Business Leadership SA on Monday reiterated the suspension of Eskom from the organisation. BLSA said it is holding high-level discussions with Eskom’s acting CEO‚ Sean Maritz‚ regarding serious allegations of corruption and state capture that had led to the suspension of the power utility from the organisation. “The first of these meetings was held on..
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BLSA tells Eskom: ‘You remain suspended’
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Popular Afrikaans rapper Jack Parow ‘shaken’ after taxi drivers threaten him with a panga
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Popular Afrikaans rapper Jack Parow was recently caught in the crossfire between Uber and metered taxi drivers, when he was threatened with a panga to prevent him from taking an Uber. Drivers of metered taxis and Uber vehicles have been at loggerheads for months over business in popular areas. Jack told TshisaLIVE that he was..
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How the Guptas ‘stole’ jobs from South Africans
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The caveat for bringing foreign workers into SA is that they must school South Africans in their job. The Gupta family’s capture of the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) may have kept scores of South Africans out of jobs. The family and its businesses turned the DHA into their own private permit-issuing factory, using top..
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Zuma, his Nigerian friend, the road and a new statue
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Nigerian governor who conferred honours on President Zuma is a narcissist, runs a bankrupt government, forced the state to celebrate his 55th birthday and is surrounded by acolytes who believe he made the sun stand still. Rochas Okorocha, the Nigerian host of South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma, had been celebrating his 55th birthday for nearly..
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Job ad: whites only, please – M-Net fires agency over “racist, unlawful and disgraceful advert”
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Production experts in the TV industry could not believe their eyes when they saw an advert posted online for a senior position. Looking to hire a commissioning editor in Johannesburg at an annual salary of R800 000, the ad read: “Please note: We are specifically looking for a white, English-speaking commissioning editor as this role..
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DA’s Hellen Zille is a follower of George Soros
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And just look at who, 10 years ago, acknowledged that she served on George Soros’s advice for the Open Society Foundation! Insights into Helen Zille’s background and her philosophy. Moneweb: Here in South Africa the Open Society Foundation was founded By George Sores, who’s well know in financial circles. But you also played a quite..
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Russian group meets with Zuma days before reshuffle – Putin shows Zuma who’s boss
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Another Sunday means another huge political story to dive into. While the world has become well aware of Russian meddling in other countries’ political affairs, the latest report reveals that Zuma and the Russians might be even closer than first thought. The Sunday Times reports that on Monday, President Zuma met with a “high-level Russian..
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Hostility flares in Lichtenburg over shooter’s bail – it’s OK to riot and loot, but not to defend yourself!?
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Tension has returned to Lichtenburg after a local businessman Jaco du Plooy, who allegedly shot dead a 15-year-old boy last week, was granted R20 000 bail this morning. Several businesses were closed as a large group of community members ran through the farming North West town. They were heading from Lichtenburg’s magistrates’ court to Blydeville..
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Apartheid blamed for political murders in KwaZulu-Natal
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According to the ANC chairman in Natal, Sihle Zikalala, the recent violence and death of political figures in the province has been attributed to apartheid era operators. According to him, the oppression of Africans in the previous era is now the result of black on black violence taking place. Again, a so-called “third party” was..
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Dudu Myeni finaly fired as SAA chair
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Dudu Myeni has been removed from the board of South African Airways in what could be a range of changes made to the leadership of the embattled airline. The Mail & Guardian understands that Myeni will be replaced by businessperson JB Magwaza who has been appointed as the new board chairperson. It appears that members..
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Zuma reshuffles cabinet again, Nzimande and others out
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Huge news this Tuesday morning as the presidency has announced another cabinet reshuffle. After weeks of rumours building up again, Zuma has finally decided to pull the trigger and axe Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande. There are five main changes to the cabinet in total. Zuma released the following statement announcing the reshuffle. After careful..
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I am leaving Nigeria as a hero‚ says Zuma after massive statue of him unveiled – You got to be joking!
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Nigerian civil society groups were flabbergasted after waking up to a statue of South African President Jacob Zuma that was unveiled over the weekend. Rochas Okorocha‚ billionaire‚ education philanthropist and governor of the Imo State‚ unveiled the bronze statue and named a street after Zuma during his two-day visit to Nigeria which concluded on Sunday…
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Transforming UCT is becoming a black and white debate again!
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Statement by The UCT Black Academic Caucus It has been encouraging to witness the revolutionary changes taking place at UCT over the past few years: the fall of the Cecil John Rhodes statue, the return of Mahmoud Mamdani, the renaming of buildings, the dialogues around sexual violence, artworks and curriculum change, and the many less..
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Oops! Mbalula red-faced as arrest triumph becomes PR nightmare – Police arrested funeral-goers
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Police minister Fikile Mbalula is an embarrassment after boldly announcing on social media that a significant breakthrough has been made in the Cape. According to Mbalula, who visited the scene of the arrest, it was a breakthrough in a lengthy investigation process. Later it was established that it was funeral-goers with a dead body of..
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