The leftist DA’s efforts to fire the Public Protector continue, but the Red Brigade is apparently trying to do everything possible to prevent her from losing her post. Busisiwe Mkhwebane faces many problems, and now the portfolio committee reflecting on her has succeeded in referring the matter to the Speaker of Parliament. The Red Brigade..
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DA says away with controversial PP while EFF and Zuma faction stand firmly behind Mkhwebane
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Ramaphosa approved new law that frees debt burden of millions of people – however, it is speculated that whites will be excluded from new legislation once again
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The new law, which has just been passed by parliament, could mean that almost 10 million people’s debts may be written off. The law, which is seen as a benefit of predominantly black people, who incurred debt while their income is such that they cannot pay the debt, was of particular concern to the bankers.
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Expropriation without compensation is officially back on Parliament’s agenda : We are hungry, we want our land back’
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Amending Section 25 of the Constitution is officially before Parliament again after the National Assembly passed a motion on Thursday to establish an ad hoc committee to draft an amendment to allow expropriation without compensation. In the debate on the motion, the old fault lines between parties who supported amending the Constitution and those who..
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Controversial Public Protector found that Cyril lied to parliament about R500,000 payment from Bosasa
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Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhebane found in her inquiry report that the payment of R500,000 to Ramaphose by Bosasa, was wrongful and that the president is guilty of violating the code of ethics for executive members . Ramaphosa argued the money was deposited into a trust account for services rendered by his son, Andile. Mkhebane, released..
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SA taxpayers to fund over R76 million for politicians who did not return to parliament after this year’s national election
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Government will spend over R76 million of taxpayer’s money on ‘loss-of-office gratuities’ for politicians who did not return to parliament after this year’s national election. The Sunday Times reports that this figure is set to continue rising in the coming weeks as payments are still being processed. The gratuities will be paid to former ministers..
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Promises of Ramaphose and ANC as empty like the state coffers – new and clean administration a total farce
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The ANC’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa and the ANC’s so-called new and clean administration promises are as expected, just empty promises. Ministers from the Zuma honorary and those who have not yet been appointed are nominated as chairmen of parliamentary oversight committees. Even those currently implicated in the state capture are still considered fit for senior..
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Anc Shrinks In Parliament – From 249 Seats To 230, losings 19 seats in all – Ramaphosa, must be pleased with his poor performance and weakened representation in the National Assembly?
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In the 2014 general elections, the party won a total of 249 seats, meaning in the 2019 elections, it lost 19 seats. The African National Congress (ANC) has bagged 230 seats in the National Assembly following South Africa’s sixth democratic elections. Speaking in Pretoria on Saturday, the Independent Electoral Commission chair Glen Mashinini announced the..
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The DA’s Natasha Mazzone is highly suspicious of how much money is being spent on emergency diesel at Eskom, urging President Ramaphosa to “come clean”.
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The Shadow Public Enterprises Minister Natasha Mazzone has grilled Cyril Ramaphosa just hours before the polls open for the 2019 Elections. The DA MP – best known for her firebrand speeches in Parliament – wants the president to disclose more information on the deals to procure “emergency diesel supplies” for Eskom. It’s understood that the..
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Ramaphosa tells farmers ‘Don’t fear reform process’, do you remember the history of Piet Retief and Dingaan, and poor Jan gets the blame too.
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Farmers shouldn’t see themselves as an island, President Cyril Ramaphosa told wine farmers and businessmen when his campaign trail took him to the Beyerskloof wine estate outside Stellenbosch. He said farmers should be part of the solutions facing the country, and they should embrace change. Ramaphosa said South African farmers were really good, but that..
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Ramaphosa may head to the Zondo commission ‘hot seat’ to testify, will he pitch or hide, maybe his skeletons will come out the wardrobe
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President Cyril Ramaphosa will “probably” take the stand when the ANC finally gets its chance to make submissions before the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture. This is projected to happen sometime next year, towards the end of the hearings. So says ANC treasurer-general Paul Mashatile. Speaking to City Press on the sidelines of..
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State Capture wipes out third of SA’s R4.9-trillion – calculations on price tag don’t even touch on the untold costs of loss of trust, reputation and opportunity
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The cost of State Capture hovers at around R1.5-trillion over the second term of the Jacob Zuma administration. That’s just short of the R1.8-trillion Budget for 2019. Put differently: State Capture has wiped out a third of South Africa’s R4.9-trillion gross domestic product, or effectively annihilated four months of all labour and productivity of all..
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WATCH | More blatant ANC lies: South African deputy president, made some outlandish statements in parliament – Is Mabuza’s brain load shedding?
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In this video by ‘Renaldo Gouws’ we see how the South African deputy president, David Mabuza, made some outlandish statements in parliament. With regard load shedding and electricity he said:“The economy is growing and the shortage of electricity is a sign of growth.” Of course most of the functional MP’s in parliament nearly fall off..
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ANC has been accused of exploiting land expropriation without compensation issue as an electoral tool to garner votes – this political party suddenly decides land issue is urgent and must be tackled before election
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ANC chief whip Jackson Mthembu has made an about-turn by announcing on Tuesday that parliament will begin the process of amending the constitution in this current term. Mthembu was addressing the joint sitting of parliament debating President Cyril Ramaphosa’s state of the nation address. “We are fast-tracking land reform by implementing our resolution on the..
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The news was dominated this week by two infamous slaps- Wonderfully reserved and well behaved Rainbow Nation you created, hey misters De Klerk and Mandela. We just go slapping our way through the week
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First, – a teacher at Sans Souci Girls High School in Cape Town was suspended for slapping a very ill behaved and utterly disrespectful little “madam” through the face. If course the potential to turn it into a racist incident was too big to ignore! And then w/o Johan Carstens was slapped outside Parliament by..
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These people are definitely ‘high as a kite’:- The Dagga Party wants to #HotboxTheHouse as it aims to contest elections
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The Dagga Party of South Africa is hoping to “#HotBoxTheHouse” as it prepares to contest this year’s elections and potentially have a say on cannabis legislation in Parliament, if it can raise the hefty R200 000 registration free.
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