Dear World. This is South Africa. A beautiful place where firestations, schools, buildings, vehicles and busses are set a light. Where service delivery is poor because of a lack of proper knowledge. Where our government is corrupt and pushes taxes up so we pay the money which was stolen by our president. The only country..
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So world here is our beloved country…a rainbow nation in despair!
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EFF : BACK IN THE ANC AND BACKING STATE CAPTURE
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As the EFF turns 5 years old , it is clear the EFF is back in the ANC , albeit as the radical and populist vanguard . Much will still be written about Julius Malema but the central theme will always be the absolute destructive and devastating role he played in South African politics …
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Hoërskool Overvaal wins court case against Phanyaza Lesufi
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Gauteng education MEC, Phanyaza Lesufi’s court battle against Hoërskool Overvaal has not gone according to plan, SowetanLive reports. The Afrikaans medium high school made headlines earlier in the year after 55 English pupils were denied enrolment, stating that it had reached full capacity and could not afford to employ a handful of English teachers who..
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ANC and DA joined forces in Kimberley to remove mayor Matika
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Rogue African National Congress (ANC) members sided with the Democratic Alliance (DA) in a bid to remove Sol-Plaatje municipality mayor, Mangaliso Matika. The motion of no confidence succeeded and has left the ANC provincial executive fuming. It should be celebrated as a joyous occasion – for weeks the Northern Cape town of Kimberley has been..
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What is really happening in Hermanus and elsewhere in South Africa?
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Hermanus in the Western Cape still resembles a scene from a horror movie with ongoing violence, intimidation and political upheaval and it is calculated that damages are now approaching R50 million. When speaking to residents however, you realise that there is much more to the story than what the media reports. Even more than the..
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State-owned enterprises: Which one costs South African taxpayers the most money?
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South African state-owned enterprises set the stage for a sad affair. The sordid tale of bottomless funding vanishing under the unexplainable guise of ‘irregular expenditure’ – the millions become indiscernible from the billions, spoken of as fictitious currency. But the money is very real, and it trickles into government coffers through the tax tear in..
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Finger licking good! – Cash-strapped municipality spends R90,000 on KFC
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The municipal manager of a cash-strapped municipality in the Eastern Cape‚ beset by power and water shortages‚ has defended spending R90‚000 on fried chicken after his appointment. Carte Blanche on Sunday lifted the lid on the shocking lack of service delivery by Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality in the town of Komani‚ formerly Queenstown. The heavily..
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ANC in Gauteng will not wait for parliament – implementing expropriation of land without permission
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David Makhura has pledged to return vacant land to the people, and not to wait for parliament. The Gauteng African National Congress conference has resolved to release vacant land as soon as possible for implementing expropriation of land without compensation and will not wait for the go ahead from parliament, chairman and premier David Makhura..
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Rustenburg hearing: ‘Only expropriate white-owned land’
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The parliamentary constitutional review committee heard on Thursday that only land belonging to white people should be expropriated without compensation. This is according to one of the hundreds of community members in Rustenburg who attended parliament’s North West leg of public hearings on whether section 25 of the Constitution‚ which deals with property rights‚ should..
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New political party formed called Mazibuye African Congress – Take note that no white South Africans allowed
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Mazibuye African Congress (MAC) is the newest political party on the South Africa scene. The organisation, founded by two former Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) members, has already caused a stir by claiming to be an exclusively black party with a strict anti-white membership policy. Mazibuye African Congress says whites will not be able to join..
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EFF boasts with only 1 vote during municipal elections
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During a municipal election, the radical EFF received only one vote. However, the election was reckoned to be one of the lowest polling stations that has yet to be reported. Not even 10% of registered voters have made an attempt to go to the polls. Of the 453 registered voters, only 45 had arrived at..
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Brexit is warming up again: here’s how it affects South Africa
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You won’t have to look far to see news that Britain’s proposed exit from the European Union, or Brexit, has left Prime Minister Theresa May hanging by a thread, says Mica Townsend, business development manager at financial services provider, 10X Investments. “The resignation this week of Brexit Secretary David Davis and Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson..
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Ag damn!! Mandela Day is not a public holiday
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There are a few very confused South Africans out there this week. Schools are due to return from their holidays this week – on 17 July – but a message was doing the rounds saying that pupils only need to return on 19 July because of Mandela Day. The Department of Basic Education spokesperson has,..
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When blatant ‘hate speech’ becomes ‘art’ – the singing of old struggle song at international choir competition
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A South African choir, consisting of members of all racial groups, ended their performance at an international choir competition in Pretoria by singing an old struggle song calling for the killing of white people and the seizure of land. The DA Mayor of Pretoria, in a resulting debate on Facebook, indicated that he sees nothing..
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Parliament wants to make five-star hotel stays official for senior aide
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Parliament wants to make it official policy for its most senior official to stay at five-star hotels and fly business class. This is according to a draft policy document seen by the Sunday Times. The document also proposes that all parliamentary employees undergo vetting to the top-secret level. The proposed travel policy comes as incumbent..
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