Funds earmarked for the development of projects in the Western Transvaal and the Northern Transvaal (Limpopo) apparently disappeared into thin air. The funding and managing of the finances hailing as mining donations has raised questions at Corruption Watchdog. They have now asked that the plundering of essential funds need to be investigated. No records are..
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Mining also a corrupt industry – Donations that had to be used for project development have disappeared without a trace
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This is how the ANC-cadres enriches themselves at the expense of the struggling SA taxpayers
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The head of an agency is reimbursed nearly R9 million during 2017 and another senior official worked only 3 months of his final year’s contract. The most senior executives in at least 24 government agencies pay more than R3 million each in the 2017-2018 financial year. At least five of the 24 CEOs each received..
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Disgruntled woman rammed car into Standard Bank after teller allegedly failed to help her
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A woman who allegedly drove her car into a Standard Bank branch on the East Rand on Friday is in police custody after being charged with malicious damage to property, police have confirmed. The motorist, who is in her 40s, was arrested at the scene, SAPS spokesperson Captain Pheelo Mothapo said. “She had an argument..
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Land reform doomed unless freed from political point-scoring – Black landlessness has become a convenient weapon for political populists in South Africa.
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With elections around the corner, the lingering questions about land reform are ever more crucial and timely. But, challenging questions need to be debated if a radical land reform programme is to be realised. The pace of land reform has been slow since South Africa’s first democratic elections 25 years ago. Recent findings confirm that..
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SA defence in ‘critical decline’ – Although SA owns 35 Oryxes, just a third are operational
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In 2000, Cyclone Eline devastated Mozambique and killed 700 people. South Africa scrambled and got six helicopters into flooded areas within days, rescuing more than 14 000 people from trees and rooftops, with rising water swirling below them. Earlier this month, Cyclone Idai smashed into Mozambique, Malawi and eastern Zimbabwe. The death toll is heading..
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Struggling SARS is being burdened by striking staff who insist on higher wages – this act could cripple the economy even further
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The struggling SA Revenue Service (SARS) is being pushed even more into the mud with staff who stop striking higher wages. With unions behind the strikes, SARS is now in its third working day of strike and all the bigger offices are affected. The union’s supporters demand an increase of over 11% while the employer..
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The ANC’s Eskom Deception – Power Provider received instruction from ANC regime not to apply load shedding until after the election to retain voter support
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Rumor has it that Eskom has been commissioned by the government to keep the electricity supply running without load shedding until after the election. This orders comes in light of the ANC’s decline in their support from voters for the upcoming election in May. The ANC apparently said Eskom had to keep the lights on,..
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Fuel now more expensive than gold says consumers mockingly
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The fuel price that will hike further this Wednesday makes the liquid almost as expensive as gold, says consumers mockingly. Wednesday, the price of petrol will increases by R1.34 per liter, and diesel increases by R0.82 per liter, leaving a big hole in motorists budget. The increase is attributable to the weak Rand and the..
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Wife of South Africa’s ambassador to Germany was found guilty of 15 counts of fraud and nine counts of money laundering
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Portia Sizani, wife of South Africa’s ambassador to Germany and former African National Congress Chief Whip Stone Sizani, was found guilty of 15 counts of fraud and nine counts of money laundering in the Port Elizabeth Commercial Crimes Court on Friday. Sizani defrauded the Eastern Cape education department out of more than R1.2 million by..
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WHO really is in charge?…Ace is the “Secretary General”, but he has more power in the internal workings of the African National Congress (ANC) than Ramaphosa himself. New Dawn?
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ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule has stood at the “head of a well-organised state-capture network” in the Free State for almost a decade. This network has scooped millions of rands of taxpayers’ money in schemes seemingly presided over by Magashule and has allegedly seen people like former president Jacob Zuma, the Gupta family, some of the..
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Zuma Jnr: State withdrew a second charge of culpable homicide – Duduzane Zuma escape prosecution merely because he is being protected due to political connections
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Duduzane Zuma, son of former President Jacob Zuma, appeared in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on 26 March 2019, on a charge of culpable homicide and a charge of reckless and negligent driving. The state withdrew a second charge of culpable homicide after a report from a pathologist indicated that a second victim died of natural..
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30% Pass rate for Maths is starting to show in Pick ‘n Pay’s BEE Policy
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This time Pick ‘n Pay outdone themselves with their latest advertisement. It seems that this very well known grocery store is becoming legendary for making huge blunders with adverts. The latest flyers shows that consumers can now purchase 2 cases of Budwieser Beer with the special price of only R264. The beer was marked of..
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Month-end 33% of teachers in black South African schools are AWOL – Inadequate funding is not the main cause of South Africa’s poor-quality education, the teachers are the problem!
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IMF report slams SA’s education folly – Costly, politically expedient interventions will not fix SA’s dysfunctional education system; we must tackle the root causes of the problem. Without addressing the weak foundations at the primary and secondary school levels, the government’s flagship policy of free tertiary education is likely to deliver disappointing results. At worst,..
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Brace for impact, everybody – Petrol price set for a massive increase – Wonder if there is any truth in the saying, that every time the ANC-regime needs money, they raise the petrol price?
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The forecast for the month ahead is a beast, as the petrol price is set for second consecutive major increase in April. They’ve got us by the gas pumps, here. Data released by the Central Energy Fund (CEF) this week suggests that the petrol price increase for April 2019 could hit South Africa with tremendous..
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Problems at Eskom hit rock bottom – rocks are being sold to Eskom as coal by fraudulent suppliers, poor quality coals the cause of six turbines seizing at power stations
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Load shedding has been an unwelcome visitor to South African homes this year as Eskom continues to fail in its responsibility to keep South Africa’s lights on. A recent discussion on SABC about load shedding highlighted the extent of the problems being faced at the power supplier. These include the poor quality of coal used…
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