AfriForum’s campaign demanding the removal of Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi from office began on Wednesday with an online petition calling for his removal. The minority-rights organisation said it would also hand over a memorandum to Gauteng premier David Makhura at his offices in the Johannesburg CBD on Thursday, in which it will ask that..
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Panyaza Lesufi could be replaced as Gauteng education MEC if AfriForum gets its way
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Misappropriation of R5.8 bil, Afriforum to lay charges – NHI violates constitution
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During a media conference held on 18 November 2019, AfriForum launched a comprehensive report on why the implementation of National Health Insurance (NHI) in South Africa will be unconstitutional. The report further explains why the impact study on which the NHI is based, is totally inadequate which means that the Bill should be set aside…
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New white CEO of Eskom not welcomed with open arms – Numsa: ‘De Ruyter’s appointment as Eskom CEO an insult to Africans’
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The recent appointment of Andre de Ruyter to the position of Eskom CEO has been met with mixed emotions, particularly by trade unions and fervent supporters of the Radical Economic Transformation (RET) agenda. Although the African National Congress (ANC) has welcomed the appointment of de Ruyter, at a time when Eskom is teetering on the..
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Lesufi stirring havoc! Gauteng Department of Education might place Afrikaans learners in township schools
Standerton water crisis – poor management and incompetency of municipality costing millions
Only 11 shortlisted candidates applied for Transnet CEO post
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Only 11 candidates have submitted applications that qualify to be shortlisted for the post of major boss for Transnet, three of whom are CEOs of the rail service. The state-controlled entity, whose finances are also not too rosy, apparently has 11 candidates from which a new CEO will be appointed. The appointment comes after the..
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Farm owner behind bars after killing intruder in car – How corrupt is the SA legal system!
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A man caught in a car on a farm has been shot dead, but now the farm owner is in jail. The incident occurred on the farm Eensome near Roossenekal. Mr. Willem Daniel Ackermann apparently saw a light inside his Honda CRV vehicle, which was parked on his premises. He approached and saw an unknown..
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What a load of bull! – According to Stats SA, whites earn three times more than black people! – What do our readers say about this?
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Times Live recently published an article that about Stats SA’s latest report saying that the country is still one of the most unequal in the world. Inequality Trends in South Africa, released on November 14, showed that white people earned three times more than black people on average, two decades after apartheid. The report also..
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BEE now a must for real estate – No BEE certificate no fidelity fund certificate!
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In terms of the Real Estate Practice Act, Black economic empowerment (BEE) participation will soon be an obligation in the real estate industry. Piet Le Roux, CEO of the business organization Sakeliga, is not in favor of the new legislation. He explains that those who previously met the necessary requirements could act as real estate..
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Another waste of taxpayer’s money! – Millions down the drain as Tshwane houses will have to be demolished and rebuilt
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Greater Pretoria’s municipality is in trouble but denies that many homes will have to be demolished and rebuilt. An abandoned multimillion-rand housing project in Ga-Rankuwa Unit 10 in the City of Tshwane will be demolished and rebuilt at an extra cost after contractual disputes with the contractor who abandoned the project in June this year…
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Another leeching SEO sinks – 3000 Prasa employees possibly without work after the wasteful expenditures carried out by ANC cadres
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Like almost all other state entities, Prasa seems to be tumbling as well, with the possibility that 3,000 security workers will be retrenched to balance their financial situation. Prasa had to cancel numerous security contracts, which was trailed by the cancellation of various maintenance and repairs contracts. With the large number of cancellations, it’s evident..
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Unlawful R420m Gupta VAT refund – Sars legal head fired with immediate effect
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Revenue service Sars said on Friday it had terminated the services of its head of legal, Refiloe Mokoena, with immediate effect. It said the decision was taken after a disciplinary hearing chaired by a senior counsel from the Johannesburg Bar. Sars said Mokoena was found guilty of serious misconduct. “Sars has accepted the chairperson’s recommendation..
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ANC-regime needs to take notice – The cost of violent protests has spiked 100 fold in a decade
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The number – and size – of insurance claims filed with state-owned political risk insurer Sasria (the South African Special Risks Insurance Association) show just how much violent protests are costing South Africa. In 2007, after nearly four years of economic growth of over 5%, Sasria received 540 claims worth R14 million for damage as..
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NBF chief executive earns more than the president – Taxpayers finance public servants’ lavish lifestyles
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According to the DA, Philisiwe Mthethwa, CEO of the National Empowerment Fund (NBF) is probably the highest paid civil servant in South Africa. Mthethwa receives a combined salary package of more than R6 million during the previous financial year. “That’s R2 million more than Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa earns “said Dean Macpherson, DA MP and shadow..
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Malema says AgriSA’s ‘ugly white males’ show who owns SA’s land
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Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema had harsh words for the panel who delivered a media briefing on AgriSA’s latest drought report. “Just look at this ugly picture of white males, a clear indication of who owns the land in our country,” he said of the panel, which appeared to feature only one person..
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