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Senior ANC official dissatisfied with his second-hand Mercedes Benz which costs taxpayers R103,776 monthly and seeks brand new one – No wonder SA is broke!

Posted on 25/11/2019 Leave a comment

Kwazi Mshengu was recently accused of using a car rental scheme to justify not having to use his predecessor’s official car.

Kwazi Mshengu is the newly appointed educator of the Executive Committee in Natal, but is now without a car after Mercedes-Benz canceled the guarantee, as well as the maintenance contract.

The manufacturer also recalled its courtesy vehicle, leaving the senior ANC worker without any vehicle he could use during his work.

The manufacturer, meanwhile, has appointed an independent investigator to determine the cause of the car damage.

Experts say the exceptional behavior of the automaker, Mercedes-Benz, to revoke a warranty, contract of service as well as a courtesy vehicle, is a clear sign that the vehicles were abused by its drivers.

The manufacturer’s actions follow after a fake letter was given to Kwazi Mshengu in which the manufacturer says the car used by its predecessor is unsafe and should not be used.

The one-year-old Merce
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Denel’s huge contract worth billions of Rand halted after dispute over inspection arises – How long will the cash-strapped SEO remain standing?

Posted on 25/11/2019 Leave a comment

South Africa has blocked Denel’s huge contract worth billions of Rand. The contracts, the largest of which are for weapons in the two countries, Saudi Arabia, and the other in the United Arab Emirates, have been blocked and could eventually be canceled by the buyers.

South African manufacturer Denel, which, like many other state entities, is currently struggling to keep its head above water, can hardly afford to lose the giant orders because a dispute over inspection has arisen.

Informed sources point out that this could also mean that thousands of jobs could be jeopardized by the struggling armaments manufacturer.

The inspection dispute apparently revolves around a clause in the export documents that requires foreign customers not to transfer weapons to third-party institutions or countries.

The provision further states that South Africa is allowed to inspect the facilities, and the provisions could lead to cancellation of orders amounting to billions of R
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Transnet wasted almost R50 billion, most of which is used to buy trains that cannot be used in SA

Posted on 22/11/2019 Leave a comment

State-owned entities are currently under considerable pressure and there is doubt as to how many of them have the ability to continue without the necessary financial assistance.

This is the opinion of Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu, who last week released a national and provincial auditor’s report for the period 2028-2019 in Cape Town.

He says there are weaknesses in the performance of many entities and the roughly 14 state-run institutions that are heavily subsidized by the state and the ANC government apparently did not contribute much to improving their results.

The 14 institutions also spent R1.4bn on illegal spending, and may be further investigated with further investigations.

Denel, the SABC, SA Express shipping company, and the SA Forestry Company are some of the biggest offenders of wrongful expenses incurred.

With Transnet wasting nearly R50bn, the bulk of which has been used to buy trains that cannot be used in SA, along with Eskom’s nearly R7bn
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Toilet scandal – several senior ANC officials arrested after being awarded R650m tender to build 66,000 toilets

Posted on 22/11/2019 Leave a comment

Although nine people have been arrested who are suspected of being involved in the toilet scandal in the Eastern Cape, this does not mean that no more arrests can be made.

Those already captured are likely to include high-profile government officials, as well as so-called businessmen who have filled their pockets.

The nine were arrested by the Hawks in various provinces such as Gauteng, Natal, the Eastern Transvaal, and the Eastern Cape.

A tenth person was later arrested after those already in custody began untying their tongues.

The notorious Amathole District Municipality toilet scandal came to light in 2015, where R630m was awarded a tender to build 66,000 toilets in the Eastern Cape, but never became a reality.

Several senior figures from the ANC are being held, but no names have been released while awaiting trial.

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Former Minister charged with fraud involving state capture investigation

Posted on 22/11/2019 Leave a comment

ANC MP and former State Security Minister Bongani Bongo appeared briefly in the Cape Magistrate’s Court after being arrested by the Hawks on alleged corruption charges.

He is being investigated after interfering with the Parliamentary inquiry into state capture. Bongo allegedly tried to bribe an advocate who would give witnesses about the state hijacking at Eskom.

Bongo’s sudden rise in party ranks has raised his eyebrows for three years before his appointment as minister and his close relationship with Jacob Zuma is no secret.

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Malema is unmasked as a complete liar after video leak where he assaults police officer

Posted on 22/11/2019 Leave a comment

Julius Malema was caught with a video recording that he lied about his involvement with a police officer’s altercation during a Mandela funeral.

The Red Brigade leader said he had a fight with the officer, and he and his party’s spokesman, one Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, did not contact the police officer.

Now the leader and his accomplice are in greater trouble because he lied because the video footage clearly shows how the two rebels physically attacked the police officer in April last year.

Malema told the media there was no truth in the allegation that the officer had been attacked, but was probably unaware that the incident was captured on video.

It is considered a very serious crime to physically oppose a police officer, and the suspicion exists that it could be another serious case in court.

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SAA: More unions want to strike after Gordhan’s attempt at wage and severance dispute fails

Posted on 22/11/2019 Leave a comment

In support of Numsa’s strike, and in opposition to the view of ANC minister Pravin Gordhan, more unions have indicated that they will join the strike.

The circumstances in which SAA currently finds itself have left the state-controlled entity in unsustainable status, and the entry of Pravin Gordhan has increased the bitterness and power building on both sides.

Gordhan’s attempt to settle the dispute over wages and retrenchments failed, thereby extending the strike, which would mean millions of Rand per day to losses for the already bankrupt entity.

There are apparently insufficient funds to pay the staff at the end of November, and the huge debt burden will not come to an end without a radical intervention.

True to their actions, the unions once again help push the entity further into the abyss with their unrealistic wage demands.

Numsa also expects SAA not to apply any retrenchments, which means that the national aircarrier will no longer be able to ope
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Refugees have decided to go on mass exodus out of South-Africa due to ANC-regime’s insensitive action against them

Posted on 22/11/2019 Leave a comment

The so-called refugees in Cape Town, now housed in the Methodist Church after clashing with police, apparently want to leave the country in in mass Exodus format.

Their spokesmen said it was the only way they could draw the world’s attention to the ANC government’s insensitive action against them.

The refugees had previously gathered at the United Nations offices but were driven out by police, but the SA Human Rights Commission has given its support to the refugees, saying the police should stop their creating action.

About 200 of the refugees have since left the church building following discussions with church leaders and human rights representatives.

Shortly thereafter, the same thing happened in Pretoria when refugees also clashed with police in front of the offices of the UN Refugee Agency.

During the clashes, about 24 police officers were injured and numerous refugees sustained serious injuries condemned by human rights activists.

Northern Cape farmers forced to knees with worst drought crisis in 70 years

Posted on 22/11/2019 Leave a comment

The years-long drought in parts of the Northern Cape has made it the worst crisis the province has experienced in the last 70 years.

Livestock donations and even cash donations are regularly received from organizations and individual donors, but the crisis is far from being far too small.

Estimates made indicate that at least R750m is needed to save the farmers from total ruin.

Many farmers have reduced their livestock to core numbers with which they intend to rebuild a herd when the rain comes, but it will take years to put the total number of livestock back on each farm.

Donors are requested to liaise with organized agriculture as the government is quite reluctant to alleviate the need.

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#Whitelives don’t matter: 19 Farm attacks in 15 days in South Africa

Posted on 21/11/2019 Leave a comment

From 1 November to 15 November 2019, there have already been 19 farm attacks reported, whilst one farm attack was successfully averted during this period. During the month of October 2019, there were twenty eight farm attacks and three farm murders, whilst one farm attack was successfully averted in South Africa. During September 2019, there were forty six farm attacks and seven farm murders

It was reported by Ian Cameron of AfriForum on 7 November 2019, that there have already been 376 farm attacks in South Africa since the start of 2019, that includes about 36 farm murders. In November there has been at least one attack every day so far.

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