salary differences between black and white mariners will shut down Transnet ports across SA
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The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) said on Tuesday its members would shut down the country’s ports on Thursday as part of a strike against salary discrepancies between black and white mariners. Negotiations between the union and the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) collapsed this week. If the strike goes ahead it..
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