The South African Revenue Service has for the second time allowed a multi-million-rand VAT repayment claimed by a Gupta-owned business to be paid to a third party, court documents show.
Times Select has learned that, on April 11, SARS made a payment of R89-million, meant for Optimum Coal Mine, to a third party, a company named In House Wages.
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Ramaphosa lost his shine amongst his own supporters very fast. They want to nail him because:
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The SABC spent more than R680‚000 on the travel costs of board members and officials to testify before a parliamentary ad hoc committee‚ only for some to refuse to testify once they got there.
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Thousands of workers marched through JHB on Wednesday afternoon. Protesters say the working labour force simply can’t accept the minimum wage.
South African Federation of Trade Union (Saftu)’s Zwelinzima Vavi says workers will occupy major cities across South Africa if government refuses to listen to their objections to the proposed labour laws.
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If farm attacks really existed , we would know about them. I watch the news every day, but I don’t hear of stories of farm attacks’, General K. Sithole.
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Based on the experiences of other coalition-based societies, the section in my book, Coalition Country, titled Three Futures, introduces three scenarios of what it could mean in practice when coalitions become the norm in South Africa, although they are not the only possibilities.
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In this video by Willem Petzer the crisis pertaining to farm murders and farm attacks are looked at.
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King Goodwill Zwelithini will have an honorary doctorate conferred on him by the University of Zululand next month.
In a statement‚ the university said it would be bestowing a doctorate in social work on him to acknowledge his leadership and his contribution to combating social ills.
“We are beyond delighted to be recognising his Royal Highness for his humanitarian endeavours‚” said the university’s vice-chancellor‚ Professor Xoliswa Mtose.
As part of his social revitalisation projects‚ the king chairs the Ingonyama Trust‚ a corporate entity established to administer the land traditionally owned by the king for the benefit‚ material welfare and social well-being of the Zulu nation.
“As the custodian of Zulu traditions and customs‚ King Zwelithini has revived cultural functions such as the Umhlanga‚ the colourful and symbolic reed dance ceremony which‚ amongst other things‚ promotes moral awareness and AIDS education among Zulu wo
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Pieter Howes is an EFF supporter, because it is “where you should be if you want to be pro-black”, he says.
If you don’t know Howes, check out his Twitter profile.
It consists of pro-black sentiment, a few liberal diatribes, defence against
-isms. All as a means of him atoning for his ignorance, he says.
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Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini’s gift of four cows to honour the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela did not sit well with some of his subjects.
Some, like Makhosi Ndokweni of Cumberwood in Durban, writing in Isolezwe, Independent Media’s Zulu newspaper called on the King to instead help uplift the poor people of KwaZulu-Natal and not just “prominent” people.
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With winter fast approaching and electricity demand expected to peak‚ the Gupta coal deals have come back to haunt Eskom once again‚ says energy activist Ted Blom.
Blom warns that Eskom has less than ten days to implement drastic corrective measures or South Africa will face another blackout‚ which SA struggled with in 2008.
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The revolt against North West premier Supra Mahumapelo continued throughout Wednesday night and into Thursday morning‚ with shops being looted and a truck trailer being torched.
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The EFF says he is aware of a planned assassination attempt on his leader Julius Malema.
The party said in a statement on its website that “trusted sources” informed the party of the plans.
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Parliament’s Energy Committee says it’s concerned by reports of Eskom battling with low coal supply at six of its power stations.
It wants the power utility’s top brass to appear before the committee as soon as possible to clarify the severity of the situation.
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It’s time we open people’s eyes. A vote for the DA just because they are the biggest opposition party is a voice for the destruction of you and your children’s future.
It’s time to get up and vote for your own future and not for a rainbow fairy tale.
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