Forward-thinking businesses in SA are now starting to confront life without Eskom by putting plans in place to generate their own energy. Anglo Platinum and Sibanye-Stillwater are two high profile companies at an advanced stage of planning for solar plants to generate their own electricity. The City of Joburg wants to cement a deal with..
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City of Joburg, big companies say no to Eskom and go off the grid – Anglo Platinum, Sibanye-Stillwater, Makro and the City of Johannesburg are all loosening their ties to Eskom
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R1.6 billion stolen from the Eastern Cape’s social development fund – Funds meant for roads, houses and schools ended up going towards fancy dinners, luxury cars and expensive suits
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The South African National Treasury has compiled a series of reports detailing gross expenditure irregularities within the Eastern Cape. These reports have been obtained by City Press, and the information now made public. The Treasury reports rely on information gathered from special audit services conducted between 2011 and 2017. The audits scrutinised expenses related to..
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Eskom Corruption being ‘rewarded’ with 15.63% tariff increase – SA consumers now have to suffer but those responsible for the corruption and maladministration “continue to roam free” without any consequences for the actions
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Municipalities across SA will now face a 15.63% tariff increase from Eskom, approved by Nersa. Mayor Herman Mashaba on Tuesday issued a statement in which he claims the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has rewarded corruption at Eskom with a 15.63% increase in tariffs. “The City has noted the disappointing correspondence from Nersa,..
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SA economy is facing a big setback – Industrialists and entrepreneurs are packing up and leaving SA due to Eskom’s huge tariff increases
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The ANC’s president’s dreams are shattering at this time because of the huge tariff increases Eskom is now charging the municipalities. Big institutions say they are tired of Eskom’s reckless tariff adjustments, and some industrialists have already packed up and left the country. Industries that is depended for electricity to the manufacture of certain goods,..
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Man found guilty who wanted to kill Zuma and other ANC dignitaries
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Elvis Ramosebudi was found guilty of planning to kill Jacob Zuma and other ANC dignitaries.He apparently had a long list of names of people to be murdered, and he sent letters with the intention of finding murderers. However, he was found guilty in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court after the state succeeded in pointing out that..
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Unemployment in SA is currently 27.6% – but the ANC regime tells voters how the figure is going to fall, they just have to vote for the party
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The South African economy started at a very bitter note this year with unemployment rising to 27.6%. This was 27.1% in the fourth quarter of 2018, but the ANC regime told voters how the figure was going to fall, they just had to vote for the party. Extensive unemployment has risen to the highest level..
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Cyril indicates that he is going to put together much smaller cabinet to cut expenses, which may mean that the “Zuma Ministers” will bite the dust
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Unconfirmed reports are currently rising over the possibility that Ramaphosa could dismiss the ministers who previously supported Jacob Zuma. The ANC president earlier indicated that he would set up a much smaller cabinet in order to trim the expenses, and that he plans to reshuffle the cabinet. This may indicate that the “Zuma Ministers” are..
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Election cost taxpayers billions of rand, SA’s struggling economy has taken a step closer towards junk status
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Apart from the fact that taxpayers had to foot the bill for the state’s expenses, the amount of which is unknown, but has amounted to millions. The recent election has pushed the struggling economy another step closer towards junk status with the tremendous expense of political parties. The ANC spent more than one billion in..
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Unpaid Alex school subsidy could lead to Lesufi’s arrest – school alleges they were deprived of their 2016 subsidy for unexplained reasons
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The High Court in Johannesburg has ruled that Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi and his department contravened a court order attained after they allegedly did not pay annual subsidies owed to the Liberty Community College in Alexandra township. Failure to pay the subsidy could now lead to Lesufi’s arrest, IOL reports. The department will also..
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City of Tshwane residents, this is where your tax money is going to – Tshwane spends R60 000 daily on abandoned business park
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The City of Tshwane is spending at least R60 000 daily on the abandoned R525 million Business Processing Outsourcing park (BPO) in Hammanskraal. Launched in 2016 by the then ANC administration, the project promised to create 3000 jobs through on-site training, technical support and incubators for small and medium micro-enterprises. It stalled under the watch..
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Political violence commencing merely one week after national elections – ANC councillor’s house torched in Randfontein with petrol bomb
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Gauteng police have called on the public to come forward with any information regarding the petrol bombing of a councillor’s house in Mohlakeng, Randfontein. The incident took place during the early hours of Sunday morning. “There were three unused petrol bombs which were found around the area, but so far we are investigating the circumstances..
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Teach maths, science and IT instead of masturbation, after Department of Basic Education’s new life skill curriculum caused a stir on social media
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Minister Angie Motshekga and her department should hang their heads in shame for prioritising masturbation, party president Kenneth Meshoe says. The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) said on Monday that the country’s basic education minister and her department should hang their heads in shame for prioritising the teaching of masturbation over maths, science and Information..
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eThekwini mayor Zandile, ally of former president Jacob Zuma, in hot water over R25 million toilet scam
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eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede will be appearing in the regional commercial crimes court in Durban on Tuesday, in what is expected to become one of the most high-profile corruption cases in recent years. Gumede is expected to be handing herself over to the Hawks, following which she will be appearing in court on a string..
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These are apparently some of the perks of holding an executive position at Transnet – The high life of a Herbert Msagala includes 6 cars, 4 properties and a very posh home even though this state owned entity is bankrupt?
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Forensic report found exec bought six cars – including a Maserati – four properties and a posh home in Steyn City. He bought a top-of-the-range Maserati Coupé, four properties for cash in just seven months and received a fat deposit for his posh house paid for by a service provider. The details of how Herbert..
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Nedbank pockets R780m from the parastatal Transnet -Nedbank is the latest in a long list of private sector companies to be implicated in state capture
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The banking sector will be rocked by allegations of corruption this week, when Transnet tells the commission of inquiry into state capture about Nedbank’s involvement in a controversial deal which saw the bank pocket R780 million from the parastatal. This week, Transnet’s acting chief executive, Mohammed Mahomedy, will appear before the state capture inquiry where..
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