Threat to SA’s R4 trillion retirement savings pot highlighted
The second phase of its campaign to protect the savings and retirement funds of ordinary South Africans is being launched by the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) this week.
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
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Backlash as ‘bottom-feeders’ Rapport report on Springbok hero’s death
Afrikaans Sunday rag Rapport is in for a tough time after reporting Springbok legend James Small was found naked in a brothel shortly before his death.
Calling in the army ‘no permanent’ solution for Cape gang wars
The deployment of the defence force in the Western Cape’s gang-stricken areas has been welcomed but civil rights organisation AfriForum warns that more permanent solutions for the ongoing crisis needs to be found.
Prioritisation of farm attacks welcomed
The acknowledgement of farm attacks and murders as priority crimes by Job Mokgoro, premier of the Northwest, and David Makhura, premier of Gauteng, has been welcomed by civil rights organisation AfriForum.
Denel culprits to face the music
Trade union Solidarity is serious about getting those responsible for, or who were party to the financial predicament at state owned weapons manufacturer Denel, to pay for their actions.
‘Workable outcomes’ must be found for e-tolls impasse
The South African government wants to find a binding solution to the impasse around electronic tolling (e-tolls) on Gauteng freeways.
R4.5 billion ‘leap into future’ for Solidarity
An alternative -and futuristic - education system for South Africa with a budget of R4,5 billion is being implemented by trade union Solidarity.
SABC ‘safe’ for now
The South Africa Broadcorping Castration (SABC) do not anticipate ‘day zer’ - the day your TV dies - too soon.
Dutch motion against land grab welcomed
A motion by the parliament of the Netherlands in which the Dutch government is asked to take a stand against the South African government’s intended process of expropriation without compensation has been welcomed by AfriForum.
Admin & discipline eats into teaching time in SA
South African teachers are being worked to the bone and a lot of the time they are not even in the classroom.
Denel down a creek despite ‘credit’
South African state-owned aerospace and military technology conglomerate remains way down a creek without a paddle even if it received and anonymous credit provider just be be able to pay salaries.
Demise of local municipalities SA’s ‘biggest threat’
Governance in local Government has continued to decline to levels never experienced in the history of democratic South Africa.
DA intensifies legal attack on ‘Dodging Dlamini’
The top brass at the Democratic Alliance (DA) want former Minister of Social Development, Bathabile Dlamini, to face the music on perjury changes - and they are not going to give up just because the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) are dragging their feet.
Where in SA do you have the best chance to get murdered?
A recent spike in murders has seen Cape Town climb a global ranking of the world’s most violent cities.
Screw (white) expertise, implies Ramaphosa as he flies in Italians to ‘save’ Eskom
With 480 skilled and experienced South African professionals who are keen and ready to help Eskom out of the shit, president Cyril Ramaphosa opted to appoint Italian engineers to try and get to grips with the state-owned electricity supplier’s problems.
Forget load shedding. This time Eskom gets serious
It’s not load shedding that will see large parts of South Africa go dark. Now it’s violence and infrastructure as Eskom decides to stop putting in an effort in areas where people don’t pay.
The day your TV dies!
Day zero is growing closer for the South African Broadcorping Castration (SABC) - the day when your TV screens will go blank.
Court to decide on Duduzane Zuma crash
On 12 July we will know the fate of Jacob Zuma’s son.
Madiba’s daughter is a racist! Now kick her for touch…
Get rid of South Africa’s ambassador to Denmark. Her tweets are racist and divisive!
Let’s celebrate! Another useless MP resigns
Thank goodness we are rid of this piece of “insert any abusive word of choice here”. That’s basically what the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) is saying about the resignation of Bathabile Dlamini as a member of Parliament.
No-one will fail at school in SA if this minister gets her way
If it is up to the South African Minister of Basic Education, it will soon be impossible to fail a year in school if you are between 6 and 10 years old.
ANC plan for private pensions an ‘act of plunder’
If the South African government intends to seize private pension funds to plug the gaps in government spending, it will be nothing less than an ‘act of plunder’.
SA’s moderate majority ‘share same hopes, ideals’
The real state of race relations in South Africa reflects the fact that the country is not on the brink of a race war.
Is this the end of SAA?
It might be really stupid to buy a ticket for a flight on South African Airways (SAA) in the near future as it is becoming clear the writing is on the wall for South Africa’s ailing national carrier.
Malema pays up again
Slowly but surely minority rights movement AfriForum is staring to milk Julius Malema and the EFF dry. That is of course if they can take money from the EFF faster than they can loot it from others.
SA’s new health plan ‘smokescreen for communist agenda’
Cyril Ramaphosa’s new health minister seems to be hell bent on getting the “communist” National Health Insurance (NHI) plan going immediately. In doing so she is going to deprive everyone their right to decide which kind of health service they want to use.
Hatred, inflicting pain ‘motives for farm attacks’
Farm attack and farm murder data indicates that the farm attacks happen not only to loot money or goods but to inflict hatred and pain on farmers and their family.
Serious recession time for SA as foreigners sell off SA equities
Zero percent! That’s what South Africans economy grew in the last year and it’s getting even worse.
Hope for SA economy if government encourage growth through reform – IMF
The mission, led by Ana Lucía Coronel, who visited South Africa from 27 May to 3 June to discuss recent economic developments and outlook in the context of its regular surveillance activities, also said robust actions are needed to reduce the fiscal deficit and reverse the increase in public debt. ...
Malema, EFF to pay AfriFurom another R100,000+
It’s a matter of ‘kak en betaal’ for the political party EFF and its leader Julius Malema. If they don’t pay civil rights union AfriForum R100,000 their assets will be seized.
Time for ‘new empowerment strategy’ in mining
While the legal status of the 2018 mining charter is being resolved before the courts - a process likely to take some time - the mining industry could take the bull by the horns and embark on a pilot study to explore what the benefits of shifting from BEE to...