People from across the political spectrum took to the streets of Amsterdam on Sunday to protest against the proposed vaccine passports by the Dutch government. The protest was so large that roads in the the city centre were blocked for miles, but all the mainstream media in the Netherlands tried to ignore or diminish the protest. Some claimed that it was only 10,000 far-right extremists, but that lie was soon exposed by the presence of young dance music fans, Hare Krishnas, religious organizations, pensioners, anarchists, cyclists, former police officers and soldiers.
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Huge March Against “Vaccine Passports” in Amsterdam Draws 100,000 Protesters from Across the Political Spectrum!
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ANC regime just cant resist the old folks money – State still wants to use pensioners funds as a bailout for bankrupt SOE’s
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The PIC group announced that they will meet in November to consider options to help the bankrupt state entity Eskom with its debt. Pensioners were given the assurance that the value of pensions would not be “wasted”. PIC already carries almost R90 billion of Eskom’s debt and more than one million public servants’ pension is..
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Regiments Capital used to plunder the Transnet pension fund – R349m ‘stolen’ from pensioners in four days
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After allegations emerged in court of yet another scam that Regiments Capital used to plunder a Transnet pension fund, Regiments directors quickly agreed to pay half a billion rand to settle all the fund’s claims against it. But Eric Wood, a former director, has gone to court to quash the deal, claiming his former colleagues..
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12,432 SASSA beneficiaries defrauded on social grants toting up to R21 million
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Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu announced in a parliamentary reply on Tuesday that about 20,787 fraud cases were registered at the Post Office by June 28 this year. Furthermore, it has also been revealed that 12 432 pensioners as well as other beneficiaries have been deceived in the past year from their social grants, collectively..
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According to research, many South Africans are ‘too broke to retire’
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A large number of South Africans earning at least R15,000 a month are delaying retirement because they simply can’t afford it, a survey found. South Africans’ spending habits and aspirations were at odds with reality, a survey by money lender Wonga has shown. Meanwhile, research also shows that many people are simply too broke to..
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Nedbank scraps debt of R14 million to so-called disadvantaged pensioners but cannot confirm whether white people will also be accommodated
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Nedbank has written off debts owed by pensioners, disabled people and homes managed by children. People who owe less than R150,000 to the bank and whose municipal debt is less than R10,000 are affected by the write-off. Nedbank could not confirm whether white pensioners would also be accommodated. Thirty-three title deeds were handed over by..
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The corrupt ANC government plans ‘could collapse pension funds, with pensioners dying poor’
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The party’s manifesto hints at targeting pensions through prescribed investments, ‘which will see half the population’s money used to bail out failing entities like Eskom’. The prescribed investments for pension funds hinted by the ANC in its 2019 election manifesto could lead to the collapse of South Africa’s pension funds and pensioners dying poor. Explaining..
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The ANC is coming for what’s yours! South African pensioners’ biggest fear has now become a reality – Pensions now need to fund bankrupt government’s state entities
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With the ANC’s launch of their election manifesto, it was debated that Treasury should see if pension funds cannot be used to help the bankrupt state entities. Meanwhile, Mark Barnes Chief Officer at the Post Office and said it would be a big move for the country. The prospective pensioners as well as current pensioners’..
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Pensioners from all over demand increase to deal with high cost of living
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CAPE TOWN – A group of pensioners from Pietermaritzburg is accusing the government of ignoring them.
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Transnet pensioners dying in poverty
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While the class action lawsuit filed by Transnet pensioners against the state is being drawn out year after year with legal processes, a large number of people are living in destitute circumstances and over the last 60 months, since the lawsuit commenced, nearly 21 000 pensioners and/or their spouses have passed away (that is on..
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Victory in constitutional court for Transnet pensioners
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The FF Plus is pleased that today the Constitutional court ruled in favour of the Transnet pensioners seeing as the matter became a matter of faith for many of the approximately 40 000 impoverished pensioners who are suffering greatly.
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No good news for consumers, you’re going to struggle more
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The Reserve Bank announcement that the repo rate is reduced by 0.25% is a very slight sugar stroke over other shocks that consumers are going to hit and their living standards will be negative.
Just after Easter week fuel
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MAN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH FORMER SPRINGBOK CAPTAIN SON’S MURDER
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Former springbok captain, Hennie Muller’s son, Steven, was brutally murdered in Brackenfell on Friday. The 64-year-old pensioner’s body was allegedly found with severe head injuries, although it is not yet known what weapon was used. In an interview with Netwerk24 Muller’s brother Len said it was believed that Steven had known his attacker. “The police..
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Pension funds in ANC crosshairs source of funding for state development
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The ANC has again set its sights on pensioners’ retirement money as a potential source of funding for state development. At the close of its policy conference this week the party said it would investigate the use of prescribed assets, one of the proposals to come out of its economic transformation deliberations. The proposal was..
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South African taxpayers is footing the bill for foreign prisoners
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There are about 6 440 sentenced foreign nationals in South African prisons, serving an average of 10.6 years for various crimes they committed in this country. The South African taxpayer is footing the bill amounting to R845 million per annum and R8.96 billion over their average 10-year sentence period. The costs are based on a..
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