According to the latest economic figures recently released by Stats SA from the SA, a negative picture is being sketched despite the political euphoria surrounding president Cyril Ramaphosa and the steps he takes to curb corruption. These figures show that in the first quarter of this year, the economic growth rate was lower than expected,..
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Markets give negative verdict, dark picture is being sketched despite the political euphoria surrounding Ramaphosa
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Trade unions are threatening to stop all flights from SAA if their demands are not met
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The unions Numsa and the SA Cabin Crew Association demand that the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SAA, Vuyani Jarana, be reinstated immediately in his post. This comes after Jarana announced that he had resigned. The two unions say they will stop all flights from SAA if this requirement is not met. According to them,..
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Public schools may no longer turn away learners due to age , SA pupils can now theoretically still sit at school desks even if they are 25-years old
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In the previous dispensation, children, or scholars, completed their school career when they reached the age of 18 or 19. With the Department of Basic Education’s policy that no learner may stay in a standard or grade for more than two years, this means that if a learner enters the secondary school phase by the..
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Rumor has it that 5 DA members only serve on the City Council of Pretoria because of their deceitfulness via nominations
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Of the 93 members of the DA who serve in the City Council of Pretoria, five members are apparently illegally on the board due to fraud with nominations. The five members can be eliminated if the accusations are proved against them and they are found guilty. The party’s federal law commission is apparently investigating the..
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Mining groups lay down workers due to heavy financial losses, SA economy troublesome while unemployment rate continues to rise
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The Sibanye-Stillwater mining group retrenched 3,450 of its workforce in gold mines, which is nearly half the number expected. An updated report on the reduction of its workforce, especially the Beatrix and Driefontein gold mines, points out that the decision was necessary after the five-month strike after consensus was reached on retrenchments. Only one shaft..
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SA economy in dire stress Mr Cyril! – No growth occurred and Gross Domestic Production shrunk by a shocking 3.2%
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Despite the great optimism surrounding Ramaphosa’s election as ANC president, there has been no growth in the domestic economy. Rather, the decline can be notice after the latest figures where released. Gross Domestic Production weakened by a shocking 3.2% in the first quarter of 2019. This is the biggest fall since the world wide financial..
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11 PIC Councilors offered to resign amid continuing scandals and suspension of senior staff
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The Public Servants Association or as it is now known Public Servants Association (PSA) represents about 240,000 members countrywide and has just indicated that they will instruct the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) that no further investments in Eskom should be made. By purchasing Eskom bonds, pensioners are exposed to extremely high risk as Eskom is..
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National murder rate indicates that about 53 people per day perish, during the month of May alone, 46 attacks and 7 farm murders occurred
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There are a considerable increase in farm attacks and murders since 2012, and especially after the recent elections, this is a major concern for TAU SA. According to Henry Geldenhuys, Deputy President of TAU SA, this state of affairs, especially considering the accompanying barbaric torture of victims, is frightening. “The national murder rate of about..
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De Lille sells out her voters, compromises coloured and other minorities by accepting a position in the Cabinet of ANC-regime
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Just like the New National Party had a “Short pants” figure who brought about the end of his party through incorporation with the ANC, the Good party now also has its own “Short skirt” who will usher in the end of her party as well. Patricia de Lille, the new Minister of Public Works and..
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Whopping salaries and perks for new cabinet: here are the numbers – Spouses and children also set to score footed by taxpayers money
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Luxury travel, free housing and domestic staff along with salaries in the R2m a year bracket are all in store for the politicians who woke up as freshly minted members of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet on Thursday. AfricaCheck has crunched the numbers and found that cabinet ministers will receive an annual salary of R2,401,633. Deputy..
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Now in charge of solving SA’s jobs crisis: one minister who tried to cover up Nkandla, and one who helped try to sell Denel to the Guptas
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Unemployment is such a critical issue that he was renaming the department of labour, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Wednesday – and in name at least, jobs is now the first priority for the minister of employment and labour. To that post Ramaphosa appointed Thulas Nxesi – who became deeply embroiled in covering up the..
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Foreign newspaper Daily Mail took notice of horrific crimes against whites in SA: WHY IS THE WORLD SO SILENT ABOUT SOUTH AFRICA? – For one simple reason; The victims are white.
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About a year ago the plight of white South Africans, and especially the farmers reached an awareness “peak”, for lack of a better term. Stories were finally being published in the mainstream media, commentators were discussing it, politicians were making statements and promising action – even Donald Trump tweeted about it. Closer to home, thousands..
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Black Business Council senior businessman and buddies receive bail after they stole about R5.7 million
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The former Black Business Council president (BBC) and three of his buddies have been released on R5,000 bail each. Danisa Baloyi and his three partners appeared in the Palm Ridge Commercial Court on charges of large-scale fraud and money laundering. The four appeared jointly on the charge of about R5.7 million theft, which was donated..
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EFF must cough up and pay R500,000 to Trevor Manuel for defamation of character
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Johannesburg High Court ordered the controversial black political group EFF, to pay R500,000 for defamatory and false statements they made towards former finance minister Trevor Manuel. The EFF was also ordered to remove all statements about Manuel from its media platforms regarding the new SARS commissioner. Manuel was accused of nepotism and corruption on the..
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See where your money goes! – R50 million a month is spent on salaries of 400 MP’s, some of which are sleepy in parliament, or just stay at home and do nothing on a working day
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The previous National Assembly speaker, Baleka Mbete, who was widely regarded as a somewhat inept person for the post she held, was worth R2,825,470 a year, amounting to a monthly fee of over R235,000. Then there is the deputy speaker who carries a R1,977,795 a year home that amounts to about R165,000 a month. The..
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